head gasket and bent frame.. Screwed?

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · Post by **MeNtAlPaTiEnT** » November 17th, 2006, 12:46 pm

Ok, so I purchased this car, get it checked and then I find out the head gasket is blown and the frame is bent among other things.. But these seem to be the main issues. I hear head gaskets are expensive to repair and a cracked frame renders the car unsuitable to certification? Any ideas what the heck I can do? Should I attempt to fix the head gasket and try my best to get the frame good as possible, or try to sell the car to somebody. I spent 1 thousand on this car and I'm hoping I can get at least some of my money back if possible. As a last resort... I can always sell her off for parts and make some cash back. Ideas? Fix or sell? Any help would be GREATLTY appreciated!

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » November 17th, 2006, 2:45 pm

where exactly is the frame bent at? if u didnt get it for much you can part it

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · Post by **MeNtAlPaTiEnT** » November 17th, 2006, 4:14 pm

They said it was bent near the roof or the front.. either one. I got it for a thousand bucks from that #*&@# .. Does parting out a car usually make a decent amount of cash? Never done before..

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » November 17th, 2006, 5:10 pm

u can easily make over a grand in time from parting a car out... i made a cupple hundred bux parting mine out in just like a week..i coulda made more but i didnt have the time to take any more stuff off..

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · Post by **MeNtAlPaTiEnT** » November 17th, 2006, 5:20 pm

Do you put ur stuff in the local shopping paper or what?

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » November 17th, 2006, 7:19 pm

all i did was post it on these forums that im parting it out and thats where i made my money... post it on here in ur local paper autotrader anywhere!

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » November 17th, 2006, 7:19 pm

If the roof frame is damaged it should be fixable.. its the kmiddle frame you dont want to bent.. even the front frame is fixable but expensive. Any pics? If u part it .. post it here. Alot of us are looking for spare parts.

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · Post by **MeNtAlPaTiEnT** » November 17th, 2006, 7:57 pm

Ok thanks guys. Ill see what happens.

mxmaz · Post by **mxmaz** » November 17th, 2006, 8:14 pm

Take it to a body shop to see if the frame is worth straightening. As for the head gasket, thats a good reason for a ze swap.

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · Post by **MeNtAlPaTiEnT** » November 17th, 2006, 8:26 pm

Yes, good point. Something I'm going to have to concider. I still have 3 grand left over, so I have two choices. Repair using money or buy another car using the money. But I don't know which option would be worth doing at the moment

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » November 18th, 2006, 1:30 am

Is it a manual?
How much mileage?
If you choose to part it out you can actually make some bank cause you will find people like me that are in need of swap parts you know...

MeNtAlPaTiEnT · Post by **MeNtAlPaTiEnT** » November 18th, 2006, 11:51 pm

Yes it is a manual, v6, somewhere around 242k miles on it. I will sell the parts if all else fails i.e. nobody calls for the entire car for about a week or so. Hope you're still looking if nobody calls.

Steve_SK · Post by **Steve_SK** » November 19th, 2006, 3:37 am

If you decide to part it out, I need both headlights and front lip.

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » November 19th, 2006, 12:00 pm

I will bid on the front lip!

All I need is some of the swap parts from your MX3 except for the tranny

Steve_SK · Post by **Steve_SK** » November 19th, 2006, 12:11 pm

Juans_93_MX3 wrote:I will bid on the front lip!

No no, this is 'buy it now' auction and the winning bidder is - me.