- 2 New tires ($400)
- Both camshaft sensors failing ($600)
- New front and rear breaks ($500)
- There was an oil leak I needed to fix, although I am blanking on exactly what caused the oil leak ($600)
- Sparkplug wires replacement ($300)
To top all of this off, last week my engine overheated and the radiator blew, which caused the engine thermostat to also fail. This repair cost me $800. Talking to my mechanic, he warned me that an engine overheat can often times cause complications with several other things going wrong.
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Tires - not a problem, routine maintenance, go buy the other 2 while you're at it
Breaks - not a problem, routine maintenance
Sparkplug wires - not a problem, routine maintenance, also you got taken for a ride because it's a $50/5minute job
Cam sensors - you got taken for a ride because you didn't do research / work it yourself, like someone else said
Oil leak - could be a sign of legitimate issues on the horizon
Overheated - bad mojo
Sounds like you're not "into" cars any further than enjoying driving fast ones, and definitley not into working on them, so I would definitely recommend replacing with a more mustachian car choice
You're at the end of the depreciation curve because you're at the end of the cars useful life. Issues like the sparkplug wires are going to keep coming up, there are a lot of car parts that just start failing when cars get old, especially sportscars (they age much faster). Bearings, rotors, more sensors, the list is long, and you'll eventually go through all of them
Overheating can and will cause issues down the road, especially if you drove it with low coolant until the car got so hot it shut down. That causes metal parts to warp and creates new stresses in an old worn engine. Oil leaks are hit or miss, sometimes it's just old seals, sometimes something else is amiss and causing pressure inside to get too high
My recommendation, sell it, get something used and boring and reliable (any Toyota, any honda, fit, vibe, you know the drill)