DavidDevlin
Registered User
My wife loves her 94 SC. It has just over 61,000 miles. Recent Tires. It is all original. It has a couple of problems and we are trying to decide if we want to keep it or sell it and get a new car.
1. It needs paint. A painter was recommended by a body shop and he want $1000 to clean up the dings, clean off the old paint and paint it black with a clear coat. He says he will paint anything that is black, plastic, sheet metal etc.
2. The brakes are good, but it gets that shuttering when light pressure is applied to the brakes. My wife only drives a few miles to work, so they do not get much exercise. Does anyone know of a good set of rotors that will help eliminate the problem. I have a quality set of pads already on the car. My tire and brake man said about $350 to replace the rotors. Is this an easy job, or are they bearing rotors.
3. There appears to be a small leak at the timing chain cover. The mechanic says about $500 to fix that. If I get it done with 61000 miles should I also replace the chain and water pump at the same time since the labor is already done.
4. The headlight lenses are yellow. A local guy says he can polish them out for $120. Ford want 200+ per headlight kit. Does anyone have any suggestions about what can be done.
I think we are looking at about $2000 to get it back in shape. Is the car worth that much money?
I appreciate any suggestion or comments.
Thank you.
1. It needs paint. A painter was recommended by a body shop and he want $1000 to clean up the dings, clean off the old paint and paint it black with a clear coat. He says he will paint anything that is black, plastic, sheet metal etc.
2. The brakes are good, but it gets that shuttering when light pressure is applied to the brakes. My wife only drives a few miles to work, so they do not get much exercise. Does anyone know of a good set of rotors that will help eliminate the problem. I have a quality set of pads already on the car. My tire and brake man said about $350 to replace the rotors. Is this an easy job, or are they bearing rotors.
3. There appears to be a small leak at the timing chain cover. The mechanic says about $500 to fix that. If I get it done with 61000 miles should I also replace the chain and water pump at the same time since the labor is already done.
4. The headlight lenses are yellow. A local guy says he can polish them out for $120. Ford want 200+ per headlight kit. Does anyone have any suggestions about what can be done.
I think we are looking at about $2000 to get it back in shape. Is the car worth that much money?
I appreciate any suggestion or comments.
Thank you.