I own a Lesabre. Last time I checked freeway mpg was on a drive to

Apr 27, 2015
4:25:55pm

laxcoug

St George, UT and back. I got 29 down and 27 back up. I have had people tell me with the LeSabre they get better but the sweet spot for speed is probably 65 mph and I was probably 75 ish average on that trip.

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laxcoug

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Just got a quote for my car repair. Blown head gasket and Catalytic converter.

cougaman

4/27/15 3:33pm

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Mall Santa

4/27/15 3:34pm

Get another quote. It might not be as serious as guy #1 wants you to believe.

ClackamasCoug

4/27/15 3:37pm

Its a common problem from what I read about that engine, happens at about 100K

cougaman

4/27/15 3:43pm

I will say that I probably ruined the cat by not getting it checked sooner. The

cougaman

4/27/15 3:45pm

If it were me, I'd dump it and buy another $3k car

kccougar

4/27/15 3:37pm

Yeah, I just bought this one about 2 years ago for 4300, don't really want to

cougaman

4/27/15 3:41pm

What kind of car is it?

Dread Pirate Westley

4/27/15 3:38pm

2002 Nissan altima

cougaman

4/27/15 3:39pm

I'd look for another quote or 2 before giving up on the car.

Dread Pirate Westley

4/27/15 3:44pm

Called the dealer and another shop. Both said similar estimates.

cougaman

4/27/15 3:50pm

If it costs more to repair than it's worth, I'd say you're likely throwing good

Dread Pirate Westley

4/27/15 4:01pm

If you are going to buy another car consider

laxcoug

4/27/15 3:54pm

I used to have an old Park Avenue with the 3.8

BYUMizzou

4/27/15 4:01pm

I forgot about the Park Ave. My Uncle has one that's 15 yrs old and runs great

laxcoug

4/27/15 4:17pm

What kind of gas mileage? I drive about 300 miles a week for work. Don't want

cougaman

4/27/15 4:22pm

I own a Lesabre. Last time I checked freeway mpg was on a drive to

laxcoug

4/27/15 4:25pm

CocaColaRecovery

4/27/15 4:15pm

Thanks

cougaman

4/27/15 4:20pm

My Maxima had like 4 cats, EFI issues caused it. Think flawed design. Dump it.

DumpsterFire

4/27/15 4:50pm

Thats what I'm leaning towards. Figure I can get 400 or so to junk it. Maybe a

cougaman

4/27/15 4:57pm

RE: Just got a quote for my car repair. Blown head gasket and Catalytic

Bullrider

4/27/15 5:02pm

need a place to do it, time to do it, and already screwed up a car doing my own

cougaman

4/28/15 12:15am

JCL auto is a mobile mechanic based in SLC. I called several places for a new

ByuImaginesDragons

4/29/15 2:50am

I live in Oregon, so I don't suspect his prices will be all that competitive

cougaman

4/29/15 9:40am

Oh yeah probably not I don't think he'll drive out quite that far! Lol

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