Hello there, I am posting this message for my daughter who is in a real dilemma about her car. I hope someone can help her. Please see below:
I have currently had my car parked in my parents' garage for the last 2 years and have driven it about approximately five months within these two years. It is a 2004 Nissan Sentra. I live in a different city now and am living on campus completing my master's degree and consequently, do not have my car here because a) parking is expensive and a car is expensive and b) because I live on campus, there is not much need for a car, and I have access to transit.
I am trying to decide whether I should sell my car now, or keep it in the garage for a minimum of 8 more months because I may be moving off campus next May and might need one then. However, I am concerned that it may require quite a few repairs next year as it has been sitting for so long (a solid year at this point - I drove it summer of 2015 and then parked it again).
Should I sell my car now and revisit getting another car next year, or should I hang on to it and put in the necessary repairs? Unfortunately, I haven't done much to care for it in the past two years like replacing all the fluids, blocking exhaust pipes, taking out the battery because I did not have the foresight at the time to consider these things.
Any input would be helpful, thanks!