[Shotimes] (semi-OT) The Breakup

[van Oss]

As some of you know I maintain a 93 LX wagon 3.8L on behalf of an indigent 
family.

The car developed an oil leak resulting from a rusted steel oil pan, and I 
just dropped that pan.  And as it came down I thought, "OMG, I'm going to do 
the rod bearings, I can't believe it."  I am also thinking of doing the 
tranny pan gasket, filter, and flush while I'm in there.  This car has 124K 
on it.  The head gaskets, radiator, and many other weak points have been 
replaced.

My real question is, how do you decide when it's time to stop sinking money 
into the car you know, make a break, and start a new relationship with 
another car that you don't know?

People who don't work on their own cars have it easier.  The moment comes 
when they're facing a big bill, and that makes it easier to make a clear 
choice.  We who buy parts a few at a time have a harder time on the slope, 
it seems.

VO