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Can car last infinitely if you keep fixing it?

Tanie98
Tanie98 Posts: 675 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat



I have a 1999 Honda Accord that's is still reliable. However, i do regular maintenance and fix every repair that come up as soon as possible. How long do you think this car will last me.Maybe another 5 years ?

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  • ThePhoenixIsRising
    ThePhoenixIsRising Posts: 781 Member
    I have seen some cars from the 1940's that still run.....
  • Train4Foodz
    Train4Foodz Posts: 4,298 Member
    A car can always be fixed (hell.. if you got a 1890's big old thing that was broken, if you were willing to put the money into fabricating new parts.. it could be fixed).
    The question is when does the cost of fixing outweigh the cost of replacing the car..

    Hondas are pretty reliable but everything has its day..
  • ThePhoenixIsRising
    ThePhoenixIsRising Posts: 781 Member
    So I guess the question is what is the cost of a new car per year and has the needed service for my existing car surpassed that.
  • Train4Foodz
    Train4Foodz Posts: 4,298 Member
    ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »
    So I guess the question is what is the cost of a new car per year and has the needed service for my existing car surpassed that.
    ^^This^^

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    ^^ And This ^^
  • Sinistrous
    Sinistrous Posts: 5,589 Member
    Adam2k10 wrote: »
    The question is when does the cost of fixing outweigh the cost of replacing the car..
    Never, if it's a hobby that you enjoy.
  • winf
    winf Posts: 764 Member
    I have an 90 maxima that I love, but I'm in the same boat. I plan to drive it till the wheels fall off. The car is in excellent condition. The struggle I have every so often is that even maintenance items now cost as much as the car. In the last 2 years I have spent well over the cash value of the car on a new clutch, timing belt, brakes and tires, o2 sensor, fuel injector and lots of other odds and ends maintenance items. So while the maintenance has cost more then the car, the flipside of that is that the car runs like new and even though the maintenance cost more then the car it still cost me a lot less than buying a new car. Any car can last as long as you want it too as long as you can afford to pay for what is necessary. You just have to decide where you're going to draw the line.

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  • Tanie98
    Tanie98 Posts: 675 Member
    winf wrote: »
    I have an 90 maxima that I love, but I'm in the same boat. I plan to drive it till the wheels fall off. The car is in excellent condition. The struggle I have every so often is that even maintenance items now cost as much as the car. In the last 2 years I have spent well over the cash value of the car on a new clutch, timing belt, brakes and tires, o2 sensor, fuel injector and lots of other odds and ends maintenance items. So while the maintenance has cost more then the car, the flipside of that is that the car runs like new and even though the maintenance cost more then the car it still cost me a lot less than buying a new car. Any car can last as long as you want it too as long as you can afford to pay for what is necessary. You just have to decide where you're going to draw the line.

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    Yes definitely and at least with your car you know what kind of condition it is in snd what has been fixed.If we were to buy another used car then we don't know what we are buying
  • Tanie98
    Tanie98 Posts: 675 Member
    GuitarJerry wrote: »
    A car will last forever. It really will. If you keep fixing it, drive it properly, and maintain it well, there is no reason any person needs more than one car their whole life. The problem is, it sucks to break down. So, at some point, the inconvenience of caring for your car outweighs the inconvenience of monthly payments for a new one. But, it would take a lot, lot, lot for the cost of repairs to be more than the monthly payment for a new car. The cost of a repair might hit you at once, but if you annualize your repairs over a year, it will rarely exceed the monthly payment, plus additional insurance, plus additional tax and license. I have never had a financial case to buy new. It has always been an emotional purchase.

    what you said definitely makes sense :smile:
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    edited November 2014
    winf wrote: »
    I have an 90 maxima that I love, but I'm in the same boat. I plan to drive it till the wheels fall off. The car is in excellent condition. The struggle I have every so often is that even maintenance items now cost as much as the car. In the last 2 years I have spent well over the cash value of the car on a new clutch, timing belt, brakes and tires, o2 sensor, fuel injector and lots of other odds and ends maintenance items. So while the maintenance has cost more then the car, the flipside of that is that the car runs like new and even though the maintenance cost more then the car it still cost me a lot less than buying a new car. Any car can last as long as you want it too as long as you can afford to pay for what is necessary. You just have to decide where you're going to draw the line.
    ...
    ^^THIS! Every time I get a $600-1,000 repair bill for my 2000 Pontiac or 1998 Mercury, I just remind myself that the note on the new vehicle that I would buy would be >$500/mth. Then factor in higher insurance (only have liability on them now), that $1K repair bill paid for itself in less than 2 months.
    Plus I work from home most of the time so my mileage is very low. Why have a new car just sitting in the driveway depreciating and waiting for me to go to the gym or groceries a couple times a week?
  • Hockey_Winger
    Hockey_Winger Posts: 1,164 Member
    Can car last infinitely if you keep fixing it?

    Yes, If you have one of these apparently.
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    Otherwise, isn't that a blatant case of false advertising?
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