Posted by super99 on January 04, 2013 at 18:02:16 from (74.32.242.52):
I have a 97 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4. It's a rust bucket, but I only gave $1500 for it 3 years ago. Good tires, starts and drives decent, body has rust along the bottom and the under side is quite rusty. I drove it to work yesterday, and when I came out to go home, the ABS and brake light came on when I started it up. I made it home and got to checking it out, the brake line is rusted thru behind the gas tank. I took it down to my neighbor who works on vehicles part time to see about getting it fixed. He called today and said all the brake lines need replaced. They are so rusty that he can't cut and patch in a new piece, the hoses to the wheels are weathered pretty bad and should be replaced, he said he is afraid to touch the gas line and the u-joints are just about gone on the front axle. I'm trying to decide whether to have him fix it or just sell it as-is and look for something else. It's not my daily driver, I just use it to haul a few things and pull equipment once in a while. I've been driving it this winter since the roads got slick. He described it as a where do you quit fixing problem. Just enough to get by or fix it right. Not sure what to do with it. When do you give up and say enough is enough??? Do you spend the $$ and fix it right or buy someone else's problems. A new one is out of the question, would be looking for something in the $3000 to $4000 range max. Any thoughts?? Chris
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