# What would you do with a 13-yo car with 64,000 miles on it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 17, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222 "2011-05-17T17:32:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222/41 "2011-05-19T02:05:22Z")
Paint it AND spend $300 to get 1) A full on detailing, which will wash/dry and clean the inside of your car and 2) New covers to the seats. The trick to keeping an old car is to really maintain it towards the end of its life. A pain job, detailing and new covers will remind you of how much you love it and keep you driving it till the wheels fall off. ---
**Author:** ![silk1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222/42 "2011-05-19T14:06:28Z")
I’m with those who say to paint it. You seem to indicate your hesitation is that painting it would cost a significant fraction of what the car is worth. I say - so what? What does the resale value of the car have to do with it? I’m guessing the value of the car is probably in the $1000-$1500 range at that age. I’d rather paint the thing for $2000 and get another 6-7 years out of it than spend 10x that amount on a new car. This is a case where the cars real value, to _you_, is likely FAR higher than it is on the resale market. ---
**Author:** ![QuarkChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c5a1d2/32.png) [@QuarkChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuarkChild)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222/43 "2011-05-19T15:53:09Z")
> [@silk1976](#): > > This is a case where the cars real value, to _you_, is likely FAR higher than it is on the resale market. You’re probably right. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222/44 "2011-05-19T22:12:05Z")
Before you spring for repainting it, give it a thorough going over with T-Cut and then polish it up. ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222/45 "2011-05-19T22:56:48Z")
I’ve always wanted to get an old car and have artistic people paint designs on it. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222/46 "2011-05-20T04:00:23Z")
> [@Kalypso](#): > > I’ve always wanted to get an old car and have artistic people paint designs on it. Now that’s a great idea! ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222/47 "2011-05-20T12:05:12Z")
Sell the car to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-13-yo-car-with-64-000-miles-on-it/582222.md?page=2)