2007-08-19 11:11:05 · 13 answers · asked by Tr4ck4Inc@ 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
When it starts to cost more to keep your car running and fix it than to just buy a new one
2007-08-19 11:15:37 · answer #1 · answered by Julie L 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fugure over 100,000 miles and a repair bill that equals three months payment on a new car. So your "old paint" is about to retire and the water pump fails starts to drip and you say I can put water in it the rest of the summer. And you do just that. One long labor day weekend you forgot to water the car and got busy out to the lake one last time and overheat "old paint" Now there is a warped Cyl head and blown head gasket and no trade in value. There's Your Sign! A new 34,000 car with about 5,000 down payment equals abour 500 a month so when a repair bill excedes $1,500. Or if you want a New Car! Or to impress the relitives this labor day Trade-In time!!! But wait! there are brand new cars costing around $12,000 to 17,000 called B class cars Toyota Yarus Honda Fit and Nissan Versa and a whole host of Koreian Hyundais and KIA's suzuki aveio and chevy aveio's
2007-08-19 18:27:02 · answer #2 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We just got one and can't really afford it but HAD to. We had a Ford Taurus and smoke was billowing out from under it and we had 3 oil leaks and transmission issues. Finally had to let it go. We traded it in (ha ha) and as soon as the car got to their lot, it totally died but we were honest about it's problems. We have bad credit and HAD to get a bad credit loan. But I love our new car and hopefully it won't ever get repossessed......
2007-08-19 18:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by butterfliesRfree 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
when car starts to fall apart or keeps needing repairs more times in one month.
2007-08-19 18:15:42 · answer #4 · answered by Hidden Track 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when you feel like it costs a fortune to operate.
If you pay out more in repairs than a car payment would be, that's a good comparison.
2007-08-19 18:17:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you spend 2 much money all the time just to keep it running from day!!!
2007-08-19 18:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by Prechaman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the repairs for you car will cost alomst the same as buying or leasing a new one./
2007-08-19 18:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by Betrayed and Insane 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when your spending more a month to keep an old one up than the payments would be on a new one,then its time for a new one,good luck on it.
2007-08-19 18:18:01 · answer #8 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you got the money to buy a new car.
2007-08-19 18:17:01 · answer #9 · answered by deserthawk 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WHEN YOU KEEP GETTING IT FIX . PLUS IF THE CAR IS 10TO 20 YEARS OLD
2007-08-19 18:22:36 · answer #10 · answered by bajablist 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋