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| Reasonings for dumping a car | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | DontKnowler | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Dear Scotty, when watching your videos I am a great fan of, more than once I heard you say smth like the following (not exact quotes) in regard to very old cars: "The repairs on this car would cost more than (or almost equal to, or an amount comparable with) what this old car is worth", with the verdict being "The car is not worth fixing and should be dumped". This approach has certain consequences aka downsides: along these lines, for a very old car, almost no serious repair work would be worth doing at all, cause the "official" money value of most old cars is very low, while repairs and parts are relatively expensive. If following these lines, the first slightest defect would virtually leave you with no car at all, and in search for a (probably much newer, cause really old cars in really good shape are extremely rare) replacement car, which will in its turn probably cost a multiple of what your old car was worth. The final total cost of such replacement probably being high enough for you to regret that you have not just, say, thrown a new motor or transmission or anything into your old car fairly regardless of what this repair would have costed. So would it not be more beneficial to consider more parameters (in addition to the residual value of the old car) when taking decisions on repairing vs. dumping old cars which need costly repairs?Such additional parameters being, for example:- the time and effort to be invested by owner into obtaining a proper replacement car and selling his old one;- the realistic (and presumably high) purchase value of a new(er) car, which would count as a proper replacement considering all the usage-relevant criteria / requirements the owner has towards his vehicle, including ease of repairs - if an adequate replacement exists / can be realistically found in good shape at all;- the risk that this new(er) replacement car will have some hidden flaws unnoticed despite pre-purchase inspection;- the cost of re-buying (or transferring to the new car) of all the (if any) aftermarket upgrades or additional equipment that one had installed in his old car;- the price of (if any) model-specific tools and/or accessories the owner might have bought for the old car which will probably not be compatible with the new car, plus the price of re-buying similar items for the new car;- the time and effort car registration and license-plate-obtaining formalities take;etc. etc.All these associated costs may be so much higher than the price of an old car, and even than the price of almost any repairs pending for such... Example: one of my cars, my 1993 Audi Quattro Sport Wagon with AWD and locking rear diff and sport suspension and turbo and chip, full of leather and extras and carrying tons of little or not so little improvements I personally introduced since 1998 - its official residual money value is ridiculously low and is comparable to that of a large flat TV, since the car is that old and has 330+ kkm on it. But it is a fine car, robust like a tank and easy to repair and doing its job just fine. I just cannot imagine which modern replacement would satisfy all my requirements my existing old car already does satisfy at no extra cost to me; neither do I dare to imagine what the price of a closest modern match would be. 40k USD? 80k USD? And I am sure that in terms of repair-friendliness and running / servicing costs any such newer replacement would not even come close to my old Quattro, which is sooo cheap in maintenance... Just for a fraction of the price difference between the current value of my existing car and the purchase price of a comparable more modern replacement, I can at any time have my old car refreshed/rebuilt from scratch by an experienced body shop with all major parts like engine and transmission replaced by new ones. Which I indeed will not do (cause the car runs fine), which makes all this huge price difference between old and new my huge saving my wallet is endlessly happy about, which (this saving) I indeed will lose if I dump my old car just because the repair price of some future repair will be comparable with the minuscule residual money value of the car... Having considered all that and more, my personal conclusion was as follows (and was pretty much the opposite to your suggestions of dumping any old car in need of serious repairs) : I am pretty certain, that for my old cars, repairs of almost ANY severity grade would be financially much more cost-efficient, than just dumping old cars in order to avoid repair costs. Even if the repairs would cost more than the car is worth. Because switching to a directly comparable newer car would cost me so much more, if I even would find a directly comparable newer replacement car at all. Not saying anything negative about your approach and not claiming that mine is better, I would nevertheless be extremely grateful to you if in one of your future vids you could dwell more on how exactly, out of your experience, one should make calculations / take decisions on whether or not to dump his old car in the face of pending repairs. My own considerations I did my best to sum up in the text above. Thanks a lot! Best Regards! | |||||
| Starting ecoboost engine after sitting 11 weeks | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | Big blue | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My f150 2011 Ecoboost with a new timing chain and water pump 2000 $ has been sitting in the garage for 11 weeks what should I do to start it up? Can I push in the gas pedal in which sends it into flood mode and crank the engine. To get the gf6 oil to the top of the engine? | |||||
| Restarting old V8 engine that's been sitting for years? (390 AMC AMX) | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | scram | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| For a 1968 engine (390 V-8 in an AMC AMX) that's been sitting for 10 years, should I pull the plugs, pour a slight amount of oil in the cylinders, and turn the crank by hand with a big fudgin' wrench? If yes, do I turn the engine clockwise? I have a fresh battery but I'm afraid of starting it by battery. Any help appreciated! | |||||
| Answer to: 1991 thunderbird SC sitting 20+ years | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | Mod_Man | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You're going to need to go through everything front to back, top to bottom. With it sitting that long, it will likely cost a pretty penny to get right again. Good luck with it though. | |||||
| Answer to: Is Mazda Miata a Good First Car For a 16 Year Old | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | Purpaul65 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... a true saying I learned after driving many cars that is So true.... " It IS MORE FUN to drive a Slow car Fast ...Than a FAST car SLOW .... and I'll tell you what....my last car was a tuned bmw m4 ..that thing Screamed !! But I got tickets and couldnt ever really Use the all the power as much as i would want to... barely give it gas and it creaps up to 60 in a neighborhood.. theirs the cops...Ticket ....then i was getting on the hwy so i punched it for a little fun....i turn to see if it is clear and BAM a cop in the passing lane.... as I am coming on the hw ... | |||||
| Forklift lost ALL compression while sitting | 13Relevance | 2 years ago | TeddytheTorkie | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... and a half ago, I was operating it for about two hours. After I was done, I shut it off, parked it and walked away. The afternoon shift came in about two hours later and one of them tried to start it. It just cranks and the engine will not startup. I checked the spark plugs and put new ones in as they were never changed. But by the sound of it turning over, I knew it wasn’t the plugs. So I checked the compression. All 4 cylinder have absolutely 0 compression. I looked into each cylinder to see if the pistons are moving and they are. I decided to take off th ... | |||||
| RE: 2001 Mustang rear noise after sitting | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | Tyler | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I hardly use the parking brake. And it doesn't do it all the time only when sitting overnight and I go to move it | |||||
| Answer to: How do I treat an F150 that has been sitting for a year | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | Super Dummy | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| First take a 1/2 breaker bar with the correct size socket to the crankshaft pulley to make sure you can turn over the engine by hand. There might be a reason the truck was sitting for a year. My advice is to make sure the engine has not seized. | |||||
| 2000 Pajero IO MT sitting for a while barely starts now | 13Relevance | 6 years ago | Johnboy | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty I have a 2000 Pajero IO MT 150km. It's been sitting up for a while. I already cleaned the fuel tank on a fuel lines. It barely wants to start and runs poorly with no power. I believe it might be a fuel issue. I don't want to spend a bunch of money on useless parts. Please help 🙏 | |||||
| How to start a 91 ford f350 7.3 idi that has been sitting for 13 years | 13Relevance | 6 years ago | Bigsschwab | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello Scotty. I have purchased a1991 ford f350 7.3 idi that has been. sitting for 13 years. Looking to try and get it started but was not sure on the process. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. | |||||
| Starting a vehicle thats been sitting idal for a few years | 13Relevance | 6 years ago | Nova Scotia | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My local GS&R team have an opportunity to acquire a Ford class C RV real cheap. It hasn't been started for 2 years and hasn't been on the road for 4 years. I/we wonder if the gas would be sour? We don't ethanol gas here. Are there any any other problems that might be concerning about this RV sitting that long? Dave | |||||
| Front End Sitting Higher with new struts | 13Relevance | 4 years ago | david.masterdd.99 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey Scotty! So today I replaced the front struts for my 2002 Camry 2.4 with 187k miles with KYB as recommended from your videos. So far so good with the ride quality, but I noticed the the front end is sitting higher than usual (as you can see from the pictures). I've been researching online and I've seen people say that it should eventually settle down after a few hundred miles, to others saying that it usually happens when you go from OEM factory ones to cheap aftermarket ones. What do you think I should do in this case? Thanks! This first picture is h ... | |||||
| Coolant fans won't come on when sitting still- 99 Plymouth Grand Voyager | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | Shemp | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... temperature sensor, the coolant fan relay which is located under the air filter, I replaced the Thermostat, the speed sensors and the coolant fans were working at first and the van was running great. Now a week later the van is getting hot again and the coolant fans aren't kicking on causing the van to overheat. I checked the 40amp fuse and it's ok. I even turned on the a/c to see if the fans would engage and nothing. The fans are the only thing I haven't replaced. This is really nickel and dining me plus I replaced just about everything. I took it back to ... | |||||
| RE: 2014 Toyota Corolla Keeps Dying After Sitting For A Couple Days, Please Help | 13Relevance | 5 years ago | therealdsebasg | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... scan the only code was "B1507 (Open in Turn Signal Circuit)." Is that code likely whats causing the previously described issue of the battery constantly being dead after sitting for a couple days? The other question I would have since the battery is bad but the Toyota dealership installed it only a couple weeks ago do they need to give her a new one free or can they refuse to, saying that the code problem made the new battery bad? Thanks for helping! | |||||