[PaulDexler]

Jim,

After I paid $3600 for my '92 pearlie with 154,000 mi. on it, I drove it for 3,000 miles until one day it wouldn't go into first or reverse. Took it to the best tranny shop in town, they did a complete rebuild, including the front diff, for $2500. So now I have over $6K in the car, along with a two year unconditional warranty on the trans. and diff. Since I'm not planning to get rid of the car, but planning to enjoy it for some time to come, I figured that was just part of the investment. Yes, it wasn't cheap, but the car is worth it.

While I don't really believe the '97 that sold for $20K, a good, low mileage one is still worth more than $10K, and I think overall the values have bottomed. I look for a slow, slow, increased in the next few years, especially for really nice cars.

Paul