- Sep 14, 2003
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Thanks, I'm doing my best to listen to advice while of course considering my own opinions.Originally posted by: SearchMaster
While I understand the emotional state you're in right now, I would definitely have the vehicle looked at by someone else. I've known probably 5 or 6 guys who have worked for Goodyear over the years, and all but one reported pressure from management to essentially make up problems to bill the customers more money. I will NEVER take a car to Goodyear, even if I was broken down in the parking lot of one.
Also, taking out a student loan to pay for a car really is an abuse of the system. It's not the most egregious thing I've ever heard of, but an abuse nonetheless. You'll be MUCH, much better off waiting until you have a steady income stream to buy a new car. I know you won't heed this advice though , so best of luck and I hope everything works out for you.
The reason I sort of trusted and believed this guy at Goodyear was because he very easily could've told me replacing the brake proportioning valve would've been enough and gotten $200 out of me, but instead he told me he honestly thinks it needs at least $400 worth of work and he recommended I DON'T get it done. He felt it was in my best interest not to given the state of the car. I don't know why he'd say all that if it wasn't true.
I don't really have the time to take it from mechanic to mechanic. It's barely drivable with the current state of the brakes, and I need transporation for work next week. No matter where I go it's going to need a few hundred worth at least, and given the state of other things I just can't do that right now.
I wouldn't be taking out a student loan FOR the car payment exactly. I would be taking out more student loans to cover my apartment rent than I previously intended to, so I'd have enough for my car payments. That doesn't seem like an abuse of the system to me.
Car payments for one school year plus insurance might total around $3500. I should finish this summer with at least $7000 in cash, plus hopefully continuing to make at least $500/month during the school year. Is that not feasible? Then if I had bought a Hyundai I would have made two years of payments already and still have 3 years of bumper-to-bumper warranty and 8 years of powertrain warranty left.