If it makes you feel any better, I have probably done the equivalent of $5k in repairs on a neighbor's Odyssey to keep it going for another year:
2007 Odyssey - Private Party Sale Price?
2007 Honda Odyssey, EX-L. Two owner CA car, 170K miles. The van is owned by one of my friends and he wants to sell it. One of my auto tech friends is interested in buying it. I have done a lot of work to the van over the last 6 months. What is a reasonable sale price? The Good: - Timing Belt...bobistheoilguy.com
This included removing the timing belt three times and I am about to do it a fourth time to replace the front camshaft. From a parts standpoint, I think we have spent under $1K total.
That is a lot of work. Kudos.