97 Honda Civic, crankshaft broken. Should I rebuild or buy another engine?More...
 

...future repairs?Buy another car? I have a 97 Honda Civic. I bought it for $4000 at 100000mi on it. Now in my 4years, I?ve added only 10,000mi more. I'm extremely careful in driving it. Only $200 maintenance needed in 4years. It was running perfectly until yesterday, when serious noise. My mechanic says crankshaft has broken, and I can















A) Have him rebuild by putting new crankshaft, bearings, etc. That would cost me $2300 including tax/labor















B) Buy another used engine (from lkqcorp.com, already has 70000mi on it) and put that into my car for $2500 total































Based on my small driving requirements what are the pros/cons of options A and B?Which is better?































If I were to instead just buy another used car (what year/mileage/cost?), would that be unnecessarily expensive for my needs?































If instead I get these same repairs done at a Honda dealer, what advantages for the extra cost?































What is the value of my Civic today/after-repairs? What chances of needing other expensive repairs in upcoming months?































Thanks in advance!

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its better to replace the crank and Berings and stuff and hope that the crank did not gouge or warp anything cuz if it did u need a new engine.