[h=2]When all else fails, conduct a heart transplant[/h] It may sound daunting, but a full engine replacement is sometimes cheaper than a major repair. | Chevrolet



Here’s some interesting food for thought: Extensive repairs on an aging engine or transmission can potentially cost you thousands in parts and labor at your local garage and take your car off the road for days, if not weeks, especially if your repair shop is booked solid.

So as scary as it may sound, sometimes an entire engine or transmission replacement is the way to go. Ask your garage for help in sourcing a healthy powerplant, and they could have your car running with a brand new heart in a matter of days. If you love your old car and can’t bear to let it go, this may be the easiest way to give it a new lease on life.

A new engine from Advance/Autozone costs a couple thousand, but labor charges to get it fixed can do that also.

Replacing a headgasket can sometimes cost $900 and it's replaced on top of an old engine. A $2,000 new engine
is new ALL OVER....including the headgasket and carries a warranty.