{"id":566447,"date":"2010-05-17T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984554616620976925.post-2812896002718651237"},"modified":"2010-05-17T06:08:25","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T10:08:25","slug":"should-you-keep-your-old-car-or-buy-a-new-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/566447","title":{"rendered":"Should you keep your old car or buy a new one?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Are you sure you need a new car? I&#8217;m sure you want the newest safety features and modern styling that a new car offers. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps you need a larger vehicle to fit your growing family. You probably feel that your old car no longer fits your life. But how about cost? <\/p>\n<p>From an economic perspective, you&#8217;re better off keeping your old car. It could save you thousands of dollars. Taking better care of your current car may make much more sense in the long run. <\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re probably thinking &#8211; those repair bills are really adding up. But the cost of repairs will never exceed the cost of a new car.<\/p>\n<p>Changing your oil, replacing brakes, belts, and hoses are nothing compared to monthly payments on a new car. Even costly repairs like rebuilding an engine makes good financial sense. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve paid off your car, it is still in great shape and needs only a few modest repairs, there&#8217;s no need to throw it away. Enjoy your freedom from car payments. Enjoy lower annual taxes, insurance rates and license fees on your old car. <\/p>\n<p>Buying a new vehicle would mean several years more of monthly principle and interest payments on a loan. <\/p>\n<p>You can feel secure knowing that modern vehicles last longer. Not too many years ago, a vehicle&#8217;s useful life did not exceed 100,000 miles. <\/p>\n<p>Today, many vehicles can breeze right past that 100,000 mile mark with no more than a tune-up, or maybe a new timing chain or fuel pump. <\/p>\n<p>Older cars generally cost more to maintain and are more likely to break down. Repairs can be frustrating and expensive. But on the other hand they&#8217;re cheaper to own and operate. They lose most of its value in the first five years of their life. Your used vehicle won&#8217;t depreciate as much, saving you thousands. <\/p>\n<p>Unless you&#8217;re rolling in cash, I&#8217;d say keep your old clunker.<br \/>Comfort yourself knowing that one day you&#8217;ll be able to easily afford that costly new ride. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/livedrivingtips.com\" >Source<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/2984554616620976925-2812896002718651237?l=speedmarket.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you sure you need a new car? I&#8217;m sure you want the newest safety features and modern styling that a new car offers. Perhaps you need a larger vehicle to fit your growing family. You probably feel that your old car no longer fits your life. But how about cost? From an economic perspective, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566447\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}