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Re: I would like an opinion: repair costs verses newer car Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:04:41 In Reply to: I would like an opinion: repair costs verses newer car, Nigel, Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:52:29 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
This is always a tough decision to make, and I don't know that it always comes out the way we had hoped going in.
I assume that you're thinking of a new-ER vehicle, meaning a used car rather than a NEW vehicle. This is important, as they are two totally different scenarios (in my book, anyway).
What would be your price range for a new-ER car? That's important to think about. I don't know if you'd be borrowing or paying from savings, but that can enter into the calculation as well.
Just keeping the ideas "in the family", if you were to buy a 2005 9-5, say, you could probably get a very nice one for around $10,000. That's only 5 years newer, and may or may not have very low miles.
But that car, no matter how impeccably maintained, will eventually fall victim to some, if not all, of the same maladies yours has, and still cost you money.
When you look at your car, you've already fixed some of them, and the list you gave I wouldn't think would cost half of the $10k from a decent, reliable, independent Saab Specialist. So for less than $5,000, you could rejuvenate your 2000, and be in mostly the same place you would be if you bought the newer car.
I don't know if this helps, but it is one of the things I take into consideration (or try to!).
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