For years I have had a "new or newer" car that I pampered, drove on longer or special trips, and basically "saved." I have driven an older car for work, short trips, instate travel. That older car died a few weeks back. I can repair the engine ($3K), get another old car ($3-6K), or just drive my '03 and save money for the spring and maybe do one or the other option above. I am just worried about putting miles on my "newer" car -- never done that. Am I alone? Should I just drive the car I am paying on and enjoy it ... not worry about it? On my old car, I was averaging 20k per year driving everywhere. My newer car has only 7K on it in three years. Thanks for helping me sort this out
2006-08-19 07:17:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Just keep driving the newer car and save for a bit. Age will also destroy a vehicle, so you may as well put some miles on it.
2006-08-19 07:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by Manny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it is time to make your newer pampered car the daily driven car. If the newer car has been cared for properly, you most likely won't have to worry to much about dependability. You may even be able to save up some money and get a nice new car and start all over again. Note: New Corvettes are nice, just a thought. Good Luck.
2006-08-19 08:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by csburridge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two bits of advice... first, if they want $3000 for engine repairs...heck, you can drop an entirely "new" rebuilt engine or a new "crate engine", or even a used engine into it and save lots of $. At a minimum I'd shop that engine work around- that sounds pretty steep.
The other advice? Drive the nicer car a little more often. Too much sitting will cause seals and gaskets to dry out, leading to leaks later on. Cars need to be driven on a reasonably regular basis to keep internal engine and transmission parts, etc. lubricated. You can take the nice car out occasionally and it won't add that many miles.
Hope this helped.
2006-08-19 08:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by answerman63 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on what your newer car is,,you might want to get a good daily driver to beat around in,,that's what i done i had to make the same decision also a while back,,and i chose to get a good work car,and i still have my new one,,if you start driving the new one all the time your going to really put some miles on it,,that was what i was faced with,,i found a good used grand -am,,and it does fine for what i do,,i hope this helps,,i own a repair shop,,and do a lot of running to get parts,,good luck with your decision.
2006-08-19 08:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drive the "new" car. If you only have 7k on it, you have a long way to go until it dies. Just maintain it like you are supposed to and you'll get at least 200,000k on it. Don't let it rot in the driveway, enjoy it....plus you're saving on insurance and repairs for two cars..
2006-08-19 07:28:09 · answer #5 · answered by MIGHTY MINNIE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure what kind of old car but 3 grand for an engine seems a bit steep, how bout some more info on the older car because what you are doing is a smart thing as i use to do the same thing
2006-08-19 07:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by Christian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cant answer...i am a car lover... i have 2 ferraris- f430 & 612, murcelagho 6.2, sl55 amg, cayenne turbo and an s600...so u c what i mena
2006-08-19 07:25:54 · answer #7 · answered by Lolla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drive the new one
2006-08-19 07:28:57 · answer #8 · answered by Red Sawx ® 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋