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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^How long do you average annual reaper costs before making that determination?
Trying to put a hard fast quantifiable number to this is like trying to pick the winning lottery numbers.
For those that aren't mechanically inclined and pay retail rates for even basic repairs, nevermind larger repairs, that "time" is much sooner than the guy who can do a complete brake job in his driveway on a sat afternoon for $300 and a 6 pack.
The OP is not fighting age as much as he's fighting the Wisconsin DOT, lol!
I remember replacing brake lines, fuel lines, all sorts of stuff that get ate up by road salt prematurely. It's a never ending battle once it starts. Sure you can limp anything along, but put the price tag on luxury, power, reliability and other even more subjective stuff and the waters get pretty muddy.
Trying to put a hard fast quantifiable number to this is like trying to pick the winning lottery numbers.
For those that aren't mechanically inclined and pay retail rates for even basic repairs, nevermind larger repairs, that "time" is much sooner than the guy who can do a complete brake job in his driveway on a sat afternoon for $300 and a 6 pack.
The OP is not fighting age as much as he's fighting the Wisconsin DOT, lol!
I remember replacing brake lines, fuel lines, all sorts of stuff that get ate up by road salt prematurely. It's a never ending battle once it starts. Sure you can limp anything along, but put the price tag on luxury, power, reliability and other even more subjective stuff and the waters get pretty muddy.
