fender1983

My car is 12 years old (daily driver with 101k miles). Is it time to sell?
With baby on it's way I started to think about something more reliable...
What is your opinion?

crash

As long as you keep up with maintenance, these things can last a while. Do
you abuse the car, any track time? My car is running strong at 120k on her. Just be smart and keep up on everything

mineralpony

What do you plan to replace it with?

fender1983

Over 2 years of ownership I replaced following:

1) Brakes and rotors (with front calipers)
2) Alternator
3) Coils and spark plugs
4) New intake manifold instead of leaking one
5) Clutch
6) Gas tank filler tube rusted out - had to replace it
7) New serpentine belt
8) Seatbelts (old ones locked - decided to replace both at ones)

No track time on it, but I I have a heavy foot

uberstang1

My car has 145k on the odomoeter, granted its not the original motor, but when i bought it at 118k it had the same trans thats in it now and the rear was stock and in it till last year when I build my new one up, and my car has seen a HELL of ALOT of abuse and guess what, nothing ever broke on it major and its still running like a champ.

mph07alloy

Keep it, and buy something else to haul all the kids around in. My first car was an '89 LX 5.0 and every time I see one on the road I think "damn I wish I'd kept mine"

zero2005

its not about what we think, its about what you think man.

is the 'stang good enough for any family events? or do you have another car to drive the kids back 'n forth? I bought my wifes car (09 lancer ES) specifically for the option of having kids down the road, so i didnt have to ditch the 'stang.

reliability shouldn't be the issue. a well maintained car will function as its supposed to, and even brand new cars have their own issues, or will develop them.

there's more things to consider than just reliability. honestly, i'd stick with older tech. but thats me, because i like to work on stuff, and not having any sort of VVT or bullcrap makes me happy.

scooter3

If the car is paid for keep it. It still has a lot of life left as long as you have taken care of it. With a baby on the way think about getting something with 4 doors and look at safety ratings. There are plenty of good used cars out there for the new family.

fender1983

We have 07 torrent as a baby hauler. I was just thinking how in the hell I am going to fit a car seat in case torrent has to be serviced? It ain't safe for sure

The good thing about stang it is still worth about $7k. Good amount for downpayment. I was showing her 2011 stang on the Craigslist, but she said "no way, it is not practical"

As far as 4 door I was looking at new sonata turbo or new passat. I like ford edge too, but it is expensive.

Anyway, thanks for your opinions, I think I am going to keep it for at least 1 year, maximum 2. Driving a stang still cheaper

humansieve

It's cheaper to maintain a car than buy another, if you buy new, you have higher insurance, exsize, and most likely a car payment if not than you'll have tied up considerable cash on hand that you'll need for the new kiddo and all the accessories.That being said my daughter drives a V6 Stang and brings her best friends baby everywhere in it. Its not the best back seat for sure and we all know the seatbelt system in our body style is insanley awkward but she deals quite well with it. I'd keep it, it's not like its a 2 seater. Now good luck convincing the wifey.