The issue is more reliability I think -- if you have a beater sort of
car that takes a bit of work and parts to keep running, but is
essentially reliable (i.e., won't strand you somewhere due to
catastrophic failure), then throwing a few bucks at it now and again,
and some fix-it time, is not unreasonable. Unless it becomes a train
wreck, then keep it going.
Now your average wife probably has no sense of any of that, but that is
just wifely thing, might as well live with it.
But keeping the car going is probably cheaper than buying a new(er) one.
-_R
On 11/14/11 11:58 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
I know that many of you are essentially bottom feeders when it comes
to vehicles, and I mean no disrespect when I say that as I tend to
fall into that category to a great extent myself.
The question for you is essentially, when do you call it a lost cause?
There has to be a time when a vehicle ceased to be worth putting money
into it. How do you decide at what point that happens?
I know that some of you firmly believe that a 123 wagon is the state
of the art in the auto world etc but beyond that sort of blind
devotion, what makes you continue or not continue with a vehicle?
My younger son works as a mechanic in a shop that caters to people
with more money than brains when it comes to "classic" vehicles and
maybe that causes me to think more about some of this.
I have my 76 115 300D and know that whatever I put into it has to be
for my enjoyment as I will never "make money" on it.
The same goes for my 02 F150 Supercrew. I really like it and so far it
has not cost me a whole lot but it is about 10 years old and has over
150K miles on it so cost must mount over time.
I have been thinking about another car but am really reluctant to
spend big dollars on something new or even "newer" so I have this
mental dilemma. Am I crazy to get involved in something that will no
doubt cause me some grief???
Having re-read what I typed above, I womder if I am getting my point
accross?
I guess what I am hoping for is a bit of an ongoing thread with
opinions by many of you setting forth your own philosophies on this
sort of thing.
Randy
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