We inherited a 1998 minivan from my husband's grandparents two years ago. It was fantastic timing - we needed a bigger car with L growing up, and we were trying to having another baby (which turned out to be E). The car only had 38K on it (in 12 years!), was well taken care of, and just wasn't being used a ton. We were so happy to get it! I traded in my little Chevy Cavalier and that was that.
Well, I guess I should have thought about the fact that a 1998 vehicle would need quite a few things updated, repaired, and maintained versus a new vehicle. We've had to get new wheels, new brakes, various updates to fluids and systems, and fixed a few physical issues it had too. Today, we had to get new brake pads. Every time I take the car in for work and look at the bill, I wonder if it would be worth it to get a new car instead of just repairing and maintaining an older vehicle. Don't get me wrong, the minivan runs great, it really does. I just wonder: would a new vehicle need all this maintenance? Obviously, it would need oil changes and fluid changes, but would it have as many leaks, breaks, and other issues I keep running into? My husband would rather run this car into the ground (i.e. no new car until this one breaks permanently), but I just don't want it to do that sometime while I'm out with the girls. I have no fear of that right now, but it's definitely a concern as time goes on.
I wish I knew more about cars in general, but at least I have a car place I can trust. Still, pricey.
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