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[quote=Anonymous]We have 4 kids and two cars (we take public transport to work).  One car is an old little Toyota that we bought very used and that is fine when we need a second car in a pinch.  The family car (which is what our nanny drives kids around in) is a 2013 Ford Flex, 150K miles.  We bought it used in 2014.  It has needed an annoying number of fairly pricey repairs over the years (various belts/hoses).  The latest is a water cooler / timing belt issue for over $2000.  Our finances are fine, but with 4 kids we really need to be saving a lot for college, and we are trying to put a lot toward retirement.  So car repairs really take a bite out of our budget, and of course a new car would too.  Trying to decide if we should trade in and buy a new car.  Problem I see is that most cars that are big enough to fit a family of 6 seem pretty pricey - I recall when we bought it that the Flex seemed to be one of the few lower cost options.  We still have a car payment on the Flex.  Thoughts?  I'm not a car person, and don't really care about having a nice car, but also don't know if it makes sense to keep dumping money into our current car.  How do other people decide when/if to buy a new car?  Also any recommendations for something large, inexpensive and reliable? [/quote]

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