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Yerboogieman
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
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 Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 11:20:34 PM
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My FWD wagon has 301,999 miles on it as of 28 minutes ago, it still runs but i have one question. Is it really worth it replacing the floor panels?
I was also wondering what the pros and cons are of relocating the battery to the trunk. |
If you don't have the time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over? |
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Yerboogieman
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
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Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 11:24:10 PM
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Floor pans.
I also want to replace the rear shocks. But I'm hoping to do that within this month. |
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - Feb 15 2010 : 11:10:29 AM
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| No idea. If the rest of the vehicle is in good shape, and the cost of repair is less then 40% of buying a new one, then it is probably worth it. Floor pans aren't an expensive job if you do it yourself, but it can be a big job depending on how much of the interior needs to be removed. Shocks aren't that big of a deal as long as everything isn't rusted in place. |
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Yerboogieman
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2010 : 09:34:46 AM
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
Shocks aren't that big of a deal as long as everything isn't rusted in place.
Yeah, it's a 20 year old car, but I'm optimistic. I have an air rachet.
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
No idea. If the rest of the vehicle is in good shape, and the cost of repair is less then 40% of buying a new one, then it is probably worth it. Floor pans aren't an expensive job if you do it yourself, but it can be a big job depending on how much of the interior needs to be removed.
Kelly blue book value: $2000. This car has more pieces of plastic and vinyl than a car probably should have. And the seats are rusted to the floor. I'll probably do it if I can find a pair of cheap nice seats. |
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - Feb 28 2010 : 10:14:19 AM
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| Rusted seat bolts sucks. I had to go through that the first time I took the seats out of my RX-7. I ended up having to cut out the seat mounts and then weld in new ones. It was not exactly fun. |
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Yerboogieman
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2010 : 11:13:37 PM
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| Yeah, I was going to ground an amp there once, then I got mad and drilled a self-tapping screw through the floor. All the way through. Not the best idea. |
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Is a car with 302,000 miles worth the work.
