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As we were driving to a test drive, my 03's alternator suddenly stranded us 20 minutes away from home. It was towed to a nearby garage.
I could put the $600 that the garage wants for new battery & alt. But i noticed that most of the 200,000+ vans are owned by folks that can do it themselves for $300.
Obvious choices for a van with 17 NY winters- our regular mechanic told us about the undercarriage rust to start considering replacing it.
1. Fix it, drive it again while shopping for new vehicle {So pay the garage - or - pay a friend (but I have to get it off the garage's property first)}
2. Fix it, offer for sale here where the owner could drive it or salvage it for their 03 (seems like they are alive & kicking)
3. call a junk yard to come get it
am i missing an option?
Am I being too 'practical'/sentimental to not want it crushed at a junkyard? I think that is what they did to our Accord.
I'll miss its spaciousness and comfortable ride - can't afford late model roomy vehicles as good as this 03.
My prior posts detail the problems (I never did tell the TCS story getting stuck on the road up to a ski mountain, or our adventures with our babies, or show pictures of travels where i made sure my van was in the background, a little shy, i guess)
The positives that seem "worth" it are:
I just had it inspected last week and
It has a brand new muffler & tail pipe (last year's resonator failed, so the whole thing was under warrantee),
A/C works great in these 90+ degree days
My tires have only a few thousand miles,
We've kept the leather seats in good condition, heated driver and passenger, captain's chairs 2nd row
Is there a need for DVD players? Or are they too much work to uninstall/re-use?
It has a CD player, folks! how rare is that nowadays?
I did search and did not see many people offer their cars here as salvage. I guess being in NY is a disadvantage. Craig's list? What have you been doing with your 03s?
Thanks for your thoughts in advance.
I could put the $600 that the garage wants for new battery & alt. But i noticed that most of the 200,000+ vans are owned by folks that can do it themselves for $300.
Obvious choices for a van with 17 NY winters- our regular mechanic told us about the undercarriage rust to start considering replacing it.
1. Fix it, drive it again while shopping for new vehicle {So pay the garage - or - pay a friend (but I have to get it off the garage's property first)}
2. Fix it, offer for sale here where the owner could drive it or salvage it for their 03 (seems like they are alive & kicking)
3. call a junk yard to come get it
am i missing an option?
Am I being too 'practical'/sentimental to not want it crushed at a junkyard? I think that is what they did to our Accord.
I'll miss its spaciousness and comfortable ride - can't afford late model roomy vehicles as good as this 03.
My prior posts detail the problems (I never did tell the TCS story getting stuck on the road up to a ski mountain, or our adventures with our babies, or show pictures of travels where i made sure my van was in the background, a little shy, i guess)
The positives that seem "worth" it are:
I just had it inspected last week and
It has a brand new muffler & tail pipe (last year's resonator failed, so the whole thing was under warrantee),
A/C works great in these 90+ degree days
My tires have only a few thousand miles,
We've kept the leather seats in good condition, heated driver and passenger, captain's chairs 2nd row
Is there a need for DVD players? Or are they too much work to uninstall/re-use?
It has a CD player, folks! how rare is that nowadays?
I did search and did not see many people offer their cars here as salvage. I guess being in NY is a disadvantage. Craig's list? What have you been doing with your 03s?
Thanks for your thoughts in advance.