I have a 93 Camry SE, spoilers and all the extras -- but theres a crack in the headgasket and theyre saying like 1800-2200$ worth of repairs here -- the blue book value of the car is only $2000 since it has over 200k miles. But the repair dude is saying my car should last another 100k miles. Do you think its worth it to get the repair?
2007-12-11 11:13:12 · 10 answers · asked by MM 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the head gasket hasnt blown -- its leaking and burning oil. The car overheats in local driving, but does fine on the freeway,...
2007-12-11 11:36:20 · update #1
All good things must come to an end! You are talking about a car that is going to cost as much to repair as it is worth! If you sell the car, you will get something for it in the current condition! Take what you get for the car, and add the cost of repairs and get yourself a replacement car!
If you really want to fix this car, instead of replacing the head gaskets, you would be better off putting in a low mileage used motor, or a rebuilt motor! Once you do a head / head gasket job on an old engine, you usually find that the added stress on the bottom end will cause problems down the road!
2007-12-11 11:49:14 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Thats a pretty high bid for a head gasket job. I would shop around. It's all labor, the actual gaskets involved are probably $20. Too bad you don't know someone who knows how to do the job. Remember this though, something went wrong with the car to blow the gasket. If its overheating or having other problems, then its not worth fixing this engine.
2007-12-11 19:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by 80's kid 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
yes and no
sell the car and get a new one
OR
$2200 of repairs in a cracked head gasket is a bunch of ****
i just got mine replaced in my civic for $800...the entire top end of the engine
my friend just did her toyota tercel for $900
2007-12-11 19:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by CarFreak 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It might be priced right depending where you at. I would say $2200 is really steep. The fact is, how happy are you are with your car, so fix it and you have a good car for maybe less than $2000 and no monthly bill.
2007-12-11 19:37:48 · answer #4 · answered by spammer 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
if its the headgasket they dont crack they blow out or leak the head may be cracked but this only happens if the engine gets really hot.Sounds really high for a head gasket job i would get second opinion
2007-12-11 19:20:56 · answer #5 · answered by superbee5963 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
A 93 with over 200,000 miles, have you owned it its whole life or was it used to begin with? If you owned it from the start and you keep up on the maintenance schedule if may very well be worth it, however there may be a lot more going on if it was used when you bought it. who knows what the owner before did to it.
My answer it depends, but it ain't no Honda!!!
2007-12-11 19:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by Martha 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋
It'd be worth it to get it fixed, but find a less expensive shop to do the work.
2007-12-11 19:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by Dave 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
just put another engine in it if you like the car and feel you won't have to put any more money into it for awhile.
2007-12-11 19:26:47 · answer #8 · answered by mister ss 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
American mental attitude is to throw the car away -- unless you are gona drive the four wheel beast another 100,000 miles....
2007-12-11 19:30:15 · answer #9 · answered by Gerald 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
why not just do an engine swap it`ll be cheaper
2007-12-11 19:17:25 · answer #10 · answered by italianpanther7 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋