I'm spending money on my 30-year-old used cars this year. I have a plan to buy a newer vehicle next year, but I want to postpone it as long as I comfortably can.
In terms of overall mechanical and operational status, my 95 Trooper and 95 Nissan King-Cab SE pickup truck are in tip-top condition. The Trooper will get a scheduled shake-down inspection, tire and AC service on Monday -- the day after tomorrow. Giving it the once-over will assure me of a pleasant trip when I visit my brother near Reno at Thanksgiving. My truck is a backup vehicle, and I was planning to use it on Monday to meet a friend for lunch.
I can still do that, but I cannot close the driver-side window and secure the vehicle for the hour of the lunch meeting.
Suddenly, when I try to close the window, I can hear the electric motor inside the door panel, but the window doesn't come up. My brother told me today on the telephone that I could probably order the proper assembly to replace the old one and do the work myself, but I'm tired of this sort of trouble. I also have apprehensions that when I attempt to disassemble the inner door panel with its plastic and vinyl parts, I will break something and it won't all fit back together as it previously was.
I could just forego spending money on this driver-side window until my "new-car-replacement plan" is executed, but if I attempt to sell the vehicle as opposed to giving it away to Kars for Kids, the window should be operational. I may even want to keep the pickup if I can find a place to park it. [The condominium development has visitor spaces and people with extra cars are allowed to use those spaces if they move their car every three days.]
Anyone have a ballpark estimate of how much money it will cost for fixing this window on my 95 hardbody pickup?
In terms of overall mechanical and operational status, my 95 Trooper and 95 Nissan King-Cab SE pickup truck are in tip-top condition. The Trooper will get a scheduled shake-down inspection, tire and AC service on Monday -- the day after tomorrow. Giving it the once-over will assure me of a pleasant trip when I visit my brother near Reno at Thanksgiving. My truck is a backup vehicle, and I was planning to use it on Monday to meet a friend for lunch.
I can still do that, but I cannot close the driver-side window and secure the vehicle for the hour of the lunch meeting.
Suddenly, when I try to close the window, I can hear the electric motor inside the door panel, but the window doesn't come up. My brother told me today on the telephone that I could probably order the proper assembly to replace the old one and do the work myself, but I'm tired of this sort of trouble. I also have apprehensions that when I attempt to disassemble the inner door panel with its plastic and vinyl parts, I will break something and it won't all fit back together as it previously was.
I could just forego spending money on this driver-side window until my "new-car-replacement plan" is executed, but if I attempt to sell the vehicle as opposed to giving it away to Kars for Kids, the window should be operational. I may even want to keep the pickup if I can find a place to park it. [The condominium development has visitor spaces and people with extra cars are allowed to use those spaces if they move their car every three days.]
Anyone have a ballpark estimate of how much money it will cost for fixing this window on my 95 hardbody pickup?