What's the most expensive car repair you've ever needed?

I had my first car for 4 years, until it munched a couple valves for lunch. Due to the major damage that resulted (broken piston), I ended up needing a new engine for $4,000. Being that the car was 13 years old, there was no way I was putting the money into that.

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billybcgn25 · 70-79, M

2000 S-10 Xtreme. 4.3 liter V-6, leaked coolant internally, and decided to make metal. Installed a Jasper (tm) remanufactured engine, paid extra to have a Jasper Authorized Installation Center put it in (gave me the 3 yr. 100k mile warranty for both the engine and the labor to install it). About $5500.00. But worth it, as it burns absolutely no oil. And very well balanced internally. No vibration at all.

latinbutterfly · F

@billybcgn25 That actually sounds like what happened to my Pontiac Grand Am 3.4 (second car). Apparently GM has had an issue with intank manifold gaskets leaking in a few of their V6 engines.

billybcgn25 · 70-79, M

@latinbutterfly, it really irritated me, especially when I had had driveshaft issues with that thing too. Grrr... But swapping out an engine was above my pay grade. Half shafts, cylinder heads, even intake manifolds (Buick 3800 Series II and III), yep. But not the whole enchilada.