"Pixel" (Improbcat)
12/01/2016 at 09:31 • Filed to: None
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"Pixel" (Improbcat)
12/01/2016 at 09:31 • Filed to: None | 0
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I’m having a crisis of faith with my daily driver. It is a ‘04 Scion xB with 240K miles, that I have owned for 9 years. It is hands down the best vehicle I have ever owned and I still love it dearly.
However right now it won’t pass emissions due to a bad cat ($170, currently being shipped to me). It has a bad cat because it is burning a lot of oil, so it needs something on the range from valve seals to an engine rebuild. And this morning the #4 coil failed for the third time.
I can do the coil & cat no problem, but I can’t tear the whole car down and do the engine myself because my truck is currently stripped to the framerails in waiting for a new drivetrain and front suspension. So I’d have to rent a car for the entire time I was doing the engine work.
It has a small amount of rust, lots of dents, the A/C doesn’t work, and the rear axle beam I put in to fix a bad shock mount is bent enough that the RR wheel is slight off on camber & toe. On the plus side apart from the carpet the interior looks good, and everything but the A/C works perfectly.
Basically I’m trying to decide if it is worth putting more money into it, or whether I should go shopping for a better xB(there is nothing out there that interests me more as a realistic DD). Good condition xBs with far less miles seem to go for ~$4K or less private party. And there is !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I can afford that much in cash outright, though it drains my reserves more than I like given $5K of recent house repairs. But it reduces the “shit I gotta deal with on the DD” list to near zero compared to where it is now.
Thoughts?
LongbowMkII
> Pixel
12/01/2016 at 09:36 |
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I’d get a new one, those are good prices for solid little cars. I may look for one in my area since the cruze’s wipers broke...
crowmolly
> Pixel
12/01/2016 at 09:44 |
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Go for a new one.
Your current one seems to be in the beginnings of the DD death spiral.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Pixel
12/01/2016 at 09:44 |
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I’d be wary of the 70k mile one. 2006 model means it’s been on the road since 05 at about 6500 miles per year, which means it was potentially sitting for an extended period of time or only used for super short commutes. I’d be looking at something over 120k miles at that age because it’s more likely to have been driven consistently, but a “new” one definitely doesn’t sound like a bad idea at those prices. How often do you have to pass emissions? Can you change the cat, pass it, and be good for the next two years even though it’s basically a VW at this point?
Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
> Pixel
12/01/2016 at 09:51 |
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My dad has a 05 XB funny enough, just hit a 100k miles. His clutch is going, add the cosmetic issues and etc,I’m trying to talk him out of putting more money into it.
Get a new one
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> LongbowMkII
12/01/2016 at 10:03 |
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Stapleface
> Pixel
12/01/2016 at 10:08 |
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Throw another on the pile of buy a different one. And keep the current one around for parts/potential emergency car.
Berang
> Pixel
12/01/2016 at 10:23 |
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I would figure out definitely what is causing the oil burning. Do a compression test, if you rule out the rings, and it just needs new valve seals, no big deal. If you buy another used car, eventually it will just need the same work done anyway.
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LongbowMkII
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
12/01/2016 at 10:33 |
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I’ll write up a regret post some day