Should I continue spending money to fix my 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS V6 Automatic 6 Speed 4WD?
Should I continue spending money to fix my 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS V6 Automatic 6 Speed 4WD, I have 123,000 Miles on it. Right now the automatic driver and Passenger Side Mirrors are not working correctly they only turn left or right but do Not move up and down. Not sure how much this would cost to fix. Then the other issue is my exhaust system is rusting out from Northeast Weather+Salt will need to be replaced soon. And the vehicle needs a timing belt replacement. The left side rear passenger window is not going down and up properly. Is it worth continuing to fix and maintain it or stop throwing money into it instead save that repair and maintenance money to upgrade to a certified pre-owned vehicle or new vehicle(sell the Outlander)?
Robsteriark2019-02-14T08:59:41Z
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If the rest of the car is good then you really just have two routine periodic consumable items (the belt and the exhaust) and two repairs one of which is likely to be very minor (the mirror switch: cheap and easy to replace if from a breakers yard). The window problem may or may not be an easy fix, but is nothing a competent DIY mechanic can’t fix fairly easily and still shouldn’t cost a fortune.
Leave the mirrors and the window alone for now and what’s left will admittedly be expensive, but they’re both likely to be a one-off expense which will cost less than a couple of monthly repayments on a new/newer car.
Your immediate priority right now is the timing belt. Gamble with that and the car could be worth scrap money only. You’d also waste a lot of money if you did the exhaust first and then suffer a broken timing belt.
Since both mirrors are doing the same thing I would suspect the control button/switch. I would keep it and fix it. Easy stuff to do. But then I like paid off vehicles that start and run.
Is a replacement vehicle going to cost you more than fixing this? You must take into consideration, trade in value, cost of new vehicle and cost of finance. When it is cheaper the replace than fix then replace What you describe above is mainly routine maintained stuff, the window probably just needs a smear of graphite grease in the runners, or even some washing up liquid, the mirrors could alswo be cold related.
Sell it. If you’re going to spend several thousand to fix it then it’s better to just save the money and use it on a down payment for another car. Once a problem shows up, more and more problems are going to start showing up.