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my car is for sale. it has 113500 miles on it. its reasonably priced but is not selling.

if it doesnt sell by mid-august i will be forced to keep it for now because im moving to UCF in orlando and dont talk to me about trade-in because i wont get shit for it even if it was returned to stock.

i have the original 5s-fe engine in there and although strong as ever in its true toyota form its showing its age (100000 miles for a toyota is just broke in and can last up to 400000 miles and beyond but needs more and more maintenances---which are expensive). my question is this if i just decide to keep the car and live with having an automatic transmission and being slow for another year or two should i a)just pick up another 5s-fe engine (which i can probably get for about $500-$1000) or try and fix everything on my car. ive already fixed valve cover gasket and distributor oil seal but hte rear main seal and tranny pan and oil pan gasket are leaking. ive been quote:491fdb54cfd like 450 for the seal and another 100-150 for both gaskets and labor. (i could do those myself if i had the time and a lift etc)

i also have a driver door lock actuator that is gone and i have to get toyota to do that if i decide to fix it (still locks manually-but cant use my keyless with it broke) that will be $400 (damn toyota labor charges).

please someone give me something to think about or any ideas you may have. i will be very disappointed if i cant get this to sell by the time i leave for college. lowering the price twice has gotten more calls but nothing serious yet. ive been wanting to do a 3s-gte mr2 turbo swap (or the bolt on turbo kit) for the longest time now but money is short and its not a drop in situation like h/a cars. mounts have to be modded and the wiring isnt too hard actually. it just hasnt been done that much (only 1 is running in the US that we know of in my generation of camry--a few older camrys have them) and one is in the shop being R&Dd for them to sell the mounts and ecu stuff to make it plug and play. perhaps if i wait by then they will have it but then again probably not.

im torn on what to do. if anyone knows a place that would give me a reasonable trade-in or something let me know.

i am desperate and need to sell.
-dan