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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005
If you keep your car for another 3yrs it will be classed as a classic. A collector might be interested in it one day. Don't push it off the cliff!
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Sorry, can't help myself.
Yes the engine may be indestructible but unfortunately that's not the case for the rest of the car. It's an '89 Celebrity and just about done for in every other sense. What's under the hood has lasted but the only way the rest of this car can not be described as "crap" would be in tribute to the fact that it hasn't yet fallen apart given how much of it is currently rusting away. If someone t-boned it tomorrow it could only be considered a mercy killing.
I had work done on it years ago to remove what rust/wear there was and got the paint job back up to spec, as the car was still in decent shape then and I was in no position to buy anything else and had a windfall of just the right amount of cash for some private "consulting" work that I did. But everybody I know who has this car remarks on how bad a job Chevy did with the body, paint, etc. in terms of durability. My brother-in-law had one just like it which sat in a fully enclosed, dry garage most of the time and the finish and paint still started coming off after a couple years with rust taking its place.
Mine, OTOH, has spent almost its entire life sitting outdoors 24/7, so you can just imagine. When it started looking bad the second time around I gave up. When everything is sorted out with the Sonata as far as insurance/title/registration, the Chevy will either be junked or donated to Goodwill (if they'll take it) so they can junk it and get whatever it's worth in parts and scrap metal.