Hard to tell someone their car's not worth it

Today was the first experience we've have with telling someone their car isn't worth the repairs needed. It wasn't an easy call to make, but we think it was the right one.

1988 Toyota Land Cruiser

This was actually a pretty neat old truck, which needs some work, but still really neat.
Rear brake adjustment and removal of the parking brake cable

2 hours

2002 Ford Explorer

New front brakes and rotors

1 hours

1966 Chevrolet C10 Work Truck

New Tires, battery and cables, alternator, voltage regulator, several lug nuts and wheel studs, brake hose, water pump, radiator hoses, distributor and coil, spark plugs and wires, main wiring harness, secondary engine wiring harness, headlight switch, dimmer switch, hubcaps, headlights, ignition switch and alt belt. I think that has been everything so far.

When I say work truck I really mean work. I have no idea how many hours, but I know that it'll get more next week.

1998 Chrysler (Sedan)

Air shock removal and gas shock installation

2 hours

2002 Dodge Ram 1500

New radiator, new condenser fan, A/C recharge

3 hrs

2006 Honda Accord LX

Front Brakes (including travel time to turn rotors)

2 hours

This is also a car that last month I wired in a universal O2 sensor saving the customer about $100. The OE sensor was $162 or thereabouts.

1994 Ford Explorer Sport V6

Idler pulley, headlighr bulb, turn signal fuse

.75 hours

2002 Dodge Ram 1500

All new rotors and pads

3 hours

2004 GMC Envoy

Air bag to stock suspension conversion, tune-up

6 hours

1994 Ford Explorer

4 new shocks, transmission filter/gasket, a/c recharge, radiator flush

5 hours

1993 Chevy Astro Van

Control arm bushings

5 hours

1996 Mercury Sable

Replace power steering pump

2 hours

1996 Mercury Sable

Replaced starter
(Here's another travel to their location repair)

2.5 hours

1994 Explorer Sport V6

Replaced idler pulley and serpentine belt
(He actually travelled to the person's apt complex to fix this one)

1 hour