On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, noreen delarosa wrote:

> In the last year, fuel lines have been replaced, radiator 
> reconditioned, new cylinder block and new fuel pump replaced as well as 
> clutch. Overheating has caused the stud rod in the engine to break 
> loose and now a new or reconditioned engine will need to be installed. 
> Should we go ahead with paying $2800 for a new engine or selling now 
> before this van breaks us financially?  Van has logged 130,00 miles. If 
> we sell, what would be a fair price in its unrunnable state? Thank you 
> for any input.
> Noreen DeLaRosa
> e-mail namless@ix.netcom.com
> 
    I seems to me that the area of the country that you are in is
    a big factor as to the fair market price!  Here in Western PA.
    the book value is always  high.

                                        Eric