Car Takes a Crap... When will it end?

Illustrator wrote:Juan, I used to have a Toyota Corolla and I drive the piss out of it. Great little car. Finally died after almost 200K... and that was putting 60K on it after getting rear-ended in it! (no Gaytards, not THAT kind of rear-ended)

I'd lean toward a Cobalt or something GM only because we get a GM discount. I'd love to have another Saturn, so I might look at the Astra as well.

I have seen some saturns hold their own,, decent cars for what i hear.

We had a 2001 Saturn SL2... Another really nice car. Had a pretty strong motor, loaded and still got 35 MPG out of it. In 4 years, never had a single problem with it... of course it was new when we bough it.

Illustrator wrote:Thanks guys...

I told the wife NO MORE used cars after this... I've had it with repairs. I don't care if I have to cancel my cell phone, the cable, whatever to afford something new... next time it's a new GM product or nothing at all...

new isn't always the best option either, Stephen...you loose right off the lot, the only thing to gain is the warranty, but most are only 36k or 3 years...they are slowly bumping them up though...you can also buy used, then look online for a extended warranty as well...

i'm in the same boat as well, but i need a large truck with 4x4, so the stickers are killing me right now...

maclss1 wrote:

Illustrator wrote:Thanks guys...

I told the wife NO MORE used cars after this... I've had it with repairs. I don't care if I have to cancel my cell phone, the cable, whatever to afford something new... next time it's a new GM product or nothing at all...

new isn't always the best option either, Stephen...you loose right off the lot, the only thing to gain is the warranty, but most are only 36k or 3 years...they are slowly bumping them up though...you can also buy used, then look online for a extended warranty as well...

i'm in the same boat as well, but i need a large truck with 4x4, so the stickers are killing me right now...

now is the best time to buy a truck, have a 2006 dodge megacab with 36k miles for 24 k,,

I know new isn't the best typically, but I'm rough on cars since I commute so much (so I'd like something that has no problems to begin with), and we can usually buy a new car for the same price as one that is a year or two old with GM discount, so I might as well get new rather than someone's leftovers.

Illustrator wrote:I know new isn't the best typically, but I'm rough on cars since I commute so much (so I'd like something that has no problems to begin with), and we can usually buy a new car for the same price as one that is a year or two old with GM discount, so I might as well get new rather than someone's leftovers.

good point, i did buy my dodge with 11k miles on it...it was used, but not that much, but it's a 2003 and now has 108k miles on it...LOL

i'ma shopping still as well...

jkcerda wrote:

maclss1 wrote:

Illustrator wrote:Thanks guys...

I told the wife NO MORE used cars after this... I've had it with repairs. I don't care if I have to cancel my cell phone, the cable, whatever to afford something new... next time it's a new GM product or nothing at all...

new isn't always the best option either, Stephen...you loose right off the lot, the only thing to gain is the warranty, but most are only 36k or 3 years...they are slowly bumping them up though...you can also buy used, then look online for a extended warranty as well...

i'm in the same boat as well, but i need a large truck with 4x4, so the stickers are killing me right now...

now is the best time to buy a truck, have a 2006 dodge megacab with 36k miles for 24 k,,

dude, you're in CA, what the heck you need a megacab for other than making up for short comings???

Sounds about like me. I do 15-20K per year on my car, and that's not including trips up north or whatever.

Illustrator wrote:Sounds about like me. I do 15-20K per year on my car, and that's not including trips up north or whatever.

and if you think you're hard on your car do to commutes....try driving the beach, it's 4x4 for 62 miles...then there's the rancho...

make it up for my short comings will require an 18 wheeler .

it was one of those I like it I got it,,,bad decision, stopped driving it a while ago,5-600 bucks a month in gas is not fun

jkcerda wrote:make it up for my short comings will require an 18 wheeler .

it was one of those I like it I got it,,,bad decision, stopped driving it a while ago,5-600 bucks a month in gas is not fun

you sell it?

is it 4x4?

'08, nows a great time to bargain shop for killer deals. Id look for new '07s that havent sold yet. Dealers will slash and deal to get rid of old stock to make room for the '08s. Hell, '09s will be out before long...vehicles sales are way down so theres bargains to be had. Near the end of the month(now) is the best time to negotiate as well...'end of month quotas'.

Id shop for a honda or toyota -great on gas, peppy, and are hard to kill. Even if its a '02-, you can still get a warranty from a dealer. GL!

...is it ok to talk about Home Depot now?

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:make it up for my short comings will require an 18 wheeler .

it was one of those I like it I got it,,,bad decision, stopped driving it a while ago,5-600 bucks a month in gas is not fun

you sell it?

is it 4x4?

no 4x4 sorry, figured you might be intersted.
I still have it, its been collecting dust for 2 months now.

cordwood wrote:'08, nows a great time to bargain shop for killer deals. Id look for new '07s that havent sold yet. Dealers will slash and deal to get rid of old stock to make room for the '08s. Hell, '09s will be out before long...vehicles sales are way down so theres bargains to be had. Near the end of the month(now) is the best time to negotiate as well...'end of month quotas'.

Id shop for a honda or toyota -great on gas, peppy, and are hard to kill. Even if its a '02-, you can still get a warranty from a dealer. GL!

...is it ok to talk about Home Depot now?

you bet, I see your avatar, how is my sis doing

jkcerda wrote:

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:make it up for my short comings will require an 18 wheeler .

it was one of those I like it I got it,,,bad decision, stopped driving it a while ago,5-600 bucks a month in gas is not fun

you sell it?

is it 4x4?

no 4x4 sorry, figured you might be intersted.
I still have it, its been collecting dust for 2 months now.

dam, if it were 4x4, i'd probably take it off your hands....i needs dat 4x4...

figured as much.
if mine was a diesel I would keep it & get the veg/oil conversion on it.

my nephew has a diesel 86-88 mercedes benz, gets 28 on diesel & 40 on oil , runs it as much as he can on oil, hell there is a CO selling recycled oil for 2 bucks a gallon

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:make it up for my short comings will require an 18 wheeler .

it was one of those I like it I got it,,,bad decision, stopped driving it a while ago,5-600 bucks a month in gas is not fun

you sell it?

is it 4x4?

no 4x4 sorry, figured you might be intersted.
I still have it, its been collecting dust for 2 months now.

dam, if it were 4x4, i'd probably take it off your hands....i needs dat 4x4...

with gas prices the waY THEY ARE YOU COULD HAVE IT IF IT WAS MINE!!!

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:make it up for my short comings will require an 18 wheeler .

it was one of those I like it I got it,,,bad decision, stopped driving it a while ago,5-600 bucks a month in gas is not fun

you sell it?

is it 4x4?

no 4x4 sorry, figured you might be intersted.
I still have it, its been collecting dust for 2 months now.

dam, if it were 4x4, i'd probably take it off your hands....i needs dat 4x4...

with gas prices the waY THEY ARE YOU COULD HAVE IT IF IT WAS MINE!!!

umm, can I have you instead

Hoyt1986 wrote:

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:

maclss1 wrote:

jkcerda wrote:make it up for my short comings will require an 18 wheeler .

it was one of those I like it I got it,,,bad decision, stopped driving it a while ago,5-600 bucks a month in gas is not fun

you sell it?

is it 4x4?

no 4x4 sorry, figured you might be intersted.
I still have it, its been collecting dust for 2 months now.

dam, if it were 4x4, i'd probably take it off your hands....i needs dat 4x4...

with gas prices the waY THEY ARE YOU COULD HAVE IT IF IT WAS MINE!!!

quit crying!

oh, thanks for my bonus too!

LOL, yep, soo unethical to post twice

Just heard from the mechanic...

Car needs a WHOLE NEW FUCKING ENGINE.

So I can either spend $4000 on a new engine, $2500-3000 on a rebuilt engine, or $1000 on a used engine and pray it doesn't crap out after the 6 month warranty is up... I found one place that has used ones for $1400 including shipping, with a lifetime warranty, so I guess I'll go that route.

So much for paying off my bow or getting a new TV with my George Bush Bonus Cash....

oh dang man, i'm sorry to hear that bro...

what about leasing a new one possibly?

The cost of leasing would be waaaay more than I can afford. I'm making payments on this b***h right now as it is, so leasing wouldn't solve anything for me.

I'm worried I may need to tell the wife to try to find a job....

Illustrator wrote:Just heard from the mechanic...

Car needs a WHOLE NEW FUCKING ENGINE.

So I can either spend $4000 on a new engine, $2500-3000 on a rebuilt engine, or $1000 on a used engine and pray it doesn't crap out after the 6 month warranty is up... I found one place that has used ones for $1400 including shipping, with a lifetime warranty, so I guess I'll go that route.

So much for paying off my bow or getting a new TV with my George Bush Bonus Cash....

that sucks stephen sorry to hear that...