02 Sebring value?

[rusty ol ranger]

Question...not sure if this is the right forum but ill give er a shot...

My nephew has a 2002 Chrysler sebring convertable, it has a bum 2.7 DOHC engine (gone due to no oil pressure, a new engine would do no good as to a bad design on chryslers part...ive researched it), the steaming pile of shit has only 150K with a decent body (a few dents) and a awesome white leather interior, good top, etc, basically just the engine is screwed.

I want this thing out of my yard and wondering what a fair price would be to ask for it on craigslist? I was thinking 8 or 900 bucks....its to nice to just scrap...but way to much of a pain in the ass to part out (you have to pull half the engine compartment out to get the damn battery out).

FYI he picked up a 97 Aerostar for 600 bucks to beat around in....best vehicle hes had so far.

later,
Dustin

 

[97RangerXLT]

To be honest it isnt worth much more than scrap value. Maybe 5 or 600 bucks. It is an 11 yearold car with a junk engine. If it is exceptionally good condition other than the engine, put a running engine in it and you can get some decent money for it. Figure 700 for a running engine and 300 in misc parts andinstallation fees. Sell it for 2500.

Just my thoughts

 

[Jraymer360]

yep they're worth about 500 to 600 because 90 percent of the time it's the engine. those engines suck...

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

180/ton last I heard, not sure if they ding you for the amount of plastic or not though.

 

[fix_or_repair_daily]

150k was a good run for a piece of shit 2.7. I replaced 2 of them with crate engines at work. One blew a couple rods (and drove into the shop ) at 108k and the timing chain tensioner let go and bent some valves on the other one at 72k.

 

[Jraymer360]

150k was a good run for a piece of shit 2.7. I replaced 2 of them with crate engines at work. One blew a couple rods (and drove into the shop ) at 108k and the timing chain tensioner let go and bent some valves on the other one at 72k.

bent valves is how they normally go...my dad fixed like 4 of them at his shop. he suggested either putting it on craigslist for 500 bucks or getting a junk yard engine for 500 or so and running it till you can afford a new car

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I would not imagine the nightmare of trying to pull the engine out of this thing...plus since all 2.7s are garbage the chances of geting a good one are pry slim to none....

I know its not bent valves cause its knocking...rod knocking. I guess ill just haul it to the scrap yard...hes got something else to drive ( a 97 3.0L aerostar, its better for hauling his music shit anyways lol).

Thanks guys.
later,
Dustin

 

[killj0y]

If the body is that nice, I'd try to sell it before I junked it, just to keep it alive plus you might get more out if it in the end. I just hate to see a decent car go you know. But scrapping it might be less of a headache.

 

[Jraymer360]

If the body is that nice, I'd try to sell it before I junked it, just to keep it alive plus you might get more out if it in the end. I just hate to see a decent car go you know. But scrapping it might be less of a headache.

throw a 4.0 in there.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

How bout i just throw it on a F150 4x4 frame and have a convertable mud bogger! I think that would be a pita though...

 

[OilPatch197]

I like the Sebring for the convertible top. That is the only good thing about it.

It's a shame Chrysler has so much potential but somehow they only know to build crap.

Perhaps it's a good design(they have a good styling dept.) and then corporate extracts all the "cost savings" out of it for max profit, then it's shit. Deep deep debt Chrysler(is a registered trademark of whoever holds the debt!).

The company I work for has NO Chrysler buisness, plenty of GM,(all sorts of Japanese makers), and GM, every time the company makes a bid on a Chrysler contract, they get the response "not competitive" We are not in the buisness of loosing money.

I think Toyota Solara is a much better convertible top car.

 

[killj0y]

Screw it strip out the interior and sell it. Then scrap it.