http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/04/11/fix-it-or-junk-it/ Personal finance that makes cents. Common sense advice on topics from high interest savings accounts, frugality, cd rates, money market accounts, mortgage rates, how to get out of debt, money management and more. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/04/11/fix-it-or-junk-it/#comment-193755 frugalgrad Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:02:14 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/04/11/fix-it-or-junk-it/#comment-193755 I don't have my own car yet but whenever I visit my parents, I just add my name in the insurance and drive their car. It's really old. I think it's older than me. No air conditioner. No automatic window (get a good exercise to roll down all four windows). It's like a microwave in there in the summer. My parents are retired so they don't use the car as much. So I took over the maintenance fee and the insurance. I spent about an average 300$ a year for maintenance. I think my father took care of it pretty good so I believe I can get at least 5 more year out of it. If I decide to fix the air conditioner with the condenser and all, it will cost more than the value of the car. But I can't afford new car right now and I can drive without air condition, so it's a best bet for me is to keep the car and not fix it. I don’t have my own car yet but whenever I visit my parents, I just add my name in the insurance and drive their car. It’s really old. I think it’s older than me. No air conditioner. No automatic window (get a good exercise to roll down all four windows). It’s like a microwave in there in the summer. My parents are retired so they don’t use the car as much. So I took over the maintenance fee and the insurance. I spent about an average 300$ a year for maintenance. I think my father took care of it pretty good so I believe I can get at least 5 more year out of it. If I decide to fix the air conditioner with the condenser and all, it will cost more than the value of the car. But I can’t afford new car right now and I can drive without air condition, so it’s a best bet for me is to keep the car and not fix it.

]]> http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/04/11/fix-it-or-junk-it/#comment-84444 Repairing vs. Buying « Colorado-GKB Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:44:19 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/04/11/fix-it-or-junk-it/#comment-84444 [...] through the archived posts over at Get Rich Slowly and I found an interesting one called, “Fix It or Junk It?” The post led me over to Ask MetaFilter and this thread. There are three really good replies [...] [...] through the archived posts over at Get Rich Slowly and I found an interesting one called, “Fix It or Junk It?” The post led me over to Ask MetaFilter and this thread. There are three really good replies [...]

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