Fuji The (Not So) Wonder Car

[maxcelcat]

I think Fuji the Wonder car (that being my Subaru station wagon) also known as the stickers with a car attached, is showing signs of needing a new clutch. Still, I should say, he's been in need of one for about two and a half years now... Clutches aren't cheap ($800), not to mention the other bits he needs. Front wheel bearings, for example.

So... Don't let Fuji hear me saying this... Maybe it's time I thought about getting a (newer) car. Trouble is I have no spare doe at the moment, aside from a piss poor amount I have in my savings account. I'd have to borrow some cash. I wonder if my mom would give me a good rate? :-)

Anyway, what do you all recon? Fuji will be 18 years old early next year, I'm not sure throwing more money at him is a good idea... Still, new(er) cars aren't cheap... *sigh*

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_megalomania_/]

I think a new car is probably a good idea. But you could always weigh the costs up yourself and figure out what's most likely to be the least expensive route: maintaining Fuji in his old age (18 years? Eek! I imagine there'd be a whole lot of other expensive things just waiting to go wrong) and buying a newer car that's - hopefully - less likely to need expensive repairs for quite some time.

I think if you look around you can probably find a decent car for a reasonable price (depending on how much you're willing to shell out).

[maxcelcat]

Fuji has been good to me - this is the first major item to go wrong in about three years, so I can't really complain for a car so old!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_megalomania_/]

Wow. Then...I don't know. Maybe you should keep him :)

[ok-i-give-in.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, its a tough call. Whether to ride Fuji into the ground or trade up to a newer model. I've always been a 'flog until they're dead' fan myself... (as is obvious to anyone who's seen my car!) Does the clutch still work? and if it doesn't, $800 is less than you'd pay for a newer car... This is why my 18 yo car got a new engine a couple of years ago.

True.

[maxcelcat]

I drive so little these days, keeping Fuji going is probably a good option!

[evildoom-bunny.livejournal.com]

Keep Fuji, get a newer car in the future :)