so much for mileage

so it looks like it’s going to be cheaper just to replace the entire engine than actually take it apart and see how bad the heads are warped/cracked and then fix/replace those. we’re looking at $2200 something, plus maybe another $250 if i need a new radiator, which may be possible since there’s a leak that started the whole thing in the first place, right? it does occur to me (now) that all these coolant problems started back when i was run off the road and hit that pole way back when. the hose wasn’t properly affixed when they replaced the radiator which lead to the first overheating, and i’ve still had slow coolant leaks since then, and now this.

all the signs, in retrospect, seem so clear. maybe i need to turn around more often.

in any case, the cost is painful, but is under the “half what the car is still worth” threshold, so i’ll get it fixed. this does mean that the resale value should be higher, because it’s better than a car with 100K miles on it, since the new engine will only have whatever new miles on it, right? or are they going to complain that i needed to have it swapped in the first place? i suppose i should drive it a while to get some value back on this thing.

at the very least it’s got to last until the new minis come out…

Posted at August 28, 2006 6:02 PM