11-07-2016, 10:59 AM
OK, so I've received lots of good car advice here in the past, so here I go with another question!
Our 2003 Subaru Legacy is on its last legs -- it now has 260,000 km on it and has several small things wrong with it and one more serious issue. ("Small" things: half of the dashboard lights, cruise contra, A/C and others...)
The serious one is that its passenger sider axle needs repairing or replacing. When turning R/H corners, it makes a clicking or knocking sound. I've had two garages (whom I trust) check it out and they've said that the front passenger side axle needs repairing or replacing. I've been quoted $300 - $350 for this. It's serious and should be done within the next week.
I'm thinking of getting this repair done and getting the car to last another few months. While it's been a great car to drive and very practical, it has been high maintenance (for example, I had to spend $3200 at the 155,000 km mark to repair its transmission and around $3,000 on steering repairs 3 years ago).
Getting this repair done is basically a $350 calculated risk. If I had this repair made, my hunch is that the car would probably keep running fine until the spring or longer.
Thoughts? Is the car at the end of its life or should I try to keep it going a bit longer?
Thanks in advance! Rob
Our 2003 Subaru Legacy is on its last legs -- it now has 260,000 km on it and has several small things wrong with it and one more serious issue. ("Small" things: half of the dashboard lights, cruise contra, A/C and others...)
The serious one is that its passenger sider axle needs repairing or replacing. When turning R/H corners, it makes a clicking or knocking sound. I've had two garages (whom I trust) check it out and they've said that the front passenger side axle needs repairing or replacing. I've been quoted $300 - $350 for this. It's serious and should be done within the next week.
I'm thinking of getting this repair done and getting the car to last another few months. While it's been a great car to drive and very practical, it has been high maintenance (for example, I had to spend $3200 at the 155,000 km mark to repair its transmission and around $3,000 on steering repairs 3 years ago).
Getting this repair done is basically a $350 calculated risk. If I had this repair made, my hunch is that the car would probably keep running fine until the spring or longer.
Thoughts? Is the car at the end of its life or should I try to keep it going a bit longer?
Thanks in advance! Rob
Rob
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