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<blockquote data-quote="1991Brougham" data-source="post: 4459281" data-attributes="member: 584655">If it&#039;s the dollar value of the deal in question, the deal is fair.&nbsp; It&#039;s not great and it&#039;s not bad but it is fair.&nbsp; Figure on getting 50 cents for each $1 put into fixing up a rod as a general rule.When looking at what you have, you know what you have done to it.&nbsp; The Kia will be a total unknown to begin with and any time you get an used vehicle, you have to go through the fluids/filters, belts, brakes, hoses, etc., just to make sure you have a reliable rig.&nbsp; On top of that you fix anything else that&#039;s wrong you found.&nbsp; Then you wait to see what else breaks down, fix that and finally you have a rig of known reliability you can count on.&nbsp; Do you want to mess with that?I&#039;d fix the ****** on the Nova, whether it winds up cheap or expensive.&nbsp; Buy an off-brand 4-cylinder beater for local daily driving.&nbsp; That will save you on gas plus you can use each car to back up the other.&nbsp; Right now you could use the econo-beater until you get the Nova ****** situation straightened out.&nbsp; Later on the roles will be reversed.If it turns out you cannot handle having two cars at one time, then it&#039;s Hard Times At Decision Central.&nbsp; The Nova you have is a pretty special rig and your heart as well as your money has been poured into it.&nbsp; You will mourn it&#039;s going away most likely and it will be THE car you talk about for the rest of your life as the car you wish you kept.I&#039;d find a way to keep it and suffer that way if I was in your shoes and if you really DID love your car as much as I think you do.&nbsp; If I&#039;m wrong, then you&#039;ll do what you need to do today with what you have in hand today to work with in order to resolve the situation.&nbsp; It may not be an optimum solution you wind up with but so long as it is a workable solution, take that and call it a day.&nbsp; You can recoup any losses later on but if you took this path, it means you put having transportation today as Priority #1.1-Values&nbsp; 2-Decision tree&nbsp; 3-ActionRick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="1991Brougham, post: 4459281, member: 584655"] If it's the dollar value of the deal in question, the deal is fair. It's not great and it's not bad but it is fair. Figure on getting 50 cents for each $1 put into fixing up a rod as a general rule. When looking at what you have, you know what you have done to it. The Kia will be a total unknown to begin with and any time you get an used vehicle, you have to go through the fluids/filters, belts, brakes, hoses, etc., just to make sure you have a reliable rig. On top of that you fix anything else that's wrong you found. Then you wait to see what else breaks down, fix that and finally you have a rig of known reliability you can count on. Do you want to mess with that? I'd fix the ****** on the Nova, whether it winds up cheap or expensive. Buy an off-brand 4-cylinder beater for local daily driving. That will save you on gas plus you can use each car to back up the other. Right now you could use the econo-beater until you get the Nova ****** situation straightened out. Later on the roles will be reversed. If it turns out you cannot handle having two cars at one time, then it's Hard Times At Decision Central. The Nova you have is a pretty special rig and your heart as well as your money has been poured into it. You will mourn it's going away most likely and it will be THE car you talk about for the rest of your life as the car you wish you kept. I'd find a way to keep it and suffer that way if I was in your shoes and if you really DID love your car as much as I think you do. If I'm wrong, then you'll do what you need to do today with what you have in hand today to work with in order to resolve the situation. It may not be an optimum solution you wind up with but so long as it is a workable solution, take that and call it a day. You can recoup any losses later on but if you took this path, it means you put having transportation today as Priority #1. 1-Values 2-Decision tree 3-Action Rick [/QUOTE]

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