Spun a bearing last week. Been looking for a used 2.2 but they are hard to come by. I don't think it's going to be worth it to drop an engine in this 06 of mine. 250,750 miles on the vehicle. If I find a $500 used 2.2 with say 100K on it the car still has 250K. The shop I trust looked up "book time" and he is saying about 12 hours so about $1200 labor plus throw in $200 for extras and a $600 used drop in and I'm at 2,000 bucks. I just don't see the point in doing it really. NADA Clean trade in with 250K is only $2500. So sinking 2K into and "hope" that the tranny is not next just doesn't make sense. Unless my HHR friends can come up with a case to convince me that spending 2 grand is worth it, then off to the scrap yard it goes. I'm in Michigan so if anyone needs parts let me know.

 

So sad, but I have no argument for to justify you spending the money to repair your HHR

 

sorry, but i think its time to let it go...thats a lot of mileage and like you said nobody knows the condition of the tranny. It would probably be easier to spend the money you would use to fix it up on a newer one or another vehicle all together :)

 

A quarter of a million miles.....I'd say you got your use from it. Back in the day, we would have pulled that motor, bought the bearings, had the crank turned and put it back together. How times have changed! Vehicles are so much more complex and expensive to work on now.

 

pulled the motor, in some cases I would replace the connecting rod bearings while still in the car

 

True...I've done that also.

 

I guess I was lucky. I was able to replace the engine in my '06 for a tad less than you were quoted.

The body on my buggy is still in great shape or I might not have done this.

 

R.I.P Great Pumpkin, we hardly knew ya.

 

Is it a panel? I might want to buy it and haul it home.

 

Don't junk it. Put on Craig's as "whole for parts". If the body and interior are in good shape someone will snatch it up for more money than the bone yard will give you.