u/hookyboysb

Long story short, I’ve been having issues with my car, and I ended up losing all acceleration last week. Took it into a shop where a family friend works and they said it has a blown head gasket. They said I should get the whole engine replaced. For a used 62k-mile engine plus a new turbo, they quoted it at $9600. They said an equivalent service from the dealer would be over $13k. It does need roughly an additional $1k in repairs and maintenance on top of that, but they said it looks pretty good for its mileage (170k).

A couple things though:

This is a lot of money to put into a car with this much mileage. I know the engine provides somewhat of a reset, but this car has been used in the winter in Indiana and Michigan so I’m not sure if rust would be an issue. The KBB value is around $12.5k. I also still owe $2.8k on it. I feel like if I trade it in, I obviously wouldn’t get that full amount out of it, but I’d get something, since the dealer wouldn’t be paying full cost for the repairs.

Gas prices skyrocketing also have me concerned. Obviously I, with a Civic, am going to fare better than someone who has an F150, but it’s still something I’m thinking about. If I get a different car, I’d definitely at least be looking at getting a hybrid or PHEV, but ideally I’d get a full electric.

So, what should I do? Should I drop the money to repair this car, or is it time to move on?

#2026 USL Championship Schedule 5/6 - 5/10

##Wednesday, May 6

Time (ET)	Home	Away
9:00 PM	NMU	ELP

##Thursday, May 7

Time (ET)	Home	Away
8:00 PM	BHM	MIA

##Friday, May 8

Time (ET)	Home	Away
7:30 PM	LEX	MBFC
9:00 PM	COS	OCSC

##Saturday, May 9

Time (ET)	Home	Away
7:00 PM	BKN	LDN
7:00 PM	HFD	DCFC
7:00 PM	IND	JAX
7:00 PM	LOU	PIT
7:30 PM	RIFC	TBR
9:00 PM	NMU	LVL
10:00 PM	OAK	ELP
10:00 PM	PHX	SAFC