Hello all and Happy Halloween! My problem? Sorry for the long post, but-So they say- It's complicated!
My high mileage (215,000 miles) 2002 SLT Envoy severely overheated awhile back mid summer- hottest day of the year. I am on the fence regarding the path forward. As I plan to retire early next year my weekly commute of 340 mile per week will cease to exist. I will want to have reliable Envoy and the fact is I have replaced thousands of dollars worth of parts on this GMC. I am reluctant to part it out or call the scrapper. The GMC is very clean and prior to the cooling system failure everything was operating perfectly due to my time and treasure being spent on it.
I love this Envoy and really want to fix it correctly. With the high mileage it has I do not want to patch it up only to develop another major problem in a year or so. I am seriously considering a remanufactured long block engine. The engine cost will be around $3,350.00 or so with me doing the replacement. To me that is a lot of money. I do not care about resale value as I plan on keeping it. The last vehicle (excluding motorcycles, ATV's, and motor homes) I plan on buying. I also do not want to play Used Engine Roulette. I need the engine swap to be one and done! I know other parts may fail and am prepared to deal with issues going forward but not major engine failures. This Envoy is my primary transportation. So the question to you all is this:
Is it foolish to spend a big chunk of change on a reman engine?
I'm thinking Buy Once, Cry Once. I value the opinions on this forum as the wealth on knowledge and skill here at the Nation is amazing. Thank you in advance for comments, positive or negative.
My high mileage (215,000 miles) 2002 SLT Envoy severely overheated awhile back mid summer- hottest day of the year. I am on the fence regarding the path forward. As I plan to retire early next year my weekly commute of 340 mile per week will cease to exist. I will want to have reliable Envoy and the fact is I have replaced thousands of dollars worth of parts on this GMC. I am reluctant to part it out or call the scrapper. The GMC is very clean and prior to the cooling system failure everything was operating perfectly due to my time and treasure being spent on it.
I love this Envoy and really want to fix it correctly. With the high mileage it has I do not want to patch it up only to develop another major problem in a year or so. I am seriously considering a remanufactured long block engine. The engine cost will be around $3,350.00 or so with me doing the replacement. To me that is a lot of money. I do not care about resale value as I plan on keeping it. The last vehicle (excluding motorcycles, ATV's, and motor homes) I plan on buying. I also do not want to play Used Engine Roulette. I need the engine swap to be one and done! I know other parts may fail and am prepared to deal with issues going forward but not major engine failures. This Envoy is my primary transportation. So the question to you all is this:
Is it foolish to spend a big chunk of change on a reman engine?
I'm thinking Buy Once, Cry Once. I value the opinions on this forum as the wealth on knowledge and skill here at the Nation is amazing. Thank you in advance for comments, positive or negative.