I hope you’re right

I used to get 300 miles to a tank and fill up every week and a half. I’m now filling up every week and get between 220-240 to a tank. There’s some other things I over looked because I assumed my car was just getting old.

I’m taking it to a different shop on Wednesday to try to fix it

I have an appointment scheduled for Wednesday so hopefully it’s not as expensive as the original quote

Medical reasons. I need a savings to fall back on just in case

I just hit 130k miles so I was going to do those recommended repairs after the holidays. Otherwise anything my normal mechanic recommends I typically do. The only thing I’ve declined to do is replace the headlights because I was capable of doing that myself.

I’m worried about other issues that may arise in the future. I need a reliable car so that was my thought process

I am meeting with a mechanic on Wednesday though

131k Daily or at least 5 days out of the week.

My city has public transportation but it’s incredibly unreliable and I’d have to walk close to miles to the closest bus stop.

My job is about 10-15 miles away and it wouldn’t be a safe walk due to lack of lighting and sidewalks.

I’m currently doing more research and I am meeting with a mechanic on Wednesday

I want to drive it into the ground and that’s hopefully what I’ll be able to do. I’m just worried about the severity of the mechanical issues.

I fix everything mechanically but I’ve never had an issue like this arise. Unfortunately the cosmetic damage happened due to a hit and run (just some scrapes and a small dent)

I did more research and I agree it fixing it will be the better way to go. If I’m financially able to

Will do

Midwest. I’ve been looking today. Hondas 2008-2015 are ranging from $9,000-22,000.

Newer ones are more expensive (obviously)

I’m taking my car to the shop to see if they’ll be able to fix it.

My has 131,100 on it. I assumed it was routine maintenance but they got a code saying it was the cat.

I’m taking it to the shop on Wednesday to see what I can do

I’ve only ever had Hondas. So I’m unfamiliar with other companies. I’ll look into them though

My state luckily doesn’t do testing but I have been doing research on all of this today and I’ve noticed that I’ve been over looking some of the warning signs of a bad catalytic converter and attributing it to my car being old.

I’m definitely doing a lot of research and weighing all of my options

Thank you

I agree. I’ve been doing that all day.

That’s my other line of logic.

I’d like to drive my car till the wheels fall off and then solve the issue when it arises.

That way I don’t have to worry about it. I literally owe $737 on my car. I want to keep it.

The mechanic I’m going to believes he can repair it. So fingers crossed.

I am. My grandma handled it last time for me because I was recovering from the car accident so I haven’t done this at all before.

I’m taking it to a different shop on Wednesday to see if what I can do

My goal is to drive it into the ground honestly. I was hoping to do that with my old car but it got totaled.

I’m just nervous about the quote of $2,000. Especially with the holidays right around the corner etc.

I’ve been doing research so I agree.

I agree. I don’t want to spend money fixing that kind of stuff.

I took it to a dealership (where I bought it). Yes it threw a code.

They wanted $175 to diagnose the full issue.

I’m currently calling around. That seems to be the general consensus.

True. I’m gonna call around for quotes today.

Is there anything I need to worry about with this type of issue?