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Title: My Cavalier blows up
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Published: Feb 1, 2007
Author: Bob Wallace
Post Date: 2007-02-01 13:00:03 by YertleTurtle
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Comments: 12

So I'm cruising down the highway Tuesday in my Chevy Cavalier (the one with 344,000 miles on the original engine and transmission) and the engine decides to blow on me. Dang. I was hoping to get 400,000 miles out of it, but it didn't make it.

I think the head gasket blew. Oh well. My mechanic is putting an engine and transmission in it (the old tranny's good, but I'm going to get both replaced) that have 22,000 miles on them, for $2200. That's a very good deal.

Ha! Don't tell me American cars aren't high quality!

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the one with 344,000 miles on the original engine and transmission)

That's quite a feat, esp for the tranny. Usually the seals and clutch packs are shot a bit over 100,000.

However if he's going to put $2200 bucks into it, Hmmmmm.

For a few grand more he can get a much better car, assuming he has not rebuilt all the major systems, brakes, axles, paint, wireing, upholstry, paint and everything else.

We have bought a 2004 Chevy Express 12 passenger van, one ton, and love it. Just had the tranny's filter changed and a total fluid backflush at 60,000 miles ( highly reccommended) I'll be getting a new car soon, and it will be an American badge.

Our 1986 Plymouth Voyager mini van has 265,000 on it, has driven all over western Mexico and been to the tip of Baja once, maybe twice. But I have rebuilt the engine once and just did the tranny for the second time this summer.

tom007  posted on  2007-02-01   19:30:09 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

assuming he has not rebuilt all the major systems, brakes, axles, paint, wireing, upholstry, paint and everything else.

I have, most of it myself. Brakes, rotors, drums, alternatoor, starter, water pump, front bearings (sealed units). The only thing I didn't do is the fuel pump, because I'd have to drop the gas tank.

The repair involves dropping in an engine and transmission with 22,000 miles on them, along with a new radiator the mechanic is including for free because I'm mostly paid cash.

I figure I'll get a year, year and a half out of it, then strip it and junk it. GM doesn't make Cavaliers anymore, having replaced them with the Cobalt. I might buy another used Cavalier or maybe a used Cobalt, depending on how the quality for them turns out.

This Cavalier is the only new car I've never bought, and it'll be the last one. Cheap as it was ($12,000) it was still too much, compared to the cost of used cars.

YertleTurtle  posted on  2007-02-01   22:38:31 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Go for it. it is the devil you know.

tom007  posted on  2007-02-01   23:29:36 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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