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1997 DEVILLE GASKET - 7/28/2008 9:21:58 AM

ubamel

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I have a 97 Deville with 130,000 miles on it. I have been told that my gasket has failed and it will cost 2700 to fix it. I am a college student and I just want to sell the car because I cannot invest anymore money, tires, tune up, etc. into it. And I do not want to repair it...

Can someone give me an idea of what I should try and sell the car for?

Thank you

Erica

Erica

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RE: 1997 DEVILLE GASKET - 7/28/2008 9:53:59 AM

Katzmans Caddy

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Have you had a professional give you the estimate? A straight head gasket job is not $2,700. If you have other issues it could be more costly. Did you run your engine in an overheated condition? Have your cylinder heads warped, have the bolts pulled? There are a lot of questions to answer first.

You can get a whole other engine for under $2,000.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/CADILLAC-DEVILLE-SEVILLE-NORTHSTAR-32-VALVE-V8-ENGINE_W0QQitemZ270258018974QQihZ017QQcategoryZ33615QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

In good condition, a mint 97 car, I think that with gas prices as they are $4,000 would be the upper limit. In need of repairs, 50 to 60% discount. My opinion.

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RE: 1997 DEVILLE GASKET - 7/29/2008 2:43:48 PM

ubamel

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I called my cadillac dealer and requested a quote on a head gasket job; $2700-$3000.

< Message edited by ubamel -- 7/30/2008 7:41:11 PM >

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RE: 1997 DEVILLE GASKET - 7/29/2008 4:18:02 PM

Katzmans Caddy

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A head gasket replacement only should be under $1,000, I don''t think I was clear in my first post. If there are other issues then the higher figure may be true. We need some more info.

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