Eddie - After paying $2,300.00, I feel like my rear-end WAS serviced!!! :sqerr: (It just had to be said...)
Zac,
Look to replace the radiator next, lol.
Seriously, I did much the same with an old Chevy S-10 pickup I had some years ago. The thing had over 200K on it. Engine went, I dropped in a short block. Clutch went, I replaced that. Radiator went, I replaced that. Axle seals, brake linings, caliper, brake hoses... it never seemed to end. Bear in mind I did all the work myself... bought the parts and laid on my back in the driveway.
When all was said and done I had more dough vested in that little S-10 than I could ever sell it for. It was still an old truck with over 200K on it.
I ended up trading it in for $200.00 off a '95 Astro cargo van. The S-10 went to the scrapyard.
All I'm sayin'... be mindful of what you pay to fix it versus what you could sell it for.
Fred - You speak a mighty truth! Right now I'm balancing the cost of repairs against the cost of a new vehicle, and the balance is still in favor of repairs. (The transmission was the first major repair of any kind since I got the vehicle 2 and half years ago...) Of course, it's time for tires, and the truck is ready for a tune-up, but those are things that would need to be done on any vehicle, new or old...
