Comments on: Don’t Buy A New Car. Fix Your Old Car and Save Money! http://www.zlittle.com/2008/12/08/dont-buy-a-new-car-fix-your-old-car-and-save-money/ A site that celebrates the beauty of Frugal Living. Discussion on how to save money using your creativity and frugality. How to use principles of paying the lowest possible cost to get the highest possible results in your daily life. Other topics like changing trash into treasure, stylist low cost fashion, do it yourself home organizing, coupons and more., home organizing, coupons and much more. Sun, 30 May 2010 02:08:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: finallygettingtoeven.com http://www.zlittle.com/2008/12/08/dont-buy-a-new-car-fix-your-old-car-and-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-26784 finallygettingtoeven.com Sun, 30 May 2010 02:08:59 +0000 http://www.zlittle.com/?p=239#comment-26784 I love that you call your car Marty. And Marty is lucky that you care enough to keep him and keep him on the road. I have a '99 Mercury Mountaineer. We got it new in '99 and it just turned over 100,000. It's in pristine condition because i have taken obsessive care of it and it has basically lived in the garage it's whole life. The miles are truly highway miles as we live far from any family and friends. All the driving is either 2 miles down the road to get my groceries and errands (very small town, i should be walking but that is a whole 'nother topic) or we have used the vehicle to get back home or on vacations. Now the husband wants to buy a new vehicle and we have been looking (under total duress for me but i am giving up the goat, i am tired of fighting over it). I would rather drive my little suv into the ground. I KNOW it is good for another 10 years or so. Now we will have to shell out more money for a new vehicle that is going to lose it's value fast, plates cost more, insurance costs more, blah...blah....blah.... Hang onto Marty and hold him tight! I love that you call your car Marty. And Marty is lucky that you care enough to keep him and keep him on the road.

I have a ’99 Mercury Mountaineer. We got it new in ’99 and it just turned over 100,000. It’s in pristine condition because i have taken obsessive care of it and it has basically lived in the garage it’s whole life. The miles are truly highway miles as we live far from any family and friends. All the driving is either 2 miles down the road to get my groceries and errands (very small town, i should be walking but that is a whole ‘nother topic) or we have used the vehicle to get back home or on vacations.

Now the husband wants to buy a new vehicle and we have been looking (under total duress for me but i am giving up the goat, i am tired of fighting over it). I would rather drive my little suv into the ground. I KNOW it is good for another 10 years or so. Now we will have to shell out more money for a new vehicle that is going to lose it’s value fast, plates cost more, insurance costs more, blah…blah….blah….

Hang onto Marty and hold him tight!

]]> By: Margaret http://www.zlittle.com/2008/12/08/dont-buy-a-new-car-fix-your-old-car-and-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-26701 Margaret Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:32:03 +0000 http://www.zlittle.com/?p=239#comment-26701 My husband just fixed our rusty old '85 Jeep with some bathtub sealer. No joke. News cars are old news! My husband just fixed our rusty old ’85 Jeep with some bathtub sealer. No joke. News cars are old news!

]]> By: Okla Libra Lady http://www.zlittle.com/2008/12/08/dont-buy-a-new-car-fix-your-old-car-and-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-26694 Okla Libra Lady Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:40:51 +0000 http://www.zlittle.com/?p=239#comment-26694 I am driving a 1995 Lexus that I bought certified with 29K miles in 1997. Now have 141K on the car. I will never buy another new car. Have put only routine maintenance into this car. Rather than buy another certified at this time, I am going to put about $2000 (tires and timing belt, etc) into this vehicle. It should go another 100K no problem. The key is to research and buy a car with favorable maintence ratings and buy certified. You really can't beat a Lexus for quality and reliability and style. I am driving a 1995 Lexus that I bought certified with 29K miles in 1997. Now have 141K on the car. I will never buy another new car. Have put only routine maintenance into this car. Rather than buy another certified at this time, I am going to put about $2000 (tires and timing belt, etc) into this vehicle. It should go another 100K no problem. The key is to research and buy a car with favorable maintence ratings and buy certified. You really can’t beat a Lexus for quality and reliability and style.

]]> By: Beverly Villasenor http://www.zlittle.com/2008/12/08/dont-buy-a-new-car-fix-your-old-car-and-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-26685 Beverly Villasenor Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:04:15 +0000 http://www.zlittle.com/?p=239#comment-26685 I think that is the best way to go. Repair the old car and put the savings in the bank. I have a 1994 Ford Aerostar van and I named her Betsy. Her engine went out last year and we didn't know should we buy a new car or fix Betsy. We found it was much cheaper to fix Betsy than to have a 400.00 to 600.00 car payment every month for 5 to 7 years! Betsy is running just fine and about once every 6 months we have our mechanic look at her BUT if we go on vacation and it's a very long drive we let Betsy rest at home and we rent a car from Hertz. So every so often we get to drive a new car without the payment! I think Betsy will be around for a long time! I think that is the best way to go. Repair the old car and put the savings in the bank. I have a 1994 Ford Aerostar van and I named her Betsy. Her engine went out last year and we didn’t know should we buy a new car or fix Betsy. We found it was much cheaper to fix Betsy than to have a 400.00 to 600.00 car payment every month for 5 to 7 years! Betsy is running just fine and about once every 6 months we have our mechanic look at her BUT if we go on vacation and it’s a very long drive we let Betsy rest at home and we rent a car from Hertz. So every so often we get to drive a new car without the payment! I think Betsy will be around for a long time!

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