Greetings again all,
I have been around for sometime now, and actualy met a couple of you guys. A couple others have helped me when my car was having problems.
Well heres the deal. I still have the ol Buick. It has 96,000 miles on it now. The car currently is not working. Due to a transmission problem and a leak, the heat sensor didn't work properly (I think) and my electronic cooling fans on the radiator never engaged. I wasn't watching the temp gage and managed to overheat my engine. I prolly blew a head gasket but I am not sure. When ever I start the car it has a rough idle and blows white'ish smoke out the tail pipe.
The car is a 89 Regal GS, FWD with the 3.1 and it maintains a salvage title from a pretty violent accident where it held up surprisingly well. The cars body is strait (Besides the rear-end), and the interior still can look new, with a good cleaning.
I resently bought a 2002 Saturn SL2 with 22,000 for $6,000. Just to get me to work and school, the gas milage is excellent (about 37mpg), so I have been using this to go on trips every weekend. I hate this car though, its incredibly slow and cramped, I am not a big dood at all though. The car is just not comphy and I miss my Buick. The back seat of my Buick Regal has alot more room in it then my entire Saturn. But the Saturn does what it is told to do, just really really slow.
I am still in college (1 year left) and then I will be looking for a real job in law enforcement.
My dilima is this: I hate comming home and seeing the Regal sitting there wasting away. (okay, not really wasting, but it gets covered in dust). I miss having the power and comphort. I don't have the money to put into the car (right now) and I don't have the tools to be able to work on it correctly, nor do I have the space.
Should I sell the Buick for what I can get? I'd be lucky to get a grand for her.
Or, should I keep the Buick and try to bring her back to life a few years down the road from now?
I would appreciate some advice on this issue.
I have been around for sometime now, and actualy met a couple of you guys. A couple others have helped me when my car was having problems.
Well heres the deal. I still have the ol Buick. It has 96,000 miles on it now. The car currently is not working. Due to a transmission problem and a leak, the heat sensor didn't work properly (I think) and my electronic cooling fans on the radiator never engaged. I wasn't watching the temp gage and managed to overheat my engine. I prolly blew a head gasket but I am not sure. When ever I start the car it has a rough idle and blows white'ish smoke out the tail pipe.
The car is a 89 Regal GS, FWD with the 3.1 and it maintains a salvage title from a pretty violent accident where it held up surprisingly well. The cars body is strait (Besides the rear-end), and the interior still can look new, with a good cleaning.
I resently bought a 2002 Saturn SL2 with 22,000 for $6,000. Just to get me to work and school, the gas milage is excellent (about 37mpg), so I have been using this to go on trips every weekend. I hate this car though, its incredibly slow and cramped, I am not a big dood at all though. The car is just not comphy and I miss my Buick. The back seat of my Buick Regal has alot more room in it then my entire Saturn. But the Saturn does what it is told to do, just really really slow.
I am still in college (1 year left) and then I will be looking for a real job in law enforcement.
My dilima is this: I hate comming home and seeing the Regal sitting there wasting away. (okay, not really wasting, but it gets covered in dust). I miss having the power and comphort. I don't have the money to put into the car (right now) and I don't have the tools to be able to work on it correctly, nor do I have the space.
Should I sell the Buick for what I can get? I'd be lucky to get a grand for her.
Or, should I keep the Buick and try to bring her back to life a few years down the road from now?
I would appreciate some advice on this issue.