the cost of maintaining a 124 is far less than the cost of car payments on a honda odyssey.
my theory is always to repair your car as long as repairs (not maintenance, all cars require oil changes and tires and brakes and tuneups and so on. thats par for the course!) dont cost more annually than they would to buy a small car.

you can buy a honda civic with payments at about $200 a month. so i say dont sell your car till repairs are costing you over $2500 annually.

and for fuxxsakes stop taking your car to the dealer. thats the biggest problem right there.

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