# Dead car **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 25, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-car/66558 "2011-07-25T06:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@jill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jill)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-car/66558/1 "2011-07-25T06:13:19Z")
my friend has a 1991 geo metro and doesn’t know what to do because it won’t start. If she takes it to a mechanic it will cost a tow and she is thinking it will be expensive just to have it looked at. Are there mobile mechanics? Is replacing an engine a good idea on a car like this or trading it in. It’s been dead for quite a while. They do get good gas mileage when they run. I’ll call a car garage also and ask them. she wants the car for her son to drive who has no car. ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 8:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-car/66558/2 "2011-07-25T08:39:19Z")
Yes, nearly every major American city has auto mechanics that will come to you. If you decide to use one, use Google for a search. Look up “mobile mechanic” plus the name of your city. It is certainly in your friend’s best interest to get this car running again. A non-running car is of no use to anyone, and in the meantime the owner is paying insurance, etc, without the car’s benefits. Encourage your friend to accept the costs of a professional and get this car back on its feet again. BTW, if we knew why this car doesn’t run, we might be able to give more explicit advice. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-car/66558/3 "2011-07-25T14:02:01Z")
Other than the starting problem, what is the condition of the rest of the car?