[joemac]

Your desire to drive what your content with will "drive" your decision.

Clear coat, curious if the clear coat is actually coming off or if it's dull, oxidized. Could be some time with a DA buffer coarse foam pad and your choice of correction compound. $100. Worst case $3500 for paint/body.

Seats you could have the front's re-upholstered, new leather, seat foam for $2000 to $3000. Add about another $1k for the rear.

If the rack is only leaking and mechanically sound, there are shops that specialize in power steering repair could have new seals and boots installed without having the chance the reman'd quality. $500. There are hydraulic service shops that repair and or fabricate hydraulic lines and fittings for power steering, brakes, etc. I ended up making my own hoses from flexible black braded line for a

Having the Caprice and Camaro helps on the alterative parts options. But yea the parts availability issue will not get any better for certain.

Average new car price is $40k. Cars that are driven, are seldom an investment. However there's some value in enjoying what you drive.

I get the feeling you're leaning toward a new car and shedding the G8, nothing wrong with that. Just hard to depart from something you've got years of enjoyment. Understandable.

 

[joemac]

That's unfortunate there's not a local shop by that will bend and fit aluminum fittings. I would try a local LKQ salvage yard, bring your line wrenches in the event someone hasn't already hacked up the lines.

Does this hose do you any good? 2009 Pontiac G8 GT Power Steering Hose Line Tube OEM

Where are the lines leaking at the rack connection, at the press fittings between rubber/aluminum or somewhere on the hose going back to the PS pump?