Replace or rebuild

duggmann
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:21:36 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I have a 97 Aerostar AWD, that, don’t laugh, I love. This is my 3rd Aerostar. It has 186,000 miles; the others went over 200k without any major repairs. Full sheets of plywood, surfboards, dogs, snow, sand, camping; it handles them all and gets 20+ mpg. It’s cheap to insure and to register. My plan, since they don’t make this beauty anymore, is when the engine or transmission start to go, I’ll rebuild both. I figure $4-5,000 is way cheaper in the long run than buying new (or new used) because a)no sales tax, b)registration won’t increase, c)insurance will still be cheap, d)I’ll never find another vehicle that does all the Aerostar does. Do I need help?

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