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Originally Posted by deanyel
You are of course free to do as you please. I was just pointing that the advice was utterly inane. Beyond the pale. Stop leak products work and they often work for years, especially on small leaks. They are inexpensive and VERY popular - for good reason. Your philosophy - fixing things for a 30 year planning horizon - is a perfect recipe for an economic disaster for a 30 year old car. It is appropriate for a car with market value - such as a Gullwing, 111 cab, etc. - not an old sedan.
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Sorry, but I still disagree with your words "utterly inane". If one cannot do a significant amount of DIY or has very deep pockets then it makes no sense economically to have a 30 year-old daily driver of any make or model. My experience with "fix in a can" products obviously differs from yours. For me they never did anything. The only kind that ever came close to working was radiator stop leak and that wasn't a lasting "works for years" kind of thing since the leaks came back anyway. More like gets you to the next paycheck. As far as I'm concerned, the only reason these things are popular is because many people are looking for a cheap way to keep a car on the road. Car parts fail for a reason, and the best thing to do is fix it right whether it's an old Mercedes or a 1996 Putney Creach with 300,000 miles.