Car trouble
Okay guys. Here's the story. I need help.
My car is going to blow up. I need a whole new engine. The engine will cost about $2,000 (depending on availability). I can keep it running for a little longer, they say, but eventually it will explode and leave me stranded somewhere (probably between McMinnville and Vancouver). Here are my options:
1. Invest and buy a new motor.
+ It might be cheaper than trying to buy another used car
+ I like my car. :) Its been good to me (even in spite of the fact that its going to blow up soon).
+ I'm not sure I could get much money from selling it
- Why pay $2000 to fix something I paid $2500 for?
- A zillion other things need to be fixed OTHER THAN the damn motor. Like the AC cable and stuff
2. Sell it, and buy another car
+ Its possible to get a good deal on a different car, and cheaper insurance (my car is a sporty one)
+ There will probably be less to worry about fixing
+ Change is good
- I only have about $2000 in my bank account
- I will not have a source of income when I start school again (I do workstudy but Linfield eats all that money)
3. Do nothing
+ Save $$
+ I've been lucky so far... heh heh
- Have it explode somewhere, like on the freeway on my way home from school
- Have the car catch on fire and me stuck in it... and then I die
- If I run it until it really dies, then there is NO chance I could get any money from the car
Heh. I don't really suppose the 3rd option is a valid one. But, I need to do something soon. The idea of not having a car freaks me out. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
<3 Jeneva
Oh... what about option 4: having a bunch of random people beat the shit out of it, causing it to be "totaled", then making a claim to my insurance company. Any takers?
My car is going to blow up. I need a whole new engine. The engine will cost about $2,000 (depending on availability). I can keep it running for a little longer, they say, but eventually it will explode and leave me stranded somewhere (probably between McMinnville and Vancouver). Here are my options:
1. Invest and buy a new motor.
+ It might be cheaper than trying to buy another used car
+ I like my car. :) Its been good to me (even in spite of the fact that its going to blow up soon).
+ I'm not sure I could get much money from selling it
- Why pay $2000 to fix something I paid $2500 for?
- A zillion other things need to be fixed OTHER THAN the damn motor. Like the AC cable and stuff
2. Sell it, and buy another car
+ Its possible to get a good deal on a different car, and cheaper insurance (my car is a sporty one)
+ There will probably be less to worry about fixing
+ Change is good
- I only have about $2000 in my bank account
- I will not have a source of income when I start school again (I do workstudy but Linfield eats all that money)
3. Do nothing
+ Save $$
+ I've been lucky so far... heh heh
- Have it explode somewhere, like on the freeway on my way home from school
- Have the car catch on fire and me stuck in it... and then I die
- If I run it until it really dies, then there is NO chance I could get any money from the car
Heh. I don't really suppose the 3rd option is a valid one. But, I need to do something soon. The idea of not having a car freaks me out. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
<3 Jeneva
Oh... what about option 4: having a bunch of random people beat the shit out of it, causing it to be "totaled", then making a claim to my insurance company. Any takers?