Repair or buy a new car

2006 FORD TAURUS
85,000 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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TAMARA KEENUM
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I have about $600.00 in repairs due (master cylinder and possibly a new brake booster [+600]), new battery plus new tires and brake pads soon for a total of about $2,100.00. Is it worth it to repair or should I get a new car? If I repair, will this car last me another 40,000 miles?
Jun 20, 2016 at 11:18 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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To be honest with you there are no certainty in life. For me to say any car will last another 40,000 after expensive repairs I could not give you a truthful answer.The engine could fail, the transmission could fail, you could have another string of expensive repairs down the road. I would have to be crazy to say yeah go for it you will have 40,000 more trouble free miles. Even my car I take it day by day repair by repair. Lol.
Jun 20, 2016 at 12:31 PM