Did you recently take on (or consider) a loan of 84 months or longer on a car purchase?
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Options when you don't want to fix the car, or buy one.
We have a second car that we've put a lot of money into but now is looking like it's going to need some more costly repairs. I'm about to have it towed in since it doesnt run well, and if the cost is over $1000 I'm not going to get the car fixed. Seeing as I've never been in this situation of having a car that doesn't run but I do not want to keep, I'm curious what the options would be? Do dealers ever buy cars that aren't running well? Should I look up junkyards in the area to have it towed to?
I'm not sure the car's fix will be cost prohibitive but would like to be prepared if it is. Thank you for any replies.
I'm not sure the car's fix will be cost prohibitive but would like to be prepared if it is. Thank you for any replies.
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Add up your last 12 months of repair and maintenance bills
If the monthly average is more than 50% of a new car payment for an equivalent vehicle, then bail out.
So in your case, around $250 month in repair/maintenance is the break-point on an Explorer.
On the other hand, a $1000 repair bill doesn't sound too bad if the alternative is shopping for a "cheap" replacement vehicle. You can't buy much in a used car these days for under $6000.