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My old ass car was on its way to death. It's in a limited coma. I don't drive much because my specialization/profession means I don't need to, and my wife does the rest because of other very time consuming household duties I took on. K.
We've got an interesting set of decisions to make, the wife and I. We share joint expenses via card/bank transfers but keep self-expenses separate. Yes the line sometimes blurs but it isn't a point of contention. She also makes a good deal more than me. She's also been talking about getting a bigger vehicle for herself (seems set on SUVs; I hate the things).
While I'll at least get an estimate, I'm sure my old thing is near or at junking (or donating if some place really wants to take it; there have to be those). A couple years ago, I was told about how brake lines, discs, etc, were all within five or ten thousand miles of death. That was 800 miles ago. (I really don't drive much; don't have to). Well, the brakes went, which was its own story. Got myself back safely. But it's not driveable, at least beyond reversing it up the driveway to be towed. There were at least 1-3 grand repairs piled up when I was told about other crap; didn't get the extra work done given the car's prospects. I wouldn't want to fix everything. I'd just want to know what it'd cost to keep it on the road safely for maybe 2-5k miles, depending.
The choice seems to be buying bad-money-after-goodtype repairs, over-paying massively for a used car from someone else, buying a new car that's mostly going to sit outside, or take up a close family offer (you should have worked the who out by now) to buy someone's 35k mile Subaru Crosstrek for 12k. Not the car I want, but **** that. I need it to work and to go. I'm not compensating. Preliminary investigation tells me the deal is quite good. The money stays in-family. And....and...I really do save money.
But....BUUUUT... beyond basic crap like Blue Book, are there some properly good review sites, deemed properly good by people who legitimately know what they're talking about? I may have already made up my mind, but I want to get a sense.
I'm talking consumer-oriented, not car expert oriented. Power is good but non essential. Sturdiness, cost of repairs, and reliability. That's what matters. Also it can't look like a literal dildo.
We've got an interesting set of decisions to make, the wife and I. We share joint expenses via card/bank transfers but keep self-expenses separate. Yes the line sometimes blurs but it isn't a point of contention. She also makes a good deal more than me. She's also been talking about getting a bigger vehicle for herself (seems set on SUVs; I hate the things).
While I'll at least get an estimate, I'm sure my old thing is near or at junking (or donating if some place really wants to take it; there have to be those). A couple years ago, I was told about how brake lines, discs, etc, were all within five or ten thousand miles of death. That was 800 miles ago. (I really don't drive much; don't have to). Well, the brakes went, which was its own story. Got myself back safely. But it's not driveable, at least beyond reversing it up the driveway to be towed. There were at least 1-3 grand repairs piled up when I was told about other crap; didn't get the extra work done given the car's prospects. I wouldn't want to fix everything. I'd just want to know what it'd cost to keep it on the road safely for maybe 2-5k miles, depending.
The choice seems to be buying bad-money-after-goodtype repairs, over-paying massively for a used car from someone else, buying a new car that's mostly going to sit outside, or take up a close family offer (you should have worked the who out by now) to buy someone's 35k mile Subaru Crosstrek for 12k. Not the car I want, but **** that. I need it to work and to go. I'm not compensating. Preliminary investigation tells me the deal is quite good. The money stays in-family. And....and...I really do save money.
But....BUUUUT... beyond basic crap like Blue Book, are there some properly good review sites, deemed properly good by people who legitimately know what they're talking about? I may have already made up my mind, but I want to get a sense.
I'm talking consumer-oriented, not car expert oriented. Power is good but non essential. Sturdiness, cost of repairs, and reliability. That's what matters. Also it can't look like a literal dildo.
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