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Originally Posted by poetrydiva
It might seem that an old car will nickel and dime you to death, but looking at the breakdown it's not that bad.
My 91 Cav has 138,000+ miles. In three years, we've spent approx. $2500 on repairs. I'm not figuring general maintenance (tires, oil, brakes, battery, etc.) because a newer car has that too. That $2500 breaks down to $208.33/year. A new car would be around $200/month car payments and approx. $70/mo. insurance. Already, that's $3240. Plus, newer cars don't get as good of gas mileage as older ones. (I checked into a newer car recently). So, in just my experience, in a new car we would be out $740 more in one year than in the entire 3 years of repairs to our car.
It kind of puts things in perspective.
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Ya I guess If that works for you. But I see you live in Texas and so would I guess cold wintery weather does not affect you as much. Winter takes a toll on things up here ,Rust .I had a `91 also and yes it was a good car but..... When you start changing rusty brake lines from the master cylinder to the calipers and wheel cylinders ,and fuel lines front to back and the fuel tank twice. not ot mention other problems that crop up . You had better be mechanically inclined or have a real good friend. I think I would rather run something a little newer pay a bit more and know that I won`t be dropping more money into something that is not going to last forever. But that`s just me Good luck with your car