arrow32 Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 What a joy it is to own a car:D Been having problems with it shutting on and off. Went out yesterday and it wouldn't start and the trans has been acting up for a few months:rolleyes: I hate being a car owner:D;) The only thing this car is doing for me is making my wallet a little flatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 you may have a golden opportunity here. there are brand new cars for sale, some under 10,000 dollars. zero percent financing for 5 years, meaning a 200. per month payment. and, they are very fuel efficient and have 100,000 mile warranties. car sales suck, and they will give you a good trade in. maybe check some of them out. or check out all the deals. the payments may be lower than the repair bills each month, and add fuel savings.... hmmm. something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Steve is right Cody, it should be a buyers market right now, and with new models coming in the new last years models sitting on the lot have to go. We bought our Durango this time of the year last year and worked the dealership down quite a bit even though what we wanted was not on their lot, got 0 % financing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Listen to my car trouble's My car just had a rod brake so it now is junk yard bond,SO i take my truck to work only to have a heater hose brake so now I have to fix it.Did I mention it has no heat ,heater core also is out.Just not a good week for me.I get to spend today in the freezing cold fixing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 LOL...I can feel the hurt in my wallet too:( I bought my 99 Blazer used back in 2004 and paid for it in full with cash. Since then I had no problems at all with it until the fall of last year. Then it seemed there was a shrill vacuam like sound coming from.....my Wallet:eek: Since last Fall: Windshield Battery Shocks(all around) Brakes and Rotors(all around) Rear End Bearings Muffler Catylitic Converter Heater Core(that required the entire dashboard to be removed to replace it) Feul Sending Unit(which required another trip back to the repair shop after picking it up and heading to the gas station to fill it up...and finding it leaking all over the ground) I'm fairly sure that I've forgotten a few items. If I average the costs of the repairs out over the time I've had the vehicle it's still much less than being strapped down to payments;)...and now the only thing left that's OEM is the paint:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 LOL...I can feel the hurt in my wallet too:( I bought my 99 Blazer used back in 2004 and paid for it in full with cash. Since then I had no problems at all with it until the fall of last year. Then it seemed there was a shrill vacuam like sound coming from.....my Wallet:eek: Since last Fall: Windshield Battery Shocks(all around) Brakes and Rotors(all around) Rear End Bearings Muffler Catylitic Converter Heater Core(that required the entire dashboard to be removed to replace it) Feul Sending Unit(which required another trip back to the repair shop after picking it up and heading to the gas station to fill it up...and finding it leaking all over the ground) I'm fairly sure that I've forgotten a few items. If I average the costs of the repairs out over the time I've had the vehicle it's still much less than being strapped down to payments;)...and now the only thing left that's OEM is the paint:D Sounds like my 98 S10. Had it for several years now and all was fine up until the past year. Most recent repair was master/slave clutch cylinder and clutch for $630.. and there's a bunch more before that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 I guess getting a new car is a good option right now but I got no idea. I've got to do something because this isn't working. I'd really like to get a Ranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Sounds like my 98 S10. Had it for several years now and all was fine up until the past year. Most recent repair was master/slave clutch cylinder and clutch for $630.. and there's a bunch more before that... Don't even talk to me about my 2002 S-10 4X4 ... :mad: Almost makes me want to buy a FORD .. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTSIDER Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 I will never own another ford after my experience....Bought a 2006 ford ranger regular cab xl model, came with a 3 year 36,000 mile warrenty (thank goodness) Within 5,000 miles, had to get the rotors replaced, new oxygen sensor #2. at 10,000miles had to have a tie rod end replaced. The next 20,000 miles were pretty uneventful, until this summer...My tires were approaching the point of needing to get replaced due to our wonderful curvy West Virginia roads, but that is not the problem, the truck had a bad vibration....universial joint gone, still vibrates, just not as bad, replaced driveshaft, still vibrates, another set of rotors, still vibrates, new tires, still vibrates, rebalanced tires, still vibrates, new rims, still vibrates.... all the vibration stuff was within a course of 4 weeks. Now the truck is out of warrenty, still waiting to see if ford will extend my warrenty. I WILL be buying a Toyota next...heck they are pretty much 100% made in the USA now...the engine and transmissions are made not too far from where I live. Rant...off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 I WILL be buying a Toyota next...heck they are pretty much 100% made in the USA now...the engine and transmissions are made not too far from where I live. Rant...off. Why didn't you try to do lemon law on your Ford? I have an '07 Tacoma with 12,000 miles on it.... and while it's a good running/driving truck.... the rear window has leaked on it every time it rained last year. I took it back to the dealership many times and I would always get a different story. Yes it's leaking, we fixed it, yes we fixed it again, we can't find a leak...... blah blah blah. I got a lawyer and had him threaten the lemon law on them and they "fixed it" one more time. If the truck leaks again before November of this year, the lemon law will go through on it. SO, not sure if you're better off going this route either. Cody - Sorry for hijacking your thread. Are you talking about the Neon? or is this a different vehicle? Perhaps you should seriously talk it over with your parents and think about what Steve said. If you could afford it, then go for it, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTSIDER Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 They way that my lawyer explained the lemon law to me, it has to be 5 different problems within the time peroid, mine didn't fall under it, i even asked the owner of the dealership, he told me the same thing. The owner was more of a help than my lawyer to be honest. haha. Lawyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Don't even talk to me about my 2002 S-10 4X4 ... :mad: Almost makes me want to buy a FORD .. :eek: Honestly, I can't be that upset. The truck has been a great truck and I wouldn't hesitate to buy Chevy again. At 190,000 miles things are going to wear out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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