Had to pick between a new car or fixing my old one last summer

My 2002 Honda needed a $3,000 transmission rebuild and I found a decent used 2015 Civic for $9,000. I went with the new car and it ended up having a hidden electrical issue that cost me another $1,200 within three months. Has anyone else picked the bigger upgrade and instantly regretted it?

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ellioth3726d ago

Wait, $1,200 more on a used 2015 Civic after you already spent $9,000? That's brutal. My buddy bought a car once and found out the whole wiring harness was fried, cost him like $2,500 to sort out. What was the electrical issue exactly?

grays1326d ago

Electrical gremlins are the worst, man. Sounds like his car was trying to communicate in morse code through the dash lights. Nine grand in and then another twelve hundred just to get the thing to not randomly stall at stoplights. At that point you're not fixing a car, you're running a charity for the previous owner's mistakes. Wiring harness issues are basically the car's way of telling you it's haunted, and the only fix is a priest with a multimeter. Hope he got a free oil change or a coupon for a car wash with that bill at least.

angela_harris26d ago

Hard disagree actually - more of a gamble but the upside on a newer car beats dumping cash into something that'll nickel and dime you forever. @ellioth37's buddy's story is rough but one bad example doesn't prove the point.