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Need advice (opinions) about my vehicle.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:29 pm
I have a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 198000 miles on it.Still looks and runs great. Literally nothing wrong with it except that the AC just went out. Got two estimates that came out to around the same price. 1200 bucks. Do I part ways with it or get it repaired.With that kind of mileage I know time is running out. What would you do?
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Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:34 pm to Bootycall
I'd get it fixed
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:34 pm to Bootycall
Fix it.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:34 pm to Bootycall
frick a car note.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:36 pm to Bootycall
No brainier fix it
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:40 pm to Bootycall
Repair it and sell it.
It still has a decent value, but you are running on borrowed time.
It still has a decent value, but you are running on borrowed time.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 7:55 pm to Bootycall
I would fix it.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 8:10 pm to Bootycall
set it on fire
or just get it fixed
or just get it fixed
Posted on 4/26/15 at 8:12 pm to Bootycall
Drive with the windows down. Trashy, but effective if it doesn't rain.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 8:33 pm to Bootycall
Compressor = $219 and watch the YouTube video on how to replace it. Maybe another c-note for tools and hoses and you just made yourself $800 for an afternoon working in the driveway.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 9:05 pm to Bootycall
You should ask Alphonse the know it all Cajun
Posted on 4/26/15 at 9:08 pm to Bootycall
I think it depends on your financial situation. If you are strapped for cash, pay the 1200 and get what you can get out of it. If you can swing a new car note, you may save some headache. The car may be running fine now. But over the next year, you may end up with 3k more worth of repairs. 200k miles isn't terrible, but I'd rather not gamble on the reliability at that point if I had the money to get another vehicle. Plus you get a new vehicle. Being frugal is a good thing, bit getting nice things every once in a while isn2t to shabby either.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 9:21 pm to Bootycall
I had a 2006 GC with 160,000 miles on it that I handed down to my MIL last year. There was a leak in the A/c that I thought was fixed, but apparently not. I feel like that Jeep will roll another 100,000 with minimal maintenance, which I why I gave it to her in the first place. Besides the A/C, it ran like a top and all I had done was oil changes/tire rotations.
They were going to give me $3000 trade in on mine, so if you think you can fix it and drive it for a year or so, I think you'll get about $1500-2000 for yours. Or You might see what the trade in is without the A/C and if you're comfortable with taking on a car note, then go for it.
They were going to give me $3000 trade in on mine, so if you think you can fix it and drive it for a year or so, I think you'll get about $1500-2000 for yours. Or You might see what the trade in is without the A/C and if you're comfortable with taking on a car note, then go for it.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 9:25 pm to Bootycall
It's totaled at this point. Sell it to me for $500 and I'll deal with the burden.
Posted on 4/26/15 at 9:25 pm to Bootycall
Rule of thumb my finance professor in undergrad gave: get a new car when the maintenance costs on the one you have exceed its value.
KBB says yours is worth $3100, or thereabout. So, Dr. Hill's rule would say to fix the A/C.
KBB says yours is worth $3100, or thereabout. So, Dr. Hill's rule would say to fix the A/C.
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