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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would sell. Why. My 2012 Acadia with only 70K miles had a big AC bill of $4k to fix. Only thing wrong with car. I fixed it and guess what next day had AC on full blast driving and alternator crapped out. Turns out Alternator was old and going (did not know) running AC full blast drawing juice was last straw. I was shocked till I found out an Alternator lasts 10-15 years so it going at 13 years not a suprise.

It did not end there. Turns out had dry rot tires, battery was up for replacing, needed to flush radiator as been 7 years and for fun told not now but in next year or two struts and shocks need repalacing as slightly leaking and front pads are 80 percent worn.

This is not a GMC vs. Toyota thing or mileage thing. Large SUVs have expensive parts. Some parts regardless as struts, shockss, alertnator, radiator, battery, once you get to 13-15 years old need replacing. If I could go back I would have traded it in last year. Now I am stuck with vehicle as threw a ton of money in and my wifes newer vehicle I take on long trips as now I dont trust it anmore to drive to NYC or or Outerbanks any more. It has become just a drive to work and around town vehicle.

Some parts age just gets to them and you can hit a bunch going at once like I did.     [/quote]

If you have a vehicle that is 10+ years old and 100k+ miles you should expect to deal with repairs once or twice a year.  It is normal for a starter, alternator, power steering pump, ac to have problems at this age/mileage.  But if you are going to go to the dealer to do these repairs plus whatever other things the dealer says you need to do it is going to be very expensive.  Either find a trustworthy independent mechanic (use yelp or checkbook for dmv), learn how to do basic repairs yourself or get a newer car.  [/quote]

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