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camperdave
Feb 22, 2019Explorer
over the last few years I've dumped some serious money into my 1998 Ford van with only 120k miles on it. Entire air conditioning system rebuild ($2400 for front and rear), rebuilt rear pumpkin and U-joints ($5000), front suspension rebuilt ($1000) plugs and coils (preventive, but expensive!), and other misc stuff. All on a van that books at around $2k I'd guess lol. But it's my schlep truck and I love it. Cheap to register and insure, and I only drive it a few thousand miles a year at this point.
Nothing electrical yet though. At the point when electrical gremlins start popping up, that's when I'll consider replacement. I don't mind fixing mechanical failures, but electrical can just be so darn frustrating. And in my experience once they start, it's all downhill from there...
Nothing electrical yet though. At the point when electrical gremlins start popping up, that's when I'll consider replacement. I don't mind fixing mechanical failures, but electrical can just be so darn frustrating. And in my experience once they start, it's all downhill from there...
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