I'd say do whatever you feel is the best for you. If the car makes you happy, comfortable, and you know it well, then fix er up and run her till she's golden old and ready to be retired. If it's just a means of transport, sell and buy another that still fits your lifestyle.
Walt, who is $3K into a $100 truck, $250 into a $300 truck, and loving every second of it, even the ones that make you want to pull your hair out. On Aug 8, 2010 1:41 AM, "Kathmandu" <kathma...@cableone.net> wrote: I have a 1989 Mercedes 300 SE with 175,000 miles on it. I put the last 40,000 on it and it has been a really dependable car even though I have done a good bit of work on it. Thing is, the car is 20+ years old and it needs a paint job and the seats are cracked pretty bad. I had a front wheel bearing go out on it this week and spent the entire day today trying to get the right bearing turning a 1.5 hour job into an all day affair because all the car part stores in my area have the wrong bearings and seals listed on their computers. (This isn't surprising but it is an example of owning a relatively rare car ) Thing is, do I put any more money into it? It doesn't have a speck of rust on it but it has enough hail craters to make it resemble a golf ball yet I still get compliments on it. Just today a black lady said she really liked my car even though she was driving a $40,000 SUV. Upholstery shop wants $800+ to redo the seats, needs exhaust from the cat converter back, hail dents, oil leak and the rear springs are sagging. Do I put $4000 into a $2000 car to have a $2500 car or plop down $4000 on another, newer car? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
