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Originally Posted by Rmk392
I have a beater 06 tsx with about 140k miles on it. It has served me well since I bought it but it's been having issues lately. I fixed the small stuff but the car is losing oil. I took it to my mechanic to figure out whats happening and he says there is no leak. The engine is burning oil, my low engine light comes on about every 3K miles. So 2 options:
1. Keep driving it and just change my oil every 3k miles. Is it safe to drive around with the car burning oil? I don't the engine to suddenly die on me somewhere.
2. Sell the car, it's my mechanics advise. He said it would cost around 2 grand to fix the problem.
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You have to ask yourself: Can you place the car for $2K?
I have a 2000 VW Golf since new with 223K on it. The car still runs great and my original clutch is still holding strong. I put three sets of brakes on the car, the exhaust system lasted 10 years, the radiator lasted 11 years and the starter lasted 13 years. My aircon finally gave up last summer, but I mostly use it in the winter so I didn't even bother fixing it.
So I spent almost $3K fixing the car over the last 4 years, but I can't replace it for anywhere near that. It's been dead reliable too. I have no questions about taking it several hundred miles. I'm sure your Acura is worth a lot more than my Golf, so putting $2k into shouldn't be that out of the question.
So, in the end, if you like it and everything else is good, just keep it.