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Family mini-van - what to do?
2011 Odyssey now has 93k on the clock. Original brakes grinding so wife dropped it at dealership (I'm 3000 miles away). They're doing the brakes (no choice, $450) but...
Service advisor says, rear shock leaking, due for timing belt and water pump ($900), plugs, and will need tires soon. Probably more.
Car has been bullet proof and she likes it. 3 dogs, 3 grown kids, pulls utility trailer. Do I put $2500 into it and keep her in it? Do we trade it in and spend 10x+ that much but have a new, warranted car that we don't need to worry about when stuck in Atlanta traffic? With two kids in college, that's a tough pill to swallow.
I'm good at making bad automotive decisions. Appreciate thoughts from those with more common sense than I have!
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Mike
“I wouldn’t want to live under the conditions a person could get used to”. -My paternal grandmother having immigrated to America shortly before WWll.
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