Problem with daily driver! Any suggestions?

[Tuttie_Phace]

Hi everyone, I have a 95 C220 mercedes with 132K miles which is my daily driver. I just found out i need some major work done including headgasket and wring harness. This along with some minor suspension repair will be over 4500 dollars :frown: . Cant afford another "new" car until i join residency this july. If you were me, would you get this car repaired or sell the benz and buy something more reliable like a honda/toyota. I dont want to drive the NSX on a daily basis atleast during winters. Thanks for your help.

 

[steveny]

Will the benz be worth 4500 more than it is worth currently if you make the repairs? If not trade it in on something else. What would the trade-in value of the benz plus the 4500 dollars buy you?

 

[Kyras]

Get a Honda. I've had 6 and I can't bring myself to get anything else, because I know I can count on them.

 

[ETLMD]

Definitely drive something reliable for a daily driver. You can't go wrong with a completely made and assembled in Japan Honda/Acura or Toyota/Lexus.

 

[Daedalus]

How confident are you in the diagnosis? If the car runs it might be worth getting a 2nd opinion from a recommended tech. I wouldn't spend that much to fix it regardless. You could get a '96 Camry for that much or less probably.