we bid her adieu…
I took little green car to the car doctor yesterday, as her a/c wasn’t blowing as cold as it used to.. I also had them check her brakes while she was in the air, as there have been issues with the rotors warping.
The diagnosis? The compressor on the a/c is shot.. it runs but isn’t pumping. The rotors are again warped, and also needed new pads on the front.
Total estimated cost of the above repairs?
$1500.
Little green car’s Kelly Blue Book value is only $1250 on a good day. If I were to have chosen to get the a/c fixed, and the brakes, that plus what I spent getting it tuned up a couple weeks ago and new tires, would have totaled about $2100. Somehow it just doesn’t feel right, spending more money to get a car fixed that it is even worth.
Sooo…. Josh and I mulled it over, and decided to drive her down to Saturn to inquire how much they would give us for her in trade for a new car. Sales manager looked her over, took her out for a spin, and stamped “$1500” on the paper. (note: I did NOT tell them about the a/c compressor nor the brakes) She marked A/C = cool (note: it did run cool, just not frigid like it used to), and I made sure they knew about the brand-friggin-new tires.
So, after a little bit more mulling over, quick finance calculating in my head about how much a new car payment will take away from paying down credit cards…... we decided to trade her in. A/C is almost an absolute must in Phoenix, especially if one drives 45 miles ONE-way in the middle of the day, when temperatures are approaching their highest. Oh, and I forgot to mention, that the thermometer on the car was also found to be cracked a while back, which regulates when the fan turns on… That was going to cost us over $200 to replace, so bring that total to $2300 to get the green car back in optimal working condition. Neeeoope. Not gonna happen.
So, rather than spending more than $1500 (in one chunk) to get the car fixed, we traded her in, getting that much toward the new car, and paid another $1500 as a down payment. And get this.. we managed to get 0% financing!! I swear my jaw hit the floor when they told us that, we’ve never gotten that low before (the VUE is at 9.9% I think).
I suppose you’re probably wondering which car we decided to buy, eh?
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