Originally Posted by
losiglow
I'll be honest, I have no idea what all that stuff would cost. I often think I know what something will cost at my mechanic but then it ends up costing way less or way more. But have you ever considered retiring the old beast? It seems your repairs might be more than the car is worth. Granted, it would be hard to part with a car that you've owned for 12 years,
but financially, it looks like it's unpractical to fix all that stuff via a mechanic. If you did it yourself, like a hobby or project or something then I could see the sense in it. But a mechanic doing it? Again, probably not financially practical.
Yes, you are right. Purely from a financial view it doesn't make a lot of sense. However.... Even if I dumped $5K into it, not saying that I would, but IF I did, it would still be cheaper than a new car or anything I could get comparable.
My "new car buying funds" have been tied up for awhile, so my options are few. It's either drive it until it literally blows up, then I'd be totally screwed, or fix it and keep going with it, which is what I need to do from a financial standpoint ironically. The question is, without me having to do ALL the work myself, what's the best options and costs?
Thanks for the inputs so far!