"Hachiroku" > wrote in message
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> Crunch time...I'm trading SOMETHING for a Scion tomorrow morning.
>
> They are giving me $600 for a '94 LHS. The car is in good shape but needs:
> Front Axle
> All Shocks/Struts
> Front wheel bearing (1)
> Exhaust
> Rear Trans mount
> New tires (all)
> Timing Belt
> Valve Cover Gaskets
>
> I also have my 'infamous' 1992 Plymouth Gr Vger van. IT needs:
> Brakes (all)
> Rear Shocks
> Windshield
> Front Struts (maybe)
> Inner Tie Rod end
> New Motor
>
> I can get the motor for about 200, out of a Dynasty with 78,000 miles.
> I can do more work on the van than I can on the LHS by myself.
>
> I like both equally for different reasons. The LHS is a Boulevard Cruiser,
> and I think the most Comfortable car I have ever owned. It looks good and
> everyone thinks it's a nice car.
>
> The van is by all accounts a POS, the motor has a bad head and ticks like
> a time bomb but always gets there. It has AWD and I have a set of four
> studded sonow tires. I play in a band so it is more useful than the LHS,
> but let's face it...it's a Caravan!
>
> If I do ALL the work at once on both vehicles, the cost is only about $175
> apart. I think the van, according to KBB is actually worth more than the
> LHS. The van is also much more versatile than the Chrysler, but I can
> carry my amps and instruments in the LHS.
>
> The real question here is, how tough it is to replace the Inner Tie Rod
> end? I can do everything else but the struts, the motor and the
windshield.
> I can get a cheap rebuilt rack for $125 if I have to replace the entire
> rack, and an ITE for $28.

Acually the real question here is what car are we putting tie rods in??????
you mention a Caravan and an LHS.
>
> I dno't think they'll take the van, so I may end up chewing this. I don't
> mind because the AWD is good in the winter.
>
> Any ideas, suggestions or advice?