Yeah the title is a bit misleading I know my choices: fix it or forget it.

Embarrassingly enough I burned it out while traveling on the 14 freeway in California a couple weeks ago. This stretch of road I was on was at sand canyon where the traffic stopped. From there its all uphill..long story short because I couldn't get over to the side of the road I toughed it out for 3 hours in a slow, creeping traffic which was bumper to bumper. A literal parking lot. A truck earlier in the day burned up and closed the freeway down to one lane. Thanks International driver !

I've been quoted $1400 for parts and labor to fix it. Well, I can't afford it.

I paid $3,000 for the car, dumped another $3000 for multiple repairs, the a/c is now wonky, passenger side window doesn't roll down, passenger side door doesn't lock, the door panels are starting to fall off, and an O2 sensor needs to be repaired. This is not due to my lack of care..seriously.

So now that all of that has been listed. What are my options? Suggestions are truly appreciated. Oh and I'm currently unemployed and looking for work which is why I can't just outright fix it.

 

Uh, what is it? The car I mean. I figure it's a Volvo C70, but what year, how many miles, convertible or coupe, a few more details would be nice.

 

My apologies. .

It's a 2000 c70 coupe hardtop 2.3...

It has 169307 miles

 

Obviously no easy answers here. If you can't afford $1400 to make it driveable, what can you afford to do? Not trying to be a smart a, but seriously. Many of us have found ourselves in the position of having to make a tough decision, but often times we make this type of decision harder than it has to be. Obviously the cash value of the car in its current condition is by the pound for scrap, but would $1400 buy you another car that doesn't have as many or more problems than the one you have? If the answer is no then you have to find a way to fix it. If the answer is yes, then go buy another car. If your checking account balance is zero and you have no job I don't know what advice anyone here could give you that would help, other than search for an alternative repair source. Just be careful that it is someone who really can fix it and not take your money and leave you stuck. Been where you are and it sucks, but don't know what else to say.

 

Unless you're mechanically inclined, have garage space, necessary jacks and tools, and have some help you're pretty much looking at paying to have it fixed. I've not done any research on what it costs to have a clutch repaired on a Volvo, but $1400 doesn't really sound too far out of line. On most transverse mounted engines clutch replacement is a real chore. Some vehicles have to have the engine removed, don't know about the Volvo.

Volvo's seem to be pretty good cars, but electrical problems seem to be the most often occurring glitch. The real issue is that they are expensive to have worked on and parts can be outrageous if you have to work with the dealer. Basically they're good cars, but expensive to have repaired. Much of the work you can do yourself if you have the tools and ability. If not, you might want to cut your losses and get the most out of it you can.

Pkrface's advice is very good.

 

Very straight forward answers and greatly appreciated!

No offense taken either

 

You should be able to get a better deal on a clutch job, may be for less than half of $1,400... Any shop can do it.