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Drove up to a '92 Buick LeSabre with 250k miles and a sagging headliner
Stopped by a used lot over near Springfield last Saturday, and this old Buick caught my eye. The paint was faded but straight, no rust anywhere I could see, and the engine bay looked cleaner than you'd expect. The owner said the transmission shifts fine but the headliner is drooping bad and the AC compressor is locked up. He's asking $800 firm. I remember when a car like that would have been an easy fix-it and drive for years, but now I wonder if parts and labor costs make it a money pit.
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lopez.karen17d ago
Pump the brakes a bit - a locked up AC compressor on that era Buick is usually just the clutch, not the whole compressor, and you can snag a junkyard clutch for like $20 and swap it in an hour with basic tools.
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laura_wright14d ago
Didn't a buddy of mine spend a whole weekend fighting with one of those?
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rileynelson17d ago
Yeah but the AC compressor is locked up" would give me pause on a $800 car. You're looking at probably $400-$600 just for that fix if you take it somewhere, plus the headliner is gonna be another couple hundred if you pay someone. But if you're handy and can swap the compressor yourself with a junkyard part you might get away with $50 and a Saturday. How bad do you need AC where you live?
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