When do you throw in the towel?
We have a 2006 Suburban 2500 with the 8.1. It tows like a dream and only has 115k miles on it. The problem? It's age is starting to take it's toll. In addition to having to replace head gaskets ea...
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I've had to drop a few k into my van the last few years, I've had the same thought process as you. How much is too much? I don't have to worry about rust out here, but other things are failing. When I've run the financial numbers, it's always worth repairing and keeping vs replacing.
It can snowball quickly though, I dropped over 10k in 2 years a while back on driveline and A/C repairs for a van that books at a few thousand... But that book value is not really fair, what would it actually cost me to replace it with something else?
In your case with a big block Suburban, could you even replace it?
I'd suspect for you, rust will be the determining factor.
It can snowball quickly though, I dropped over 10k in 2 years a while back on driveline and A/C repairs for a van that books at a few thousand... But that book value is not really fair, what would it actually cost me to replace it with something else?
In your case with a big block Suburban, could you even replace it?
I'd suspect for you, rust will be the determining factor.
