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  • “Costs more to repair than it’s worth” is a useless distinction. You’re not buying your car again, so that number doesn’t mean anything. The only metric for how much a car costs is how much it would cost to repair versus the cost of a new car. Almost always, a new car is more expensive than continuing to repair an old car.

    Do you have a car payment? If so, don’t buy anything until it’s paid off. Are repairs costing you more than a new car’s payment? If so, look into replacing it.

    You definitely shouldn’t consider switching to a completely new mode of transportation to replace your car without first trying it out and keeping the car as a backup. Make a list of all your transport needs, where have you gone in the past year? Is there a viable car alternative for all of those things?