Thread: 6 of 1 or half a dozen of the other

Hey People, I'm at a crossroads with my GP. '02 GT sedan.

I'm at a point with it financially were I'm not sure what to do with it. Fix it or sell it, may trade, depending on the vehicle. I've had it for 1 year, the car is paid for, have approx. $1000 into it for repairs and it needs ball joints and some shocks couldn't hurt it either. Shops around here and have been quoting me in 400-$500 range to do the work. Right now I'm getting anywhere between 19 and 24 mpg. I drive 30 miles a day for work. I'm doing about $130/month for fuel. That includes all the other running around I do.


I'm getting ready to purchase my first home and If I do this, I don't want to stuck with a car that's going to nickel and dime me to death. Granted it's an unknown quantity. What would you do? Keep or sell it?

I'd keep it and do the owkr myself, you'll learn valuable skills to have and save a ton of money. Parts for our cars tend to be pretty cheap, rockauto.com is where I almost always shop.

Agree with both of those statements.

Don't get yourself into an unwanted financial situation. You'll be kicking yourself if you get locked into a payment that doesn't work for you.

Sorry for not getting back sooner..........been balls to the wall at work lately. I'm still somewhat reluctant to sink more money into it. But crunching number tonight, it does make sense to fix it and keep it.

I would love to know how to do more work on my own car, however, tools, money to buy them and a place to do it are the major factors missing here. So taking it in makes more sense in my case. Unless a member here is willing to help?

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If your worrying about gas the Grand Prix won't do you that great. Just sell it and buy a boosted four cylinder so it's good on gas and kinda fast. Manual too, like a civic si or an rsx. Just don't go ricer.