Well thanks for the advise. It's looking like trading is a recommendation of the day. I just wasn't sure how many more miles I could expect from the 700 since it's already turned 30K and also how expensive a rebuild would be in the future. I'm out of money, so I can't really afford any expensive fixes for a while.
hmmm... I saw one as I was pulling out of Church this morning. Maybe it's a sign
EDIT: I also neglected to mention that my total post count at the time of making this post was 84 8O