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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heater core part only like $75 bucks. Buy to job it is between firewall and dashboard have to take while think apart can take 8 hours. New tires try Costco or tire rack.

Worth fixing as another 80-90k left before something major like engine it tranny.

I dropped 2 thousand into wife’s 2012 Acadia last summer. But  that in only like 4 car payments [/quote]

A Chevy Malibu isn't going to make it another 90k miles without another major repair. The trucks are supposed to be the "reliable" GM products and those are still riddled with issues.

OP- I would repair it and get a Camry/ES like the previous poster suggested[/quote]

I got the repair done. I'll find a tire guy to replace the tires before winter gets too wintery.

At least then I'd get a (slightly) better trade in and have the liberty to search for new cars on my schedule.

Now the questions - 
Ride the Chevy as long as I can? While gas + new car payment would be competitive with a Tesla payment, I'm a little worried about insurance. 
Trade in the Chevy, or keep the Chevy as a spare and drop collusion?

And for a new car, do I want to get a Tesla Model 3 or a Camry hybrid? I had a really bad experience with a Honda Civic hybrid in 2004-2014 (it ran OK until about 2010 when it started needing continual sacrifices. My wife will probably scream bloody murder about a hybrid, as I don't want to get a new car that just starts giving up the ghost at 100k miles.

(I'm a little leery about buying used for fear I'd just be hastening the day of doom which for me has ALWAYS hit between 100-125k miles - with one used and two new vehicles.)

Google tells me the Avalon can last forever but the mileage would be terrible on that (or an Escape, 4Runner, or smaller/mid-sized SUV known for its durability).

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. [/quote]

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