I have a 94 Nissan Sentra that still gets 26 mpg, put new rear struts in it, total cost partwise about 175.
Have an 84 Chev Blazer, pretty much redid the whole front end last spring, new brakes, half axles, ball joints, brake lines, shocks, probably about 2K of work, except I did it myself. Parts cost maybe 550.
If you don’t know anything about cars, trade it in and buy a new one when the “check engine” light comes on.
If you know about them or want to learn, the best deal is to drive that sucker till the wheels fall off!
“If you know about them or want to learn, the best deal is to drive that sucker till the wheels fall off!”
I prefer to get rid of mine just BEFORE the wheels come off!(Sarcasm)
Drove my 74 Cordoba till 91 when it had 225K on it and sold it for 20% of what I paid for it.
Bought a T bird, it got wrecked in a storm in 93, replaced it with another which got wrecked in 98 when I bought a Taurus which I gave to my step daughter 3 years ago at 125K because she needed transportation. Have Hyundai now. Take care of maintenance, don’t abuse them, watch out for the other drivers and tornadoes and they ride virtually half a life time. So, why buy a new one every few years unless you are uber rich and like to show off?