2000 astro van help!
March 20th, 2014, 9:41 AM
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2000 astro van help!
hello I am posting to get some advice
I bought a 2000 astro van its got 200k on it its a 4.3 the exterior is perfect the interior is perfect its got all the seats its a one owner van well 2 owner now have receipts for all the maintance done new tires new breaks I could go on and on the only problem it has is it has a knock the guy took it to a shop and they said it will need a new engine to fix it so he decided to sell it for scrap so I got this vehicle for 300$ did I make I good choice on this? it drives smooth the knock doesn't effect it I put some 50w and slick 50 in it and you cant even hear it anymore ....I know this doesn't fix it but what im asking is when it does die should I fix it or send it to scrap?note: it looks like a brand new viehicle not one hole or anything in the inside no stains nothing looks brand new sorry for rambling! just need advice on what to do!!
I bought a 2000 astro van its got 200k on it its a 4.3 the exterior is perfect the interior is perfect its got all the seats its a one owner van well 2 owner now have receipts for all the maintance done new tires new breaks I could go on and on the only problem it has is it has a knock the guy took it to a shop and they said it will need a new engine to fix it so he decided to sell it for scrap so I got this vehicle for 300$ did I make I good choice on this? it drives smooth the knock doesn't effect it I put some 50w and slick 50 in it and you cant even hear it anymore ....I know this doesn't fix it but what im asking is when it does die should I fix it or send it to scrap?note: it looks like a brand new viehicle not one hole or anything in the inside no stains nothing looks brand new sorry for rambling! just need advice on what to do!!
March 20th, 2014, 11:11 AM
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I would at least drive it till the knock gets louder. Then if you are still happy with it, have the motor rebuilt or get a used one with low mileage if you can find one.
March 20th, 2014, 11:49 AM
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I found a used engine at local scrap yard for 400$ I think it has like 90000 miles on it I was thinking of buying it putting it in the garage and rebuilding it and then when this one dies just swap them out
cause the way I look at it I got maby 50 bucks in it at this point with the oil change cause the 300 I payed for it I can get that back at the scrap yard even if I totaled it so I don't really count that so what im trying to figure out is how much money should I put into it this would be my first astro van so im not sure even what its worth im a noob sorry for my stupid questions can post pictures later but it doesn't look like its a 14 year old car its in really really good shape besides the little engine problem I think I got a really good score here
cause the way I look at it I got maby 50 bucks in it at this point with the oil change cause the 300 I payed for it I can get that back at the scrap yard even if I totaled it so I don't really count that so what im trying to figure out is how much money should I put into it this would be my first astro van so im not sure even what its worth im a noob sorry for my stupid questions can post pictures later but it doesn't look like its a 14 year old car its in really really good shape besides the little engine problem I think I got a really good score here
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