ManUpOrShutUp
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Indeed, there is value in knowing a vehicle's true history and I get the sentimentality bit as well as I felt the same way about several of my old vehicles. I've been down this road and in hindsight, I should have throw in the towel before I did. I sunk $1,500 into my old SUV in the 18 months before I sold it, which was almost as much as the totality of all the repairs it needed in 8.5 previous years of ownership. When I was looking at $2K in additional repairs I almost did it. However, that would have brought the cost of 18 months of repairs over the book value of the vehicle and left me with other non-driveability issues unrepaired. Ultimately, regardless of the value to you/me, the vehicle isn't fetching more than book value when one finally decides to throw in the towel. Whether one sinks $2K or $10K into repairs of a $2K vehicle, it's still a $2K vehicle. Often that money can be better spent on another used vehicle of lower mileage. (And that audio equipment can be taken with you.). Anyway, again, I hope it pans out for you.
