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Fix current car or get a new one?
My 1993 chevy corsica died on me last year and I bought a chevy lumina. Turns out the lumina was a lemon and it quit on me the other day. I'm coming into about $1000 and I'm deciding if I should fix the corsica or buy a new car? The car I'm looking at right now is a 1991 honda civic with about 209k miles on it. My corsica has about 220k miles. The corsica was well maintained before I got it and lasted me about a year and a half before it quit, but I'm not 100% sure what's wrong with it, we think it's the fuel pump but we're not sure.
Anyway, I need the car to start in below zero weather (which my corsica was never good at), last me at least a couple years, and hopefully drive on the highway long distances. Should I fix the corsica which has been sitting for a year and I'm not sure what's wrong with it, or should I get the civic? I haven't test driven the civic so I'm not positive how it runs, but I've read great reviews of them.
4 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
If they have been well maintained, Honda's will be reliable and as long as the body work is in good condition getting a Honda Civic is not a bad idea. 209K is about right for a car of this age (10K per year is the average) but get a qualified independent mechanic to give it the once over to make sure you being ripped of. It is easier to do mechanical repairs than body work repairs.
If you want to check the fuel pump of your Chevy Corsica, remove the feed pipe to the carburettor and turn the engine over, If no fuel comes out then the pump needs replacing.
- 10 years ago
id get a new car one with less than 150000 miles preferably one with around 100000 look on craigs but have a friend of yours or a mechanic go with you to cheeck out the car someone who will no how much itll cost to put it on the road so u dont get a lemon i sugest a chevy my 97 malibu was 1600 with a freshly rebuilt engine and a lot of newer components and only 97000 miles it ended up needeing a 250 job to put in a computer chip but has never stalled or failed to start you get what you pay for but there are deals out there
- Anonymous10 years ago
Most people decide this by finding out how much the car is worth then how much it would be to repair it. In my case, my car has a lot of memories for me so I keep getting repairs done that other people would not and just go buy a new car.
- Anonymous10 years ago
get the new one
