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  2 0 I would donate it to KEXP. http://kexp.org/support/vehicle.asp okiku_neko answered in Cars & Motorcycles about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Yes, do the three things you said at the end, but in the reverse order. Last onset answered in Cars & Motorcycles about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 CL and charity are ok. another option: Trade-In. Dealers will take anything if it means they'll get you to sign up for a new car. (Or even a good used car) Rev.Enant answered in Cars & Motorcycles about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Jack and Jon… 0 0 You have to be careful with this though-- the reason why dealers love trade-ins is that they can be used to confuse the customer about what the actual bottom line price they're paying for the new car is. A lot of consumer advocate folks recommend not trading in or not mentioning a trade in until you've got the price and financing agreed on. Jack commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 A trade-in isn't really an option for me; while I technically have the cash to repair this car if I needed to I can't afford to buy a newer car outright at the moment. Thanks for the extra advice though, Jack! Jon commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 How many miles are on the thing? Is it in otherwise good shape? What exactly happened to it? If you need a car (and weren't planning on trading up anyways), I wouldn't rule out fixing it. A $1500 used car is a total crapshoot, but you at least know the history of this one. The market value is irrelevant to the use value you get out of the car, so paying more to fix it is not as irrational as it might seem. Especially when you're talking about cheap cars, the economics almost always work out in your favor fixing what you've got vs. jumping over to a new jalopie. I am a little curious though as to what could render both the engine and transmission inoperable and yet only cost $1500 to fix. Jack answered in Cars & Motorcycles about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Jon… 0 0 For what it's worth, here's what I know about the car problems: I started having a problem where the car wouldn't upshift, so for me to get to faster speeds the car would be at 5k-6k RPM. I made an appointment to take it in, but before I could the engine gave out. The mechanic said the engine was completely out of oil, so there must have been some kind of burn going on in there (I'm not THAT bad a car owner). He didn't look at the transmission too heavily, so I don't know if the problems are related or not. At any rate, I acknowledge that fixing the car is the cheapest way to get myself back into automotive transportation. The car has about 155k miles, 100k of which I've put on it in the decade I've owned it. At this point, my thought process is that I'd sort of like a new car (owned this one a LONG time), but I do most of my traveling these days by bicycle and so I can afford to wait a bit and save up for something a bit newer/nicer. Jon commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 This Subaru isn't dead. If it were a Ford, I'd say drive it into Elliott Bay. But a Subaru with a dead engine and tranny at 155k miles is middle aged. My last one went to 245k before it started having problems. I sold it to a guy who put a new engine in it and is still driving it. So, think through what your goal is here, bearing in mind that it's not junk. If you want some good Karma out of the deal, donate it. If you want some cash, sell it on craigslist. Either way, this car doesn't need to go the junk heap yet. soundslikepuget answered in Cars & Motorcycles about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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