Doesn't sound like your much of a car guy eh?
As in car enthusiast? No. Just transportation and utility for me. I do work on my own cars, but any maintenance that will take me more than about 3 hours, I generally pay someone to do.
JKG
Doesn't sound like your much of a car guy eh?
If I fix the transmission and the exhaust, I'm not sure that there are too many other major items that are likely to break.
Even if someone handed me $40k in cash with no strings attached, it wouldn't change the dilemma in my mind. Someone once told me that if you're struggling with what decision to make, sometimes that is the decision--in other words, stick with the devil you know.
I would have paid an extra $1,000 for my Canyon because it was just what I wanted. Why would I pay more to get a truck that takes up more room in my garage, is harder to park and gets worse gas mileage?drove an S-10 for 15 years and 200k miles trouble free. sorry I know you're asking about Canyons... still shake my head in disbelief that none of the manufacturer's make small trucks anymore. and yes for 1000 bucks more you can get a full size ?!? wtf?
Just one year of insurance on a new car would easily buy a running beater.
My dad bought a new car a while back so I got his 98 Lumina when my 02 Impala finally overheated & locked up @ ~235k miles (another story but I have started it since then). The insurance for liability on my 98 Lumina is $278 a year.
And driver to driver. and you seem like someone who has way too much fun behind the wheel.That's definitely going to vary state to state.
And driver to driver. and you seem like someone who has way too much fun behind the wheel.
When you say you can get a fullsize, are you comparing similar equipment and trim level?
That's definitely going to vary state to state. Way more than that here.
That's definitely going to vary state to state. Way more than that here.
The reasons to get a mid-size over a full-size mostly comes down to vehicle width, not length. The Colorado/Canyon are about 6 inches narrower than the Silverado/Sierra, and that makes a big difference in ease of exiting the vehicle in parking lots, and can make a difference in off-road driving comfort if you're driving a lot of narrow trails.
Yeah. Aren't we lucky to live in the only state that forces us to pay into a catastrophic claims fund that doubles our insurance rate?
Update from the Nissan dealer: trade value as-is, $1k; with the transmission fixed, $5k. Price to fix (replace) transmission is $4k out the door.
They don't seem to be particularly interested in your business.
If interested, send me your VIN and zip code by PM and I'll research availability and price of a used transmission with warranties that mirror new and rebuilt ones (aka 1 or 2 years parts and labor).Update from the Nissan dealer: trade value as-is, $1k; with the transmission fixed, $5k. Price to fix (replace) transmission is $4k out the door.
Seems like I don't lose by getting it fixed, even if I change my mind and decide to trade it in the next day.
JKG
I don't think they are, and I wasn't impressed with the prices they gave me for either new or lightly used Frontiers.
I could probably part out the Frontier on my own for more than $1k, and in the last couple of months I've put about $600 into it (new battery, new fan clutch, misc. items) so I get essentially nothing if I trade it in as-is.
It still needs tires, brakes, and exhaust work, but none of those are an imperative at the moment.
4k sounds a bit high for a truck transmission. This should be a fairly easy swap. Get some quotes from independent transmission shops.
so for practically the same price point I see no reason not to go full size.
Jeep... New ones are trash. Chrysler. My opinion anyway. Older the better. Middle aged ones ate brakes and leaked oil on everything but usually started and moved on their own always.
This made me giggle. Major repair on my 1997 Jeep Cherokee this past weekend was a $37 fan clutch. 240k miles and still going. It does mark it's spot, however.
...and I had an '89 Cherokee that I sold at around 160k miles, having replaced only three fuel injectors (made by Bosch, they started leaking). It was a hoss. That 4 liter straight six - great engine.
The guy to whom I sold it had it well over 200k miles last I spoke (long time ago).
This made me giggle. Major repair on my 1997 Jeep Cherokee this past weekend was a $37 fan clutch. 240k miles and still going. It does mark it's spot, however.
You missed an important word. New ones. 1997 isn't new.
But yes, for $5-6k I can fix it. I think the question really is, what other major expenses could lurk beyond this point? I can't think of too many.
Trucks are pretty simple. My wife's German car needed $4k put into it at 165kmi, I balked and we got a newer car. OTOH, I'd have no problems putting $4k into my 15yr old F-150, trucks are pretty dirt simple and inexpensive to repair. Your truck, at 145k, still has a lot of life left. Also, if you have any good indy transmission shops in town, I'd get a second opinion.
Unfortunately, I think the "simpleness" of trucks ended around '03 for most half-tons. The F-150 got increasingly complex in '04 for sure, and I'm not sure how much I'd put into my '08 before I said 'screw it', lol. Pre-96 is a cakewalk for any of the truck-vehicle brands.
What year Frontier are you looking at, we usually keep a year old crew cab 4X2 in stock. We get them from Enterprise, which is probably where your local dealer get his, if you want a carfax or anything, just PM me the VIN.I don't think they are, and I wasn't impressed with the prices they gave me for either new or lightly used Frontiers.
I could probably part out the Frontier on my own for more than $1k, and in the last couple of months I've put about $600 into it (new battery, new fan clutch, misc. items) so I get essentially nothing if I trade it in as-is.
It still needs tires, brakes, and exhaust work, but none of those are an imperative at the moment.
I suppose so. I'd love to get a new F-150, but it's hard to justify when my 2001 still looks nice, is very reliable, and runs well.