Time for a new Civic, new Corolla, new Camry. Stuff like brake calipers breaking, who knows what’s next. You should be able to get a new Civic for $16k, $17k. Honda offering 0.9% right now. Brand new, should last you another 15 years easy. About $1,000 a year, BFD. Don’t wait for next thing to break since you won’t be able to trade it in. Just do it.
I 1/2 agree and 1/2 disagree here. You definitely want to replace your car on your terms, not on its terms (when it really dies)
That said, you won't get any trade in value for it. I would list it on Autotrader and sell it for $1000 (or $1500, whatever you can get that gets it out of your yard ASAP). And if a dealer was going to give you $5000 for your trade in, I would be extremely worried about the markup on the next car that I'm buying.
I'm really glad you didn't spend $3000 on repairs!
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