2001 Toyota Camry car engine died. Not sure about the reason. What to do with

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the car? Suggestions please.? Hi All,

I have a 2001 Toyota camry car with 93ooo miles running very fine with out any issues.Due to the snow storm on 12/20/2008 in
Boston, my car is filled with snow. I pulled my car from snow and went to office to half way. All of the sudden my car stopped
and didnt started.Took to the Toyota showrrom and they said the engine died. Replacing the engine takes $5100 + Labor charge
of 10 hrs. I need suggestions on What to do with the car? Is any one going to buy the rest of parts?

Thanks for the pointers
 
First of all NEVER NEVER take a car to the dealer unless it is under full factory warranty it is a guaranteed rip off. there can be many reasons why the car wont start. too many to list anyway. it can be something as simple as the engine got wet and you need to let it sit for a while and dry off. it can be you need carb choke ( 4 dollar spray bottle). if you really need an engine you can buy one from many junk yards in your area for much less then that ( dont be scared of the term junk yards most of them can be perfect cars that just got hit in the back and the only thing that's good on them is the engine) a good website for that is www.car-parts.com. im a used car dealer in new jersey and i have a 2002 camry in stock if you are interested you can email me. once again NEVER TAKE YOUR CAR TO THE DEALER they make up charges and rip people off. it takes a mechanic about 2 hours to put the engine in ( shouldnt charge more then 600 to put it in). go to some local mom and pops mechanics compare prices.
 
My daughter also had an engine died problem. There are no options. Either pay the bucks to replace or donate the car to a high school auto shop and let them work on it as a class project. A dealer might give you $100 for it as a trade in since he may be able to salvage some parts.
 
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