jbod

you've gotten 40k grand though since the stop leak right?

CMJAnew

Yes, just under. I think it was August when I put the first bottle in. I have a guy preparing a head gasket qoute. If it's not too much I may aim for.......

CMJAnew

Turned 345,000 today.

daneisthegreatest

iTrader: (1)

Lol I turned 79,000 today. You sir are my hero.

If you ever sell it, let me know. I wouldn't mind having a very high mileage box lol

CMJAnew

All the credit goes to Toyota. All I do is change the oil. The car is "used and abused" otherwise. It definitely shows its age.

I actually made a deal to sell it for $1000 last August. But the original bottle of stop leak "fixed" the problem. Seems now the head gasket leak (by consensus) is for real. I've been "shopping" but have gotten sooooo used to not having a payment I can't decide what to do. I've given some consideration to a new Prius C and a variety of used Prius's. There's a nice Mini Cooper in the area as well. The other option is going very used and paying cash.

Time will tell. Maybe I'll wait til the xB leaves me stranded.

mike93civic

Please, oh please, and Im sure I speak for the majority here, don't buy a bloody Prius. That would be a slap in the face to your beloved box.

CMJAnew

At 1,000 miles per week you can understand my desire to increase fuel mileage. The better mileage could make as much as $100 of my payment. But I'll hem and haw about it a while longer. This car spoiled me (three years without a payment). I'm not desirous of starting one now.

mike93civic

I completely understand about your mileage concerns, and would definitely be looking for something better too. Not trying to persuade you away from a Prius, I just have an absolute hate for them(they do more damage than good to the environment, which most people are unaware of). Have you ever considered a VW diesel, like a Golf or Jetta? I know a few people that get just as good, if not better mileage than Prius', and are much cleaner, and efficient. If you drive straight highway miles, I can almost promise you upwards of 60mpg's with a diesel.

Please don't constrew my opinion as an attack towards you, or your vehicle purchase. Just wanted to point out an option that you may not have previously known about.

CMJAnew

I've hemmed and hawed so long I have to put a pair of tires on the box. Still can't make up my mind as to its replacement.

CMJAnew

Shortly after noon on Father's Day eve, the xB went from 349,999 to 350,000. Thanks Scion.

jbod

congrats! the beginning of that post almost made me think it was gonna be bad noise!

CMJAnew

Catastrophic Failure -- I've removed the plate. It limped home on less than 4 cylinders today.

mike93civic

So is it a total loss? Sorry to hear, you definitely got some miles out of her though that's for sure.

CMJAnew

Yep, game over. My mechanic is looking for a motor. For him, not I.

wagonbldr

You said that you drove it without the serpentine belt for 6-7 miles at 247k miles. I am amazed it lasted this long. Aluminum engines usually don't like being overheated, which leads to head gasket issues. I have 117k miles on my 05. Good to know how reliable they are.

CMJAnew

....and there was no reason to do that -- except I was bull headed. So ____ed at my idiocy at the time. And very relieved when it allowed me to resume my quest for 300,000.

CMJAnew

Even though the xB sits in my driveway, it's sold to my mechanic/customer/friend for $300. He's looking for a motor, but may rebuild the original.
Wait till he hears it actually has 385,000 miles. Not the recorded 350,000.

Had another customer/friend in line if the first didn't take it.

Sciond

still for the small amount of investment it is a good risk

CMJAnew

It left on the rollback on 11-7-2012. Heading to its new home where it will receive its newish replacement engine.

jbod

wow that's sad, but you got so much out of it it! what did you replace it with?