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Re: is it less than a car payment
Posted by chris cleeland [Email] (more from chris cleeland) on Thu, 7 May 2020 14:46:48
In Reply to: Re: When is it time to move on?, Steve@Boston, Thu, 7 May 2020 14:08:23
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that is always my litmus test--how many car payments for a replacement car will this repair cost me?
In general, I try to keep repairs to the cost of about 2-3 car payments. Spending more, and involvement in a collision may land you in a position where you don't get your value back out of it. Sometimes (like when I had to do the clutch), I had to throw that out the window, but in general it works pretty well.
I also factor parts availability into the equation, both general availability, speed at which they're available, and junkyard availability. We're pretty lucky to have several saab-specific and/or saab-catering parts providers, as well as places like rockauto and local places.
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Posts in this Thread:
- When is it time to move on?, Nate, Sun, 3 May 2020 21:07:07
- Re: When is it time to move on?, Nate, Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:17:20
- Re: When is it time to move on?, Brandon MacDuff, Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:55:49
- Re: When is it time to move on?, cheaptechs, Sat, 9 May 2020 11:13:44
- Re: When is it time to move on?, Steve@Boston, Thu, 7 May 2020 14:08:23
- Tough decision but things add up..., GFW3pedals , Wed, 6 May 2020 07:54:52
- Re: When is it time to move on?, mlc , Wed, 6 May 2020 07:53:55
- Re: When is it time to move on?, CraigU, Wed, 6 May 2020 04:47:58
- Re: When is it time to move on?, chris cleeland, Tue, 5 May 2020 14:07:51
- Re: When is it time to move on?, bobc , Tue, 5 May 2020 11:45:541
- Re: When is it time to move on?, Nate, Tue, 5 May 2020 08:25:01
- Re: When is it time to move on?, EGD , Mon, 4 May 2020 17:53:52
- Re: When is it time to move on?, AdamSAAB2kAero , Mon, 4 May 2020 09:41:061
- Re: When is it time to move on?, steve, Sun, 3 May 2020 22:13:57
- Re: When is it time to move on?, Dave The Ice Age Knave , Sun, 3 May 2020 21:44:00
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