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I spent almost $900 to get my car out of the shop yesterday.

Every time I tell anybody this - either online or in real life - it seems to start a discussion on Fixing It vs. Buying New, with most people coming down on the side of buying a new car instead (or at least a newer used car). I still maintain that the several-thousand-dollars I have spent on this car in the last year will be worth it if I can drive it for two more years (or more), and I don't see why I can't. I need to, really - Rob's truck is in terrible shape, and it will be a miracle if it lasts the six months or so until summer, when my mother is planning on selling us her Accord. The Accord is 5 years old and has a whoppin' 36,000 miles on it, and has been perfectly maintained by Art, who has nothing better to do than wash the thing twice a week and take it in to get the oil changed every few months, so it's going to be practically like getting a brand-new car.

(Art needs to be canonized or something. I don't know what I'd do without the man.)

So anyway, we'll probably get a credit-union loan for the Accord, and it'd be nice if I could drive the Civic until that's paid off, see? So really I would like to keep it going for another three years and change, at least. A lot of people drive Hondas with 200,000 miles on them, and mine just hit 120,000 lately (and I'm not putting many miles on it at all these days, either), so I don't see why three more years is considered outlandish. I'm going to try it, anyway.

Comments

[karen-d.livejournal.com]

Last year we put something like $1500 into our 1994 model, so I'm with you on the fix it and keep driving it plan.

I'm having trouble getting my head around a 5 year old car with only 36,000 miles on it, though. :)

[amandapage.livejournal.com]

yes, I just put $1700 into my 1996 Ford Probe. As I said to Jeff, I couldn't buy a car with an engine in as good a shape as the one that $1700 just bought for my car, so why not just spend that $$. I thoroughly believe in driving a car until it's not economically viable to anymore. Recycling at its finest!

36,000 only after 5 years is pretty speccy!

[mellificent.livejournal.com]

What kind of blows my mind is that my mother wants to sell the Accord at all. I mean, why? On the other hand, I don't really want to talk her out of it, because I want it, so I'm just keeping my mouth shut.