Thread: To Keep or Not to Keep?

Originally Posted by CSteen85

I think I'm going to have the work done and see if I can keep the car.

I don't know how to explain it - I know anything can go wrong at any second, but I have a good feeling about this car. If I get what's wrong with it fixed, I think I can get at least another year out of it. By then, I'll hopefully be in another place - better job, living elsewhere, etc.

It's a daily driver, but I'm not driving it a lot. I must be putting about 20 miles on it, weekly, which is why I think it should last me at least another year if I'm putting mileage on it so slowly.

The car looks and FEELS great. I didn't even know ANYTHING was wrong with it (although, I could feel the brakes going). So, I'll take care of the regular maintenance work. Maybe if the tranny starts going, I'll reconsider, but it feels great right now.

Thanks for all your suggestions!

Time to start saving -- good thing I've got a tax refund coming to me!!

My car is a 97 as well, it has some problems too, there is some weird whining noise that I don't know what it is, SRS airbag light on, Check engine light on (because of bad catalic converter or whatever you spell it) its also leaking oil from somewhere, but not too much, I add less than a qt every 3000 miles, I have found a leaking hose too (it looks like its from the transmission to the radiator) when I did my oil change one week ago.... other than that my car is fine lol... my car still run great!!! I reached 190,000 miles yesterday