Yah little tikes! $600 Wow. I apparently couldn't pick them. Mine was twice as much but lasted the same amount of time. Plus it was older. =:-| Oh. Well. Can Colm do any repair work? I figure a horn can't be too hard. Have junk yards will travel. A new gasket is about $10.00. IF IT"S THE VALVE COVER GASKET ( on top of the engine so to speak ) You can easilly do it yourself in 1 hour with $15.00 of parts. Any idea which gasket is it? ( Please don't say head gasket! ) The breakes and starter I know can be done by a non professional. However I have never done it. I have seen brakes done and I am confident I can do it alone. But... You can make it!! You can make it!!! Wth some luck you can even spend less money. Bsteph