Help me decide if this 89 Sentra is getting donated to charity

Lumberg · Apr 19th, 2004, 10:17 AM

OK ~150k miles.

Needs exhaust cat back

SOmething wrong with where the speedo cable meets the dash cluster; can't get speedo and odo to work

Timing cover has a crack in it. Been trying to get it off for 2 days now with no success. on top of that I don't know if I can find a timing cover without going to the junkyard and pulling it myself.

I think I could get 5-700 for it.

Should I

1. Finish Fixing it
Cons: huge time investment
Pros: coudl sell car for full price, sense of accomplishment

2. Part it out
Pros: Might be able to get even more than for the whole car....probably more than the charity write-off
Cons: I live in a townhouse community, it wouldn't be looked upon favorable to have this thing sitting in my driveway; but I guess I could button it up to where it woudl look presentable; but what if someone wants to buy a door or the wheels/tires?

3. Donate it to charity

Pros: Quick and easy
Cons: Tax writeoff isn't a great value. Can't exaggerate cos they are cracking down on that. Feeling that I had to give up.

EhSteve · Apr 19th, 2004, 10:26 AM

is it a manual or automatic?

and is the body in decent condition?

Lumberg · Apr 19th, 2004, 10:30 AM

Automatic and there is some rust from a small dent in the rear and little spots on the horizontal surfaces.

EhSteve · Apr 19th, 2004, 10:41 AM

Ahh if it was a manual, I'd say sell it to me.

As far as your speedo cable goes, I recommend getting a new one. I had the little plastic piece on mine snap off and putting in a new one is fairly easy. They are $40 from Nissan, so probably very cheap from a junkyard.

not sure about the rest of that stuff.

I've seen sentras with minor problems going for around 800 these days.

I say put in a motor from an se-r and profit.

91 se-r's

minute rice sentra · Apr 19th, 2004, 11:44 AM

that would kinda be a waste of money wouldn't it? You'd have to have custom mounts made and all kinds of crap.

Lumberg · Apr 19th, 2004, 12:10 PM

No I'm selling it as-is.

Lumberg · Apr 19th, 2004, 01:03 PM

OK I'm gonna try on eBay first.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2474760927

EhSteve · Apr 19th, 2004, 05:29 PM

its only a waste if you don't drive it when you're done.

minute rice sentra · Apr 19th, 2004, 06:17 PM

That's what I mean, he'll have done all that work just to turn around and sell it, not being able to enjoy the fruits of his labor(unless that's money).

Popkorn · Apr 19th, 2004, 07:08 PM

Lumberg
you only have 20 posts. We're not done with you yet. Keep the car. They're easy to work on and relatively cheap to fix.