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[indeterminacy]

:noirony:

just sayin'

And yes indi, it's math and it isn't, 2k over 3 months is less than any car payment would be...if the trend continues at even a fraction of that, a newer car is worth it. If not, then no. So it's more a roll of the dice than math I think. Plus, buying a car always fucking sucks.

Yes and no, I would assume that a new car comes with warranty. So you can say with certainty what that will cost you in maintenance for a while (=0). Offset it against risk x money said risk will cost. Having said that, if you know a mechanic, let him/her look at it and give you a fair judgment, I guess. In my experience, stuff breaks down in cycles in cars - once part A goes, part B and C are also on their last legs, etc. But it's not a certainty.

I haven't owned a car for a while now and didn't really miss it. New job comes with lease car for transportation to clients, but no private use (gives nice tax advantage too). I don't have a small kid, however.

ugh, now you're making me rethink selling it. And yeah, we have a very trustworth mechanic, family friend...has even accidentally broken things during routine maintenance, fessed up to it, and paid for it to be fixed.

[Aramendel]

I want my mouse wheel to click when I spin it for switching weapons in games. I don't want to have to guess how far to spin it to swap between my knife and my 3rd weapon.

As do I. WHich is why you can switch between those modes with a button press, I use it in the normal mode in games too.

[GiDiYi]

Yes and no, I would assume that a new car comes with warranty. So you can say with certainty what that will cost you in maintenance for a while (=0).

I am not sure if you used the word 'new' to suggest, that he should probably buy a new car (like, right from the assembly line). I'd highly advise to never ever buy a new car. It's the safest way to throw between 25 to 50 percent of your money right out of the window.

If you meant new car as in 'new' used car with warranty, I am fine with it.

[indeterminacy]

Yes and no, I would assume that a new car comes with warranty. So you can say with certainty what that will cost you in maintenance for a while (=0).

I am not sure if you used the word 'new' to suggest, that he should probably buy a new car (like, right from the assembly line). I'd highly advise to never ever buy a new car. It's the safest way to throw between 25 to 50 percent of your money right out of the window.

If you meant new car as in 'new' used car with warranty, I am fine with it.

It varies, my car was worth more than I paid for it after 2 years. But it was unique. As a general rule, yes a new car loses thousands in value the moment you drive it off the lot. We're going to be looking at used cars, 1-2 years old, certified pre-owned (better warranty).

[indeterminacy]

Ok, her idea, after thinking about it, is to do the repair and keep the car. I'm for it. tbh, the last three months of repairs have been one-offs. Air Conditioning, axle boot, exhaust. It's not like there's a chronic problem or design flaw. It was built in :germany: so we're going to roll the dice.

[erichkknaar]

Ok, her idea, after thinking about it, is to do the repair and keep the car. I'm for it. tbh, the last three months of repairs have been one-offs. Air Conditioning, axle boot, exhaust. It's not like there's a chronic problem or design flaw. It was built in :germany: so we're going to roll the dice.

It's a Passat. The experience of several friends informs that you should drop it like its hot.

[Rans]

Sigh, so we have to buy a new car. Just got a $1k repair bill for wifes passat and this is the third month in a row we've spent hundreds on it. We could do the repairs and hope there are no more repairs in the next 8+ months but, where do you draw the line? The complication is, her parents just gave us some money to help pay for tuition for our kid so she's very sensitive about using any savings to pay for the repair. I don't want to use the Credit Card and carry a balance because it could damage our credit score and we're about to refinance our house...need to maintain a solid score to get the crazy low interest rates.

I think I've devised a solution - pay the repair from savings, sell her car immediately and pay back 2x the repair bill from the car sale - use the rest for a downpayment on a new car.

Is good?

btw, if anyone nearby is interested. It's a 2005 Passat Wagon 4Motion with the 1.8 liter turbo and 80,000 miles. Silver, gray fake leather interior (great for kids! durable as fuck). Couple minor door dings, interior is fine. Comes with summer wheels/tires, winter wheels tires, roof rack. Fantastic car in the snow, loads of room.

$9k

:noirony:

this would cost about 3.5k $ in UK lol

[indeterminacy]

VW just need to build a Golf 4motion TDI Hybrid. We'd buy that in a second.

[indeterminacy]

I mean it'd be German, Diesel, and Electric...what could go wrong?