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It is more about when the car is costing you enough per year to fix that paying for a new one would be cheaper overall. Also perceived safety/ convenience, a c

• snuxoll 9y ago
  My sister spent $2000 on a Daewoo sedan like 6 years back, it needed constant repairs and didn’t have working climate control - the thing only had like 80K miles on it. Total waste of money, but she kept fixing it up and wasted thousands of dollars before eventually junking it. Meanwhile, the 2006 Prius I bought two years ago just hit 110K miles (purchased with 80K miles), cost $10K, and has needed nothing more than new tires and a replacement cooling block on the engine (which was deferred by the previous owner). I plan on running this thing until they no longer can service it, a full swap of the hybrid transaxle is relatively cheap as is replacing the engine, but with regular maintenance they’ll probably last 500K or more and I’ll only have to replace the battery at some point. Always do research on the reliability and cost of repairs on a car before you buy it, this alone was why I picked the Prius over other cars on the lot (there’s very little that can need serious repairs because of how simple the ICE design is, and the electric drivetrain components are pretty long lived as well).