Cherryriver
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Al Steele, I'd already read your sad tale before the topic of our Expedition rusting came up. It was very concerning, to say the least.
Lee Hartwig, our Expedition probably fills a different role for us and the value versus the repair math will be different. For us, the Expedition is a second, much larger car that we have for specifici uses, mainly to carry work stuff and secondly to pull a modest trailer. Apart from bad-weather driving such as winter, it doesn't necessarily get as much call to be driven. As an example, most years I put more miles on my motorcycle than my van/SUV/whatever.
So if the repair comes back at $2,500, which I suspect it won't, it might be a good investment rather than going to a newer and more expensive one.
If indeed the rust is fatal, I would not be comfortable selling it as anything other than parts or junk. Having just faced this exact situation with our previous van as mentioned above, I think it will be going down the parts/scrap route barring a repair miracle.
Very tough financially for two such losses in less than a year.
Lee Hartwig, our Expedition probably fills a different role for us and the value versus the repair math will be different. For us, the Expedition is a second, much larger car that we have for specifici uses, mainly to carry work stuff and secondly to pull a modest trailer. Apart from bad-weather driving such as winter, it doesn't necessarily get as much call to be driven. As an example, most years I put more miles on my motorcycle than my van/SUV/whatever.
So if the repair comes back at $2,500, which I suspect it won't, it might be a good investment rather than going to a newer and more expensive one.
If indeed the rust is fatal, I would not be comfortable selling it as anything other than parts or junk. Having just faced this exact situation with our previous van as mentioned above, I think it will be going down the parts/scrap route barring a repair miracle.
Very tough financially for two such losses in less than a year.