Is it worth it?

[thehittmann]

Car: 1989 Toyota Camry SV21 - 3S-FE

I bought my camry around 8-10 months ago and in this time it has converted from a decent drive to a clanking oil leaking machine. The Camry cost me $1500(au) and this is the list of problems it now has and how much I have been quoted for some of the repairs.

front lower control arm bushes inner and outer need replacing ($380)
rear brake cylinders and shoes ($300)
front shocks ($275)
rear shocks ($275)

on top of this it has a power stearing leak, the motor has developed a bit of a rattle and in the mornings it will take a good 2-3 kilometers before the auto trans will change into the top gear.

I'm seriously thinking weather I should bother fixing this car or just try and sell it and hopefully get my money back on it.

[gelcol]

Originally Posted by thehittmann

Car: 1989 Toyota Camry SV21 - 3S-FE

I bought my camry around 8-10 months ago and in this time it has converted from a decent drive to a clanking oil leaking machine. The Camry cost me $1500(au) and this is the list of problems it now has and how much I have been quoted for some of the repairs.

front lower control arm bushes inner and outer need replacing ($380)
rear brake cylinders and shoes ($300)
front shocks ($275)
rear shocks ($275)

on top of this it has a power stearing leak, the motor has developed a bit of a rattle and in the mornings it will take a good 2-3 kilometers before the auto trans will change into the top gear.

I'm seriously thinking weather I should bother fixing this car or just try and sell it and hopefully get my money back on it.

the car will go 4 a long way. I'll keep it if I were U.

[rum runner]

Don't try to do everything at once. Drop the tranny pan first and replace the fluid/filter. Dont try to make the car something its not. Do a little at a time. Serious stuff first.

[Mike Gerber]

The transmission not shifting into high gear for 2-3 kilometers is normal. This is a computer controled automatic transmission. It moniters engine temperature and keeps it out of high gear until the engine has reached a certain temperature. This promotes faster warmups and saves a bit of fuel in the long run.

As far as other advice, it might help to know the current mileage/kilometers on the car.

Mike

[thehittmann]

Originally Posted by Mike Gerber

The transmission not shifting into high gear for 2-3 kilometers is normal. This is a computer controled automatic transmission. It moniters engine temperature and keeps it out of high gear until the engine has reached a certain temperature. This promotes faster warmups and saves a bit of fuel in the long run.

As far as other advice, it might help to know the current mileage/kilometers on the car.

Mike

Cool glad to know the tranny doesnt have a problem as it seems to be smoothe at all other times. No banging into gears or slipping.

The Car has done 314069(kms). I can get the inner and outer lower control arm bushes for $89 compared to $380 to get it done by a mechanic. That is a huge saving seeing that for rear brake parts I was quoted $245 and I can get it all done by a mechanic for $300. Doing this on my own is going to save me at least half of what I got quoted so I'm not all that worried about fixing it up now.