"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
05/19/2015 at 14:06 • Filed to: None
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"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
05/19/2015 at 14:06 • Filed to: None | 2
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sounds like a rod knock and no power to me. So now do I spend $1000-1500 and too many hours putting an engine in this toilet so I can sell it and pay her loan off, or just sell it as is and eat the difference. FML
Jcarr
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:10 |
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She’s a man rodeater.
HammerheadFistpunch
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:11 |
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You won’t get much for it as is...what is the value if working?
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505Turbeaux
> Jcarr
05/19/2015 at 14:11 |
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hahahaha
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:11 |
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It depends. How much is your time worth to you?
BJ
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:12 |
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What can you sell it for as-is? $1000-1200 maybe? That leaves a lot to write off. You’d likely be further ahead putting in a newer motor, if you have the time and space.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:13 |
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OR
you drop in a crazy crate motor and turn it into an offroad rig
Silver lining?
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505Turbeaux
> HammerheadFistpunch
05/19/2015 at 14:13 |
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nada is somewhere around 5K in good condition, she owes $4500. That said there is still a laundry list and about $1000 in parts beyond the motor I need to and was planning on putting into it (plus time) to have it be something I would be comfortable selling at market value. I was hoping to dump the $1000 in it (or maybe $500 from a boneyard) and get her out of the payment.
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505Turbeaux
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/19/2015 at 14:14 |
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hahahaha still have a payment on it, but interesting
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505Turbeaux
> BJ
05/19/2015 at 14:15 |
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time is not something I have alot of these days or I would be all over it
OPPOsaurus WRX
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:16 |
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i hear cars just sometimes.....disappear
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505Turbeaux
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
05/19/2015 at 14:16 |
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something like $50 an hour, if I can find the time is the bigger problem
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HammerheadFistpunch
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:17 |
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Sounds like it only makes sense to wash your hands of it. Take the $500-$1000 you could hope for and be stoked its only a 3500 loss. Bummer though.
deekster_caddy
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:17 |
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Oh god I hate working on these. So many brittle plastic engine parts. I’d be willing to lend a hand though. Get a warrantied junkyard motor and have at it! car-part.com
Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:18 |
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Drop the good 4.0L in it. (the indestructible I6)
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505Turbeaux
> HammerheadFistpunch
05/19/2015 at 14:19 |
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yeah the best part of it is she was gifted the 04 4.0l with low miles, which I would have gladly given her mom 5K for. So in the long run the wash isn’t so bad. Kind of like shifting the payment around a little bit.
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:19 |
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It depends. Would you rather be out of $1500 and a bunch of hours, or out of $4500?
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505Turbeaux
> Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
05/19/2015 at 14:20 |
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the car she was replacing it with is a 4.0, the very last year for it too - with 50K miles. I thought we were going to be okay and be able to sell this one. Now I really have to up my game and get the death wobble figured out on the 04
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505Turbeaux
> deekster_caddy
05/19/2015 at 14:22 |
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I appreciate it. I hate them too. IIRC the throttle body wont come off with the engine in place (from the back) and the engine wont come out with the throttle body on top of the plastic plenum. I appreciate the offer. I want to take you up on that but I will have buick things for you to help with
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deekster_caddy
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:23 |
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Well good luck! Let me know if you go for it and want some help, I’ll see what I can do.
uofime
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:23 |
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You could throw it in a back lot till you’ve got the time to fix it. At this point if you sell it this year or next year it won’t change the value much.
duurtlang
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:24 |
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Dump the Jeep and replace it with something infinitely more classy and probably more reliable. Like this
1990 Peugeot 605
for probably half of what the Jeep costs to repair.
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But seriously, look at the different possibilities:
1. Sell as is. Total costs + effort required?
2. Source new engine, buy new engine, install new engine, then sell. Total costs + effort required?
What’s the difference in total costs and required work? Say, scenario 1 costs you $500 more than scenario 2, yet requires 20 hours of your time. Is that worth it to you? I can imagine working 20 hours for $500 isn’t worth it but 10 hours for $5000 is. I have no clue how much those Jeeps are worth or how much time (and frustration) it takes you to do all this.
nermal
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:27 |
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Take it to somewhere offering the $3k push-pull-tow trade option and lease a new CUV of your choice. Won’t take much to get something for < $300 / month.
Done.
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Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:29 |
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Ball joints. That what solved it on my ZJ. Check ZJ forums, they have every known cause of it.
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505Turbeaux
> Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
05/19/2015 at 14:30 |
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I have everything from ball joints to bushings to the steering damper right in front of me. I was just going to do the whole thing and forget about it all for the next 100K!
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505Turbeaux
> nermal
05/19/2015 at 14:31 |
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ugh, then more car payments unfortunately, and she already has a new car on top of it! Though the renegade I do like
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:33 |
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If only shipping were cheaper, you could offload it to somewhere Eastern Bloc with low labor rates and possible access to “totally legitimate” affordable spares through the mob for repair and local sale. Then through fudging of paperwork, bring back a GAZ or a Niva and title it as the WK. Win-win.
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505Turbeaux
> duurtlang
05/19/2015 at 14:33 |
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I really do like the 605 too, but she has a new whip all lined up to replace it. Was just hoping to sell this for what it would cost to get her out of her loan and into something payment free. Just a sucky situation. I will be back to your email too in a short bit once I figure out where to stick this pile
RallyWrench
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:34 |
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Conveniently from this morning’s Morning Shift.
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505Turbeaux
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
05/19/2015 at 14:34 |
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I have had 2 dreams on owning a Niva in the past week too...
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:36 |
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Hey, if we play the cards right, we can get a Rancho *and* a Niva in a container with a Magirus bus.
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duurtlang
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:38 |
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Don’t stress (about my mail). We’re in this for the fun, it should never be a chore. Take all the time you need for the important stuff. As long as there’s a little transparency you won’t hear me complain.
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505Turbeaux
> RallyWrench
05/19/2015 at 14:41 |
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maybe that will happen mysteriously
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:43 |
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I suck at financial stuff, but I see this as a wash:
1) Spend $1500 on an engine, plus the $1000 extra dollars to make it sellable. If you sell it and get $5k, you pay off the $4500, and put $500 in your pocket. But you sunk $2500 into it, so you’re really out $2000 but no more payment.
2) Sell as is for probably $1000-1500. Add in the $1000 you needed for the extra parts to make it sellable. You still owe $2500-2000 dollars to finish the loan.
So the way this comes across to me, you’re going to be out about $2000 either way to get rid of this thing. So I’d probably go route 2 and save myself the headache of trying to rebuild it.
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505Turbeaux
> duurtlang
05/19/2015 at 14:44 |
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you bet man. I just need to figure this garbage out too to see how much money this is going to drain from my fun fund :(
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505Turbeaux
> Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/19/2015 at 14:45 |
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this is really my route of thinking here too
crowmolly
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:46 |
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I’d cut your losses and sell it as-is. Even if you spend the $1000-$1500 to put the engine in it may still be a gamble, and you’re going to “rock the boat” of anything else that’s close to breaking.
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duurtlang
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:48 |
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So maybe a sub €1k 605 isn’t that bad a suggestion! /joke
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Snuze: Needs another Swede
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 14:49 |
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Yeah it seems like a lot of hassle to go the other way, and at the end of the day you’re still eating the same amount of money.
Though I caution you, I let my wife handle our finances, I just fork over the money. That’s because if it were up to me we’d eat Hungry Man dinners, live in a double wide with some weird pet, like a 400lb tortoise or something, at least 47 guns, several motorcycles that don’t work, and a bitchin’ Camaro parked out front.
Nobi
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 15:33 |
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It’ll take forever, but if you part it out, you might come close, or make up the difference that way.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 15:45 |
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What’s it worth in running condition vs as-is? If the difference is $2000 or greater, then do the repair.
Otherwise, dump it and move on.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 15:48 |
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I think it needs a V8, is there a V8 GC, Durango, Dakota, or Charger/300 in a near by salvage yard that was rear ended by chance?
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505Turbeaux
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/19/2015 at 15:51 |
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car-part,com, here I come!
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 15:55 |
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That’s the 505 we know!
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 15:57 |
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Start with the control arm bushings...
http://www.jeepz.com/forum/suspensi…
BigBlock440
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 16:00 |
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The junkyard near me they run specials. Some weeks you could get an engine for $80, provided they had it. You also have to pull it yourself, but that’s what a battery operated reciprocating saw is for. There’s also no guarantee that engine would be good, but if you look for one that’s smashed up, there’s a good change it was running before it was brought in. So I’d get a junkyard engine and swap it in.
However, some people are throwing out 4 figures for an engine. That makes me lean more towards just selling it as-is as a mechanics special. You still might be able to get $1,000+ for it, at least that’s what I’ve seen some listed for that needed an engine.
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BJ
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2015 at 16:51 |
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Then dump it or part out the good stuff before scrapping it. Assuming you and/or your girlfriend can afford to write off the loss.
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505Turbeaux
> BJ
05/19/2015 at 17:50 |
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well, noone wants to write off 2500-3 grand, but we will if we have to