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R_Morley t1_j9446bw wrote

With taxes I promise you this is not the cheapest method.

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Impressive_Row_563 OP t1_j94fzxd wrote

Yea I thought about tax. I need it for 5 months could be less could be more depending on how long I need to wait for missing parts. Rental is usually a thousand per month and it’s money thrown away

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R_Morley t1_j94galz wrote

Why don't you just buy a new car and sell your old one? Cause:

(1) Cost of this car (you say 5(k), (2) plus tax and insurance (let's say 1,000 total, conservative estimate, +tax on sale and the hassle (another 1,000?). That's a good 7k spent, non-recoverable, which coupled with the value of your primary car, may be better to trade in.

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(Maybe you recover some of this cars value when you sell, but that's a risky business)

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Impressive_Row_563 OP t1_j94ji5s wrote

My concern is with my own car’s air bag deployed it won’t worth that much at all. It’s a relative newer car with only 40k. I feel the best way is to drive it for as long as possible just need to figure out this gap time

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