Yea, I had personally been hoping for the standard 150-170k before having to rebuild it. Or at least enough to get me through the summer, since that's what it was purchased for.



It had just over 120k on it. However, the first two owners were women. So, I doubt it ever saw redline. Both 6th port actuators were completely seized. The air pump was seized up too, and the belt had been removed (as well as the A/C belt - though replacing the belt & logicon led to the AC working perfectly).



*sigh* $2k for a new engine, $1k or so for the install... more than I paid for the damn car in the first place. Ouch. I'd rebuild it myself if I had the time/tools, but I have only the first, but I need the car working soon. Living in a basement for the summer on an internship.



-=Russ=-

Damn, that really sucks. If you were still in Ames I'd offer to pull the engine for you...maybe there's someone in your area that could help with that.

AFter seeing first hand how my female friends drive/take care of their cars, I would never buy a car from a chick again, although I guess lots of guys have this problem as well.

my first n/a only made it to 81k miles, but it was an automatic with a 50 year old woman owner. the 2nd one is running great at 88k