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UtterlyBoring.com is produced by Jake Ortman (e-mail, resume), a 30-year-old dad, percussionist, freelance Web designer, consultant and jack-of-all-trades computer geek, living in Bend, Oregon. He created this so that his expensive journalism and technology degree isn't getting totally wasted. In addition to editing this site in his free time, he is the IT Director and Ad Designer at both Sunray and Discover Sunriver. He has LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook profiles if you're trying to stalk him.
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Anybody Have a Car or Truck To Get Rid Of?My car was having overheating issues when I was driving out to Sunriver yesterday, which was odd considering it was 15°F outside. It would overheat, the heater would kick on cold air, and then it was like a switch flipped and it would go cool again and then heat up again and then cool again. The engine was cool to the touch, so I don't know what was going on. I took it into the Subaru Guru, who I've had look at my car several times and I know they know what they're doing. The diagnoses? A blown head gasket, which is, needless to say, a really expensive repair at $950 (because they basically have to dismantle the entire engine to get at it). The car has 204,000 miles on it, and I'm not about to spend $1000 on a repair for it when it could (and should) put that towards a new car. And since we already have one car payment, I'm hoping to get a second that's dirt cheap. Anybody have one for sale? I don't need anything powerful (would even prefer a wussy little car) as I drive daily to Sunriver and back from Bend and gas milage is key. If you have a small little truck, that'd be great as I'm constantly needing to haul stuff around and have to borrow trucks from people. I'm open to options outside of Central Oregon, if the deal's right. Comment here or e-mail me at utterlyboring [at] gmail [dot] com. Posted by Jake on 01/07/08 @ 11:20 AM
Posted in Jake | 9 Comments | Permalink Submit to digg, del.icio.us, reddit, or stumbleupon 9 CommentsMrs H said on 01/08/08 @ 06:49 PM:I have a friend who is trying to get rid of a dodge durango. Jake said on 01/08/08 @ 07:25 PM: Which will probably be too expensive, but e-mail me the info anyway, Mrs. H. Karin said on 01/09/08 @ 07:20 AM: Jake, sounds a lot like a bad thermostat... are they SURE it is a blown head gasket?? I totally hear what you're saying, but getting a 2nd opinion is free, and might save you a lot of money. I wouldn't bring it up if I hadn't had the exact same thing happen in my Explorer. Got a new thermostat and she's good as new. Jake said on 01/09/08 @ 08:32 AM: If it wasn't a mechanic I trusted, I would, but he said he tested the thermostat, and it's fine -- the symptoms point towards a head gasket as well. Mrs H said on 01/09/08 @ 03:33 PM: darn it just say this ... and you got a car. Those accents last FOREVER. My friend had one that died with 300K miles on it. Bill Lumbergh said on 01/10/08 @ 09:37 AM: I walk everywhere. Karin said on 01/11/08 @ 05:47 AM: OK. :) and congrats on your new Civic! :) MKK said on 01/15/08 @ 11:48 PM: I trust the Guru too. What a rockin' shop. Sounds like you found a Civic from Karin's comment, but if you're still looking, you might want to let the Guru know you're interested in an older Subaru. He's good like that. Jake said on 01/16/08 @ 09:43 AM: Actually, it was a Hyundai Accent, not a Civic. If I could've afforded a Civic (or any of the Guru's cars) I would've, but I needed something cheaper, and the Hyundai is in great shape. Post a comment |
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