To buy or not to buy... THAT'S the question!?

Question

DILEMMA |

i have a 2001 toyota tundra. it stalls more than 30 times a day while i'm at a stop, slowing down, or making turns. gas costs more than $100 and i have to fill up every week. good news? it's almost paid off. it'll be paid off in 3-4 months.

i'm worried about my safety though. the car is very unsafe. it stalls on the freeway, when i'm making turns (with oncoming traffic), and basically, whenever it feels like it.

QUESTION |

should i trade in the truck and get a new car? should i sacrifice and just suck it up with all the stalling and unsafety to be debt free (car wise) for a little while?

PLEASE HELP!!!

Answer 1

Why not get it fixed?. You can buy a lot of gas for what it would cost to replace yopur truck. Also you wont get much for it if it is constantly stalling.

Answer 2

Well if the truck is nearly paid off, I might as well wait till then. In the mean time, take it to a mechanic. Get an estimate on the repair cost. If its reasonable and you do need a truck in your Daily work/commute then have it fixed.

If you have to get a new car, might as well sell the Truck on Craig's List or Auto Trader. Don't trade it. You won't get much $ that way. Either way if you try to sell without fixing it, the buyer is going to want to deduct cost of repair from Sale Price.

After you sell it, rent for a few days while you decide the new vehicle and a best price.

I am leaning towards having it repaired. Whatever you do, wait till you get the clear title.

Answer 3

If the car stalls, there's most likely something wrong with the cables or the ignition. Before you decide on what to do, you should go to a dealer and get a repair cost estimate. Once you know what it costs to fix your current car, you should go on the net and check the current value of your car. KBB.com is a good source for this.

Once you have all these numbers you might want calculate what you currently pay for gas, and how much you'd save on a new, smaller car. You can find gas mileage information on the various resources on the net. After that, add up the numbers and make a decision.

Answer 4

Its a Toyota and is doing all of that. Well you must not be taking good care of the car. Keep the Toy and get is taken care of so that it will last you another 5 years without any issues. You prolly need a tune up and may have a vac leak that causing you car to stall have it checked out and you should be on the road in no time safe and soundm.