Sonofabitch

Lovely bride called about 15 min after she left for the salt mines this am to say the car had died. Went to pick her up and deliver to work, stopped by the mechanic's shop to drop the keys and let him know where to go get the car.

2001 Sebring Convertible. Any guesses anyone?

Fucking motor blew up! No pre warning, nothing. Just died and went clunk. 81,000 with regular oil changes. Turns out this is very common for the 01's with the 2.7 V6. Screwed.

Car went from about $4000 value to $100 in seconds flat. We loved that car. It was a Christmas present for her - in the driveway with a bow and all - in 2001. Sucks. Big time.

Fuck.

Got an 02 with the same motor CK... It went down about 6 mos ago.... overheated with NO warnings at all.... So now it sits with a warped head and needing a new headgasket. But hey! It will still run though, just not for very long. LOLOLOL

You know what they say CK, If it's got tits or tires you can expect to have some troubles with it. Just tale her on down and get a nice brand new engine for her...... It's cheaper to fix it than it is to buy a new one.

I still love mine and will have it fixed and ready to go before it gets to be top down weather.. But since there is 11 inches of snow in the forecast I am in no hurry to get it fixed just yet.

She was overdue for an upgrade anyway, but I wanted to do it under our timeline, not the car's!

I've been told since the initial post that I could get something like $1000 for the car without a working engine online w/ Craig's List or at the auction. Trade-in value is around $2500 for that car in our area. Would cost nearly that much to get another engine installed... not worth the time or effort, given we were going to trade/sell outright in the next couple months anyway.

I've had at least 3 new cars since she got that, so she's due.

I guess when the head blew, the whole insides got ate up too, so the gasket repair and head wasn't all that was needed.