# Should I fix or replace my car?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-my-car/537677
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 28, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-my-car/537677 "2010-04-28T23:13:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-my-car/537677/21 "2010-04-30T16:54:23Z")
I decided to fix it and I got my car back yesterday afternoon. Thanks for all the advice.
> [@control-z](#):
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> $800 to repair the car (and I think the necessity of the repair is debatable) is probably 2 or 3 car payments.
You’re right that I probably didn’t need to do it now but I’m planning a 300 mile drive next week to Montreal. If it weren’t for that I probably would’ve continued to put it off. I thought about renting but I would be out $150-200 and still have a car that needed repairs.
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### Author:  [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-or-replace-my-car/537677/22 "2010-05-01T00:48:31Z")
> [@Arien](#):
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> I decided to fix it and I got my car back yesterday afternoon. Thanks for all the advice.
> You’re right that I probably didn’t need to do it now but I’m planning a 300 mile drive next week to Montreal. If it weren’t for that I probably would’ve continued to put it off. I thought about renting but I would be out $150-200 and still have a car that needed repairs.
Great! Mazda Protege’s are nice cars. Have a safe trip 🙂
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