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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The cheapest car you can buy is the one you already own.

At 100K miles, all Subarus need a full suite of repairs. That will run you $2-3K. This is normal maintenance and should have been budgeted by you. The car owners' manual lists out all the repairs you should anticipate at various mileage thresholds.

I'd make the repairs. That car will easily get 200K miles, if you follow the maintenance schedule in your owners' manual.

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I should add that I own a '99 Forester with nearly 210K miles. So I am accustomed to sinking some $$$ into repairs. But I budget about $1500/year for maintenance and repairs and it's been way cheaper than buying a new car. I also only use mine for city driving. I don't care if my car gets dinged, scratched, or dirty. It's nice to have a car in the city for errands, yet it's not something I've sunk a ton of money into. [/quote]

OP here. This is super helpful. Thanks. And yes, we have the funds to repair and I would prefer to do so from an environmental standpoint. How do you square city driving and manufacturer maintenance recommendations for things other than oil changes? We drive <10,000 miles per year and generally do a full synthetic oil change every six months.

Should we be following the manufacturer recommended maintenance schedule? Or do so many city miles change the recommended schedule by some factor? [/quote]

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