I am having problems with my car. The back story : I couldn't care less about cars. My whole thing is I want it to be very reliable. Would prefer it had a radio. Would like seats. At least 3. 0-60mph? Yes, please. Cheap to buy. Good MPG. And we have a little trailer to carry lumber/garden supplies, etc, so it needs to have a hitch or be able to install one and pull a little. So basically, I just want super functional transportation that makes my life easy.
So we have a 2004 Chevy Blazer that gets about 20 mpg. Every year we spend about $2000 on fixing something. So now it is starting to ride and idle really rough. I haven't got an estimate yet, but I will this week, but I can see the $2000 flying out of my pocket.
Options- Sell to Carmax, get a little (my guess is btwn $500-$2500.). Buy a used car. I see a 2008 Yaris on craigslist for $6k, 104,000 miles, but it is a standard and my wife might balk at that. Don't know if I can pull with it... But maybe we just need to sell the trailer f0r $350 and just rent a truck from haul every 6 months...
My wife's idea - buy 2 cheap (new scooters.). Around $2,000 all together, and try to just drive less.
I am looking for the solution that is cheapest over the long term...