i own a 2001 buick lesabre limited edition, it's been about a month, that we were driving around and we saw service on engine soon, we drove home and i called a tow truck to come and pick it up, i told my roommate not to turn on the car just to give the keys to the towman, i felt very uneasy about driving it since we didn't know what was wrong, we had not even two weeks ago had an oil change. my roommate accidentally turned on the car and the engine set on fire, once the fire was extinguished, we went ahead and sent the car to the garage. it has been three weeks and i actually called them and i do have faith in the mechanics, it's just taking longer than usual to tell us anything. the car's value is not any more than $ 500.00 and i'm not even sure it's worth making the repairs, the only thing that i do know is the wiring was destroyed and the intake was split in half. i know that they are busy and have a lot to but i'm struggling with whether i should go ahead and move forward and just have the car towed back to our house and try to sell it to someone who will buy junk cars, so i can get a more recent model, i really could use some good advice. thank you all in advance. also, it has been at the garage for a month tomorrow.
Yeah I'd just tow it back and get rid of it. The repairs are likely to well exceed the $500 it is worth. It is 20 years old so you got your money out of it.
Yeah, it’s time to move on. I would get rid of it and buy something newer.
So when the check engine light is simply on you want to scrap it but when the engine catches on fire you want to repair it?
No, i wasn't interested in scapping it, i used the wrong terminology, i called a tow truck to take my car because it said service engine soon, i called my mechanic prior to see if they thought it would be safe to even drive to their establishment, they told me that they really didn't know, so i called a tow truck to pick it up and take to my mechanics, that's when my roommate tried to crank it up after he knew not to, and it set on fire, at the time, we didn't know the extent of the damage that was a result of him attempting to turn on the ignition, i don't know a lot about cars, but since the tow truck was already there i went ahead and send it, i hope that clarifies.
Yes, that does clarify things. Once a car catches on fire it becomes hard to come back from that.
If you were wrenching yourself, it might be a good project car. But with that extensive damage, the money is better probably better spent on a brand new used car.
Folks that buy junk cars are not going to give you much. How much will it cost to have it towed back to your house? You may want to have the junk car buyer pick it up from the mechanic, if okay with the mechanic.
i have aaa so they will bring it to my house for free. plus there is stuff in my car i need to remove before getting rid of it
Good luck to you. Hope you find a good car cheap!
thank you!! that is my goal.
Hey, it's time to say goodbye to your Buick. All the flags you are waving indicate that it would cost more to fix it than it is worth. That is a sure indicator most of the time. Your Buick is telling you, "Hey. I am tired and I am done" My advice is to move on and put the money in another car unless you like wasting money. It's 2001, so it is 20 years old. It may be unsafe too. I would ask how much did it cost you when you bought it? Have you done the maintenance on it since you owned it. Sounds like a burner car that has burned out.
i did regular maintenance on it and got it fixed whenever needed. i bought it 8 years ago, it was 3800, i bought it in 2014.
Yes, I would move on to something better.