I'm feeling your pain on the car deal right now. Mine is in the shop even as we speak getting the brakes fixed and an oil leak located and repaired. I shudder to think what it's gonna cost.:(

I think I should have gone into car repair instead of Social Work. I'd be rich and be able to help save the world by donating some money to society that way.

Yeah, either car repair or plumbing!! They seem to rake in the dough.

This thread is stressing me out! I cant wait until I can take the shuttle every day!

my POS 03 explorer sport...

-the mirror falls off when i turn the music up loud
-the pasenger window makes noise when it goes up
-if I make a sharp right, it squeeks
-power lock on drivers door just broke.. i broke the handle off messing with it

screw ford. I can't wait until I get my new QX4

I just had a dream, more of a nightmare, last night of more stuff going wrong with the car.

My friend the mechanic calls them "Exploders".

Winneythepooh,

Girl, I feel yah. I just fixed my car for the millionth time for the same damn problem: Coolant system. I'm tired of putting more money in a car than I bought it for.

Your lucky you have a good public transit system, and only Canadians will feel me when I say I miss the TTC!

So the car that I just paid $889.13 to fix a week ago... now it won't start. Just got towed to the AAA garage, which is closed on Sundays. So tomorrow they can tell me how outrageously expensive it will be to fix whatever is wrong now... the towing guy's educated guess was the fuel pump or a module.

Why didn't I just go buy a Honda?

Is this a trend with not being able to start the car? The past 2 days my car has had trouble starting up in the morning. I am thinking the starter is going now. I am going to begin pricing newer used cars this weekend I believe. Either way, I am getting screwed with all this money so if I decide to purchase a newer vehicle it will still be the same amount of money for insurance/car payment that I am shelling out every month anyways for repairs. What are the pros and cons though? I know that if I get a used car, I can be taking on someone else's problems. If I keep this older car, I am going to continue to run into problems as more miles are put on it. I cannot really afford a brand new car. I am just annoyed because I really don't want to take on another bill especially with the school loans kicking in in a couple of months!!!!!

Well.. it was a fuel pump this time. And a new battery, because my perfectly good battery was run down from all of the effor it put into trying to start the car. Anoter $515.68. I really should have just bought a new car. :mad:

As far as the pros/cons of new vs. used.... you can purchased warranties on them either way if you go through a dealer. I bought my car "as is" so I don't know how expensive that would have been. I do know it's the first car I bought from a dealer, and it's given me more problems than any of my other 7 cars I've owned. Those were all purchased "from some guy down the street" for around $500-$900 each.

I've decided that if the cars goes, then that is that for now. I live in NYC so I guess I will just have to be like the majority of the rest of the residents and use public transportation. My job also has cars we can use to see our clients but it is a PITA to arrange!!! (and matter of convenience to just use my own). UNFortunately, I just reviewed my finances and when the loans kick in in a few months, I just won't be able to handle the cost of a new car:( I was just venting with one of my sisters and it seems like the more educated we become, the more qualified we are to become waitresses and shot girls and not make any money if that vent makes sense?!!