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Maintain it properly (don't let anything go past service time such as trans flushes and oil changes and air filters) and you should have very minimal problems. CV axles are rare to go in the autos, maybe an oxygen sensor, coolant temp sensor, or a bad EGR. Proper maintenence should prevent these from going bad until about 150,000 miles. I would expect about 32-40mpg with the a/c off on an automatic 1.3. The exhaust leak will cause a loss in MPG because of turbulence in the exhaust system. If it had a rod hanging out of the block on the new motor, someone killed it on purpose. Never seen an auto throw a rod unless someone put a brick on the pedal in neutral and left it for an hour (insurance write-off). The 1.3's are good healthy motors if you take care of them, and the automatic transmissions are almost in-destructable when maintained properly. Almost forgot. Well, value on these cars is really in the eye of the beholder. A 97' auto LSi like you have with 88k blue books at around $2,200. You'd get about $1800 on Ebay for it, or a dealer would sell it for over $3500. So I'd say between $1,800 and $2,200 is a fair price for it if it's in decent condition. If it's in excellent shape, maybe $2500. But the newer dashboards have a bad habit of getting faded really bad from the sun.
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