What would you do?

[Digital Designs 10+ year member]

I have a 91 Dodge Stealth base right now. It is the SOHC and pretty beat up.It starts fine and runs strong but needs brakes and a few other things that will total about 700 dollars. It has 167k on it. I can either keep this and fix it for the 700 or get a new car for less than 1500. The one car I am looking at is this http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/1333959506.html What would you guys do?

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[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

I have a 91 Dodge Stealth base right now. It is the SOHC and pretty beat up.It starts fine and runs strong but needs brakes and a few other things that will total about 700 dollars. It has 167k on it. I can either keep this and fix it for the 700 or get a new car for less than 1500. The one car I am looking at is this http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/1333959506.html What would you guys do?

if your going to have to pay to have the clutch replaced in the 300zx it would end up costing about as much as the brakes on the stealth, plus the cost of the car, id keep the stealth.

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

ya keep ur car. no telling what's wrong with the other car.

 

[power-fanatic07 5,000+ posts]

keep the stealth

or if you don't mind a car note, sell the stealth and put the money down on a new(er) car

 

[john denver 10+ year member]

what are these few other things thats gona cost 700 dollars to fix

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

buy a bus pass and go get drunk

 

[jerseysfinest08]

keep the stealth and make it nasty always liked those and the 300gt vr4s twin turbo ftw

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

I'd go for the nissan. but i love nissans so i might be biased, lol

 

[Digital Designs 10+ year member]

what are these few other things thats gona cost 700 dollars to fix

Pads and rotors all around, calpiers up front, power steering line, fuel lines, brake lines, spark plugs and plug wires. It all comes to like 680 at the local shop.

keep the stealth and make it nasty always liked those and the 300gt vr4s twin turbo ftw

It is automatic and N/A. I wont be investing that much into it.

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

Pads and rotors all around, calpiers up front, power steering line, fuel lines, brake lines, spark plugs and plug wires. It all comes to like 680 at the local shop.


It is automatic and N/A. I wont be investing that much into it.

if you can do the clutch yourself it might be worth it, i just figured when you said 700 for brakes and a few small stuff you get your work done at shops.

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

stealths are absolute garbage

 

[Digital Designs 10+ year member]

if you can do the clutch yourself it might be worth it, i just figured when you said 700 for brakes and a few small stuff you get your work done at shops.

No I wouldnt be able to do the clutch. I dont think it would be too bad to get it done though. My dad is good friends with a local shop owner so he only charges me like 20 bucks an hour for labor. Not sure how long it would take, but he only charged my step dad 80 bucks labor for a full engine swap, plus cost of the motor.

 

[Digital Designs 10+ year member]

stealths are absolute garbage

Care to elaborate on this statement?

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

i wouldnt buy a turbo car with an aftermarket exhaust, chances are it was abused

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Just take out a small 10k loan and buy a new(er) car?