Although a lot more people buy used cars, it is slowly starting to change because of the facts that there are a lot of companies that are now offering good finance deals, whereas it is not only the rich that can now afford a brand new motor. But the ratio in which used motors are selling over brand new ones is still very much higher; but this being said there are still some main drawbacks with used motors, which are as follows:
Firstly used motors will not give you the latest gadgets and features that a new motor has the capability of delivering. Next although you may obtain a perfectly working car, it will be hard to find out about its past. The vehicle may have blown its engine, and had a completely reconditioned one placed in, or it may have been involved in a high speed accident and eventually been repaired. You can although still get many benefits from a used car especially if you are on a strict budget. Basically the cars will be a lot cheaper and you will be able to choose from a wide selection of motors.
If you ultimately decide to choose yourself a brand new vehicle then you will have to weigh out the pros and cons. Basically when buying a brand new car you will ultimately be getting yourself all the latest technologies as well as a guaranteed working order vehicle. You should have no problem for at least three or four years. But in this equation comes the downsides, especially if you are getting the car on finance. A basic example which I am going to give you is when you purchase a new top of the range car it could cost anything between six thousand and seven thousand pounds. If you obtain a finance agreement for 2 years, the price of that car at the end of the agreement could be slashed by up to 70%. That is a massive amount on which you could save yourself for a two year wait.
Whatever option you choose you should carefully weigh out the cons and pros of each. If ultimately you still find yourself in a hole you could always consider car leasing deals, which are now a very attractive option.
For brake booster rebuilds, the two with the best reputation are "Booster Dewey" and "Karps". Karps is the one I use. If you are looking for a source of rebuilding kits, I'm not going to be able to help you, as I've not run into a source for them. If you are a member of a club, post your question on there web site; someone will have an answer for you. WPC is the main Chrysler club, as you probably know, but I'm sure there is a 300 club also.
Some vendors advertise new heater cores on eBay all the time, so I'd look there first. I tried that on my 67 Imperial, and they couldn't help me. But I've found that a good radiator shop can rebuild and even rescore any heater core I've ever had to repair. I have gotten rebuilt power brake boosters for 64 Chryslers from AutoZone and from NAPA in the past - they are another source at around $100 exchange.
I can tell you my experience, I use Silicon Grease, and available at most auto parts places as it is designed for this purpose. It is clear grease in a tube, with a consistency similar to that of Vaseline, but without any petroleum content, so it will not attack the rubber or any plastic you put it on - it is totally inert in that respect.
It is used in space instruments for this exact reason and I've always used it on my cars -it keeps the weather-striping and rubber bumpers under the hood etc. just like new. I put it on in a thin coat with my fingers, rub it in a bit, and then wipe off any excess that might come in contact with someone's clothing. GE makes it, and so does Dow-Corning. The DC part number is DC-4. I got my last tube from the NAPA store - it was the GE brand, but it is just the same to use and the way it works.
I have a 1996 Jetta Trek with a door lock problem. The locking mechanism fails to actuate any doors other than the one in which I actually use a key. And, after using the key, I heard the vacuum pump running too long, as well as the telltale hissing which revealed a leak under the dash on the d/s. This all seemed to happen after I had a stereo system installed.
Running speaker wire, they must have inadvertently broke my vacuum tubing connector, right at the wire/air-line harness between the inside lower part of the d/s door and the chassis where it all feeds through the body into the fuse box area above the pedals. The tubing connector nipple (or what looks like might have been one) is sheared off, and I have two flush ends, which of course will not seal when I reconnect the harness.
Get some vacuum tubing from your local car parts store like they use under the hood on engines, and make sure it's just big enough to push that little plastic pipe into, but not so big that it slides right in. There shouldn't be a need to even glue it or seal it if the fit is tight enough.
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