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Originally posted by ExoDemon
4) Am I going to be setting myself up for disaster if I only want to spend $3-4k on an SVX?
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I spent $3450 on mine at 104,000 miles, and have since dropped another $1500 or so on maintenance and repairs: Trunk and hood struts, PS and AC hoses, wheel bearings, half-shaft, timing belt, water pump, power antenna, front seals... stuff that, to my mind, most any car of comparable age and mileage would likely need. (And much of that expense was labor, as I'm not much of a mechanic). My only troubles have been a spell of hard starting (apparently remedied by a $15 temp sensor) and failure of the crank pulley, for which the highest quote I got for an OEM replacement was $194.
But it's a roll of the dice. I've been pretty lucky. You might spend as much (or much more) and promptly have the transmission tank. You just have to decide how much you like the car, and how much you're willing to spend on it down the road.
good luck,
dcb