|
Don't know what to say except that prayer works. How on earth could it be sucking that much oil out the back? Valves shot? Compression gone? Or another case of the infamous slightly sticking valves?
I have a GM Master Card with the full $3,500 in rebates, earned over about ten years, just waiting for a weak moment in a GM dealer. Occasionally I rent an Olds Intrigue or even, yes, a Chevy Lumina, and I think back on my GM days where every now and then I took the car to KMart for shocks or tires, and every now and then I changed the oil or the coolant. Not much else until the cars hit 120k, then more things started going, but all of them were dirt cheap and easy to diagnose and fix. Now, I am told, GM cars are even more reliable, and a whole lot cheaper than anything European. I'll stay the Volvo course and transfer these credits to my inlaws, but sometimes temptation holds sway.
OK, heresy alert, but there is something to be said for having a reliable car in the family when you're out running around picking up kids. I vote for a quick fix and sale of Christine, then a purchase of a good 940 B230F with decent miles and a lot more to drive. Or a Chevy Lumina.
|
