02-06-2019, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Throndor
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So, today on the way to work, the 2013 Prius V company car that the owner was letting me use full time took a shit, pretty sure the hybrid battery just took a dive, and it was diagnosed with a minor head gasket leak that was quoted at nearly 70% of the car's blue book value a month or so ago, which was then sealed, so the boss isn't going to invest the 4 to 5gs mechanics are quoting to repair it with a new engine since they essentially make the head in a 3rd gen Prius have so little room for machining that it's essentially a coin flip on whether or not you can do a head gasket repair without finding out you have to replace the entire head.
This puts me in a position where I'm going to need to get another vehicle, but my girlfriend and I were talking about getting a 7 seater soon anyhow.
Now, with her car still having 7k on the loan payable over the next 3 years we're at a crossroads.
Your average american would run out and finance a car at this point and cripple their ability to continue investing.
Here's what Throndor's going to do. Since we already have a reliable car financed with under 50,000 miles, the need for a significantly reliable car for basic transportation needs is somewhat diminished.
Instead of running out and financing another car and putting myself in a position to where I cannot continue funnelling cash into the long term investments, coupled with the fact that I'm fairly apt at doing routine repairs such as dropping a new starter in, replacing a fuel pump/water pump, replacing a thermostat, replacing spark plugs n wires, new hoses/flanges etc, I'm just going to buy a late 90s early 00's Chevy Suburban that seats 7 for about 3 grand and deal with the light maintenance issues as they arrive.
Worst case scenario if the motor or tranny takes a dive, its going to run me about 1200 to do a major part procurement, and given the increased accessibility and lesser amount of sensors in an older truck, the shop hours for cherry picking and dropping a new motor/transmission into it at some point in the future are fairly manageable.
Anyhow, wish me luck folks.
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*pats head and scritches ears* You're a good boy Throndor! You're a good boy!
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