When is it time to get a new car?

[Catty1]

I think the health of the engine is the most important thing. Would your mechanic friend run a compression test for you?

Is it burning oil? (Is there BLUE in the exhaust?)

I had a 14 - year - old Honda Civic that I sadly sold several years ago...I kept up the oil changes, and added some great stuff from the PowerUp people (more on that is you want). Brakes and exhaust and tires will have to be done on any car. So ask your mechanic friend for his opinion.

BTW - My now-nearly 20-year-old Honda is still cruising the city streets - I know it by a unique bumper sticker!

[Catlady711]

My rules for when to buy a new car:

It's time to buy a new car when.....

1) the repairs will cost a small fortune, more than the car's trade in value is.

2) I can no longer rely on the car running, or do not trust it to take me on long trips.

3) it smokes, stinks, rattles, is unsafe, or in general looks/acts like a running junk yard escapee.

4) it's needing alot of minor repairs but the total of them will cost a small fortune or repairs will cost more than the payments on a new one.

5) When any of the above are starting to be realized and there's a super, super sale at the car lot.

6) I can still get some money back from my car without having to PAY someone to tow it away as junk.

I average about 10 years and over 100,000 miles on my vehicles when I trade them in.