Another Car Question

[RobertInOntario]

What?..You gonna buy a new car everytime you need new tires?
If you are really worried about it, take it to the Honda dealer..No wait...Bad idea....Take it to a reputable mechanic and have him check it out. I've driven cars with more miles(or kilometers) than that on them(the most being 325,000), and as you can see...I'm still alive. Its easier and cheaper to replace worn parts, than replace the whole car, and even buying a newer, used car might give you more headaches than you're ready for.
The only reason I told you not to take it to the Honda dealer is, he may tell you something is bad with it and can't be fixed..Just to sell you a new car. Especially today.

I pretty much agree. I've also found that our Honda dealer is VERY expensive and finds all sorts of costly nit-picky things wrong with it. However, we do use a reputable, small garage that we've gone to for some 12 years. I already phoned them this morning -- they said they could do a thorough safety inspection for $50, so I'll probably do that first!

There really does come a point when you shouldn't spend any more dollars on a dying car. But I don't think the Honda has reached this yet. The main reason being is that it's given us very little trouble to date -- only normal wear & tear.

Thanks,
Rob