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$1,200 for a car that doesn't even run?

Head gasket is about a 6 hour job, max, if you have all the tools and parts ready. If the battery isn't sulfated, then a slow charge is in order and makes it not such a bad price. I agree it's not worth it though if you're taking it to a shop. Hence why I say it's best for the mechanically inclined :)

Unless I'm purchasing an antique/classic vehicle, I think about $500 is my limit for vehicles that don't run.

I believe this is in Andrew's back yard. He needs this one.

:p That is in my backyard. It's almost tempting, just for the transmission. It's certainly less work than that Insight that popped up last week in Dallas.

However, my '96 is 2 years older and has 13,000 more miles on it, but is in better shape.

:p That is in my backyard. It's almost tempting, just for the transmission. It's certainly less work than that Insight that popped up last week in Dallas.

However, my '96 is 2 years older and has 13,000 more miles on it, but is in better shape.

Doooo iiiiiiit! You know you wanna!:D Seriously though, with the taller gearing I'd bet your numbers would reach higher into the stratosphere than they already are.

Two things about that:

First, the higher gearing will really only help on the highway. Lower gear P&G wins over higher gear steady state at lower speeds.

Second, lean burn makes tracking mileage difficult at best unless you have a built in gauge -- the ScanGauge is worthless for measuring fuel usage with variable A/F ratio. He'd have to wire in an MPGuino to get accurate info.

But hey, I don't doubt Andrew could do incredible things with an HX. ;)

Both true. With the speeds on my routes, I'm often using 4th gear instead of 5th. It would help on the highway, but my car is almost entirely a commuter. My car ain't broke (well, mostly not ;)), so I don't need to fix it.

Offer $600 and put it in your backyard.:rolleyes:

Also, I wonder if it's really an HX. The only clue we might have from these pictures is the wheels, and they're wrong. It should have the ultra-lightweight alloys (like below), but instead it has steel and hubcaps.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/522/IMG_0404.JPG