I'm getting ready to give up.

[GoldenBullet]

The car is currently at a wendys, my starter decided to crap out on me. Not sure if im going to fix it myself or pay someone.

this car is turning into a money pit, at what point do you draw the line?

[TenGHz]

I'm sorry Matt. That sucks!

Maybe this is why the PO sold it?

[GoldenBullet]

oh yeah, i definitely got screwed.

[SSEimatt93]

The car is a 1993. When I bought my 93 back in 03 I spent tons on it. Almost everything under the hood and steering/suspension turned out new over time.
A Starter isn't a big deal really, theyre designed to fail at some point in time, just like everything else.

[bonnevillain]

It's not as bad as the grizz yet

[TenGHz]

Sadly, it happens. When I got my car it was 3 years old. I had to do a ton of work on it. It was abused when it was 'younger.' But, it was a rental for the first year of it's life.

[harofreak00]

Don't give up, get friendly name to name basis with your local junk yard

[wjcollier07]

You're making me feel really strange about my seemingly reliable 93.

Starter isn't that big of a deal...they fail...that's not out of the ordinary.

Did you smack it around a few times?

[GoldenBullet]

It's not as bad as the grizz yet

im catching up quickly tho





i know a starters not a big deal, its just frustrating. id be about 100x happier if this happened in my garage

[00Beast]

Go back to wendy's and hit it with a hammer, sometimes that helps, if you get one more start out of it, you can at least get it home.

[GoldenBullet]

i ended up pushing it to aamco, it had to go there anyways for some unrelated work.

we decided it would be easier to push it now than when its busy during the day.

[WhiteArrow3800]

Good Luck with it, hope things get better for it soon.

[smellbird]

Keep in mind that the car is 15 or 16 years old. Stuff breaks when it gets used on a daily basis for that long.

[Jrs3800]

I agree there... GB I have not given up on the van yet... I have been through H*** and back with it trying to get it to run right... And I have had the Trans out 2 times already... This is all the garbage I had to take off to get the Trans out...

Notice how much is missing.... And I had to do this twice... I have already been in the motor twice for pissy lifters.. Had a Fuel pump die( in the driveway thank god )... Had the AC Compressor piss oil from the front seal... Hold in the condenser... A leaking Evaporator both oil, and water to the inside... I have nightmares about this van... But its 13 years old, has almost 175,000 miles on it ... and I am getting it little by little and starting to enjoy it being so practical and useable... I was ready to set it on fire a few times tho, so I do understand...

[dissmn8]

Go back to wendy's and hit it with a hammer, sometimes that helps, if you get one more start out of it, you can at least get it home.

I hope you mean the starter!!

That poor car is 16 years old. It is allowed to have a bad day or six. Just part of it. Even my 01 needs some TLC everytime I turn around. Don't give up hope.

[00Beast]

Go back to wendy's and hit it with a hammer, sometimes that helps, if you get one more start out of it, you can at least get it home.

I hope you mean the starter!!

That poor car is 16 years old. It is allowed to have a bad day or six. Just part of it. Even my 01 needs some TLC everytime I turn around. Don't give up hope.

Yes, i meant the starter, sometimes the windings and stuff get messed up, and hitting it with the hammer helps, although it is just a temporary fix.

[radomirthegreat]

I don't know what it means to give up. Money has been thrown at my 94 like I throw seeds at birds. A lot, that is.