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After bragging about our car never needing repairs, today we have a $4,500.00 repair bill.
It's not too awful - that's the first repair we've needed in 9 years, so it averages out to reasonable. Still....😮
@BrazenlyLiberal That's about twice what I spend on a vehicle _and_ any maintenance or repairs over the course of a decade.
I have owned one vehicle that cost that much to purchase. I think the next highest amount I've paid has been about 2k.
Of course, I don't care how they look. I just buy whatever Consumer Reports says stays on the road forever. Then when that vehicle dies, I buy another for less than what I spend on insurance and repeat.
Usually, the AC even works!
I'm so old (How old are ya?) that I remember $4,500 being a steep price to buy a new car.