The CV Thread

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will mash asphalt

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Originally Posted by nekkidhillbilly

i just said its cheaper to fix what you got than buy new foo. even if you payed a place to do it. you could buy another cv and it blow up trans die rear end lock up brake lines blow ecm die ac comp crap out week after you got it. you are not going to find as good as car as yours for what it would cost to fix yours unless you go quite a bit older or just luck up.

I know that's the cheapest route but there are always CVs/MGMs for sale and if you include paint in the cost to fix it, yeah I can find a better deal.

$500 engine
$1500 installation
$1500 paint (probably more since they have to go to metal, replace bumper covers, and fill a hole)
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$3500 + interior pieces, headlights, etc.

or sell the car for $1000 and put that $3500 up there towards a new one. $4500 can buy a pretty nice CV most of the time. That's how much mine was when I got it with 45k miles on it.

Examples:
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/4732987223.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/4734446751.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/4729796349.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/4705558445.html
etc

Those are all newer, the paint is nicer, the interiors are nicer. They have a few more miles but so would the used engine I threw in mine if I did that.