08-13-2017, 09:55 AM
Buying cheap, old cars seems like such a great idea. Until you actually do it
If you're thinking about using JB Weld to hold your engine together, it's time to rethink your car priorities imo. Refer to the financial advice thread. Sometimes it's the best idea to cut your losses and invest in something newer and presumably more reliable that will cost you less in the long run.
When my wife and I were dating and up until we got engaged, her family did not have a lot of money and she was driving an old POS Sebring because it was given to her years ago. It was free, but the heater and defroster stopped working, the brakes all around were questionable despite being fairly new, the motors on those were crap / time bombs, among a million other little "quirks" that come with old cheap cars. We weren't even married yet and after dumping a few hundred in repairs into it I took her down to the Hyundai dealer a traded that oil-dripping poop pile in for a new Elantra. If a car becomes a safety or reliability issue and the fixes cost more than the car is worth, it's time to make big boy decisions. I'm going through the same thing right now with her little sister who has been living with us. She was gifted an old Buick, which has needed more than the car itself is worth in repairs since she's had it. And it's leaking black stains all over my driveway just like that old Sebring :?
If you're thinking about using JB Weld to hold your engine together, it's time to rethink your car priorities imo. Refer to the financial advice thread. Sometimes it's the best idea to cut your losses and invest in something newer and presumably more reliable that will cost you less in the long run.
When my wife and I were dating and up until we got engaged, her family did not have a lot of money and she was driving an old POS Sebring because it was given to her years ago. It was free, but the heater and defroster stopped working, the brakes all around were questionable despite being fairly new, the motors on those were crap / time bombs, among a million other little "quirks" that come with old cheap cars. We weren't even married yet and after dumping a few hundred in repairs into it I took her down to the Hyundai dealer a traded that oil-dripping poop pile in for a new Elantra. If a car becomes a safety or reliability issue and the fixes cost more than the car is worth, it's time to make big boy decisions. I'm going through the same thing right now with her little sister who has been living with us. She was gifted an old Buick, which has needed more than the car itself is worth in repairs since she's had it. And it's leaking black stains all over my driveway just like that old Sebring :?
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2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks