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Sell Now, Buy New Used Car because of... Save MoneyShould I keep my 98' Corolla until it dies or sell it while it is still in running condition and buy a new used car?
My Corolla has 167K miles on it. It still runs well with small mechanical problems, but things will start to fall apart in about a year or so. Can't decide whether to sell it now while I can, or to kee... (more) Cars » Choose a Car » Economical
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+3.0Kelly Blue Book value if I sell now is about $3,300. I bought the car for $3700 (Save Money)
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+3.0Won't have to worry about maintenance issues as much as my current car (Save Money)
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+2.3Depending on which car you get, and how good a deal you get (there are tons right now), you might not end up paying THAT much monthly (Save Money)
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+2.0The longer you keep it the less it will be worth, and the more likelihood there is of something big(ger) going wrong that would preclude trading it (Save Money)
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+1.0at some point you'll have to buy a new car, I would start looking for a good deal and if you find one then do it. (Convenience)
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+1.0You can also give it to salvation army and get a tax write off (Save Money)
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+0.7Carmax gives pretty good trade-in value, and whether you buy from them or not, they cut you a check for the value (Convenience)
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-3.0Despite having to fix stuff on it (and spend more money) BEFORE you trade it in, it might not even be worth it to trade it in once you fix it (Save Money)
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-3.0I don't have much credit history, my interest rate will be high if I buy a car (Save Money)
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-3.0Insurance will be higher because I'll probably get a sports car (Save Money)
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-3.0I'll probably get a sports car that won't have GREAT gas mileage - will spend more money on gas than I'm used to (Save Money)
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-1.7I'd have to fix small things before I sell: door handle on the inside; it works but its broken, cigarette lighter is also still usable but broken (Save Money)
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-1.5I was planning a month long trip back to Hong Kong this winter season but if I buy a new car I'll have to cancel the trip (Convenience)
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JasmineJasmine member since Nov 09, 2008
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score: 116.2Options Suggested: Sell Now, Buy New Used Car, Keep Car Until It Dies Criteria Suggested: Safety, Convenience, Save Money Reasons Suggested: 18 (avg points: 2.7/5.0) Discussion Comments: 5 Ratings: 26 -
richeshrichesh member since Sep 21, 2008
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score: 44.6Reasons Suggested: 5 (avg points: 1.8/5.0) Discussion Comments: 1 Ratings: 24 -
kdbeehar..kdbeeharilal member since May 28, 2009
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score: 24.3Reasons Suggested: 4 (avg points: 2.0/5.0) Ratings: 9 -
KinjalkKinjalk member since May 03, 2009
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score: 9.0Discussion Comments: 3 -
good002good002 member since Dec 31, 2009
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score: 3.0Discussion Comments: 1
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