Re: Depreciation (w/mechanical repairs somewhat identified) 2002 Durango
  By: mark lewis to Damon A. Getsman on Fri Jan 23 2015 17:50:57

 ML> set it at $2500 and let them talk you down to whatever the lowest is
 ML> you'll take for it... make them work for the drop, too... maybe
 ML> $1600-$1800 bottom? who knows, maybe you'll get $2000 for it and they'll
 ML> be happy as all get out even with the apparent problems that they find out
 ML> about...

  That is a damn good idea.  I'll give it a start there.  I do have a guy in a
local shop that's offered a free appraisal, but who knows what the motives
might be there...  Hell, I've got to offload it fairly quick here, too, due to
economic issues, that's a great way to start at least.

 ML> just on the surface, perhaps just the bushings on the rob arms need to be
 ML> replaced... possibly also adjusting the valves if they have adjustment
 ML> screws on them under the valve covers like we used to see and handle with
 ML> feeler guages and a couple of hours under the hood...

  I'll check that out...  I'm aware of how to do that kind of work on a
carbeurated engine, but not on one with fuel injection, unfortunately.  I think
I've still got a chilton's manual for this one somewhere, and I do have a
[rudimentary] set of tools.  If nothing else, youtube is almost certain to have
something on handling that, should it be possible without pulling the engine. 
I just thought it'd have to go below the valve covers, making it fairly
helpless for me to handle w/out a shop & a picker.

 ML> just my 2 pesos and i generally don't sell my vehicles once i've gotten
 ML> them ;)

  I very much appreciate it.  I've worked on getting to that point, but my
repeated loss of resources has held me back quite a bit.  Thank you for your
advice!
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