My advice: Start learning to work on it yourself :-) Martin LJScarlet2 wrote: >Hi everyone. > >I'm struggling with a dilemma right now. My beloved Belinda needs a >lot of work done. She is at Rob's shop. Apparently, the whole >exhaust system is shot, and will require $3000 worth of repairs. > >Does anyone, particularly those of you that have seen my car, have >any advice as to whether it is worth it? All total, I have spend >$27,000 on this car. For that price, I could have had a perfect >Delorean. I'm still left with one with 24,000 miles, and cosmetic >problems. > >I hate to sell it, because I love the car and also because I have >sunk so much money into it, but I don't know what to do. I can't >really afford another $3000. > >Any idea what a car with moderate aesthetic problems (chipped paint, >saggy rear fascia, torn seats, dashboard crack) and a bad exhaust >would fetch? > >After this, I think I will have replaced every part of the engine >except for the transmission. Any idea how long that will take to >go? > >Thanks! > >DELAUREN > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/HliolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/