5 Weird and Expensive Car Repairs You’ll Want to Avoid at All Costs…

The average cost of a new car in the US is more than $36,000. 

The worst part is that you have to shell out even more of your hard-earned cash when something goes wrong. With modern cars becoming more and more complex, the number of things that can break down is only growing.

Some problems can be fixed for a few dollars. But if there’s a problem with some of the weirder parts of your car, your repair bill could stretch into five figures.

So read on as we look at five weird and expensive car repairs.

1. Cylinders

In the good old days, if your car was making strange noises, you could pop the hood and take a look around.

But modern engines are far more complex and much harder for your average Joe to be able to fix. Not least because in most modern cars it’s a challenge even getting to the engine through all the casing. 

The most expensive parts of your engine are the cylinders. If these go wrong, your car is going nowhere. Not until you’ve repaired or replaced them, which can cost as much as $10,000.

2. Transmission

If your engine is fine and your wheels still aren’t turning, it’s probably a problem with the transmission.

This is another complex bit of tech these days. Which means if it goes wrong, you’re unlikely to be able to fix it yourself.

Repairing or replacing your transmission can set you back a cool $5,000 in no time at all.

3. Hybrid Battery

If you’re driving a gas guzzler, then replacing your battery isn’t too costly. Although it’s always better to spend a little more on a quality battery, as you can learn in this useful article.

But if your guilt about your carbon footprint has made you buy a hybrid, you’re in big trouble. Hybrid batteries are far more complicated and have a price tag to match. You can easily spend $6,000 on a replacement.

4. Camshaft

The camshaft is the part of the engine that rotates the cams that open and close the valves. Basically, without one, your engine is useless.

And if your camshaft gets clogged up, eventually it will break. You’re then looking at two or three thousand dollars to get it repaired or replaced. Don’t you just love technology?

5. Head Gasket

This is probably the most spectacular of all the repairs on our list.

If your head gasket goes, coolant and oil will start to leak from your cylinders. Your engine will overheat and all of this coolant and oil will start to produce a heck of a lot of smoke.

This spectacular car problem will look impressive. But it could cost you $2,000 to get it repaired. And if your engine really overheats, this could be even more.

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