Topic: Should You Fix or Replace Your Old Car?

[AutoTrader.ca]

Know when to stop repairing.
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[Fobroader]

No no, get rid of your 100,000km cars that need struts and a timing belt for pennies on the dollar, people like me love you!!!

[EV Dan]

To trade or not to trade (in). That is the question. Problem is for one reason or another I disliked most cars and SUVs I test drove recently; was so happy to get back into my Genesis every time. Two cars that were a notable exception were the G80 (excellent and really luxurious all around, although the interior and the dash trim in particular felt cheaper than it is in mine, suspension tuning was a step above though) And the GS350, Technology trim as well. A great sporty sedan that didn't feel as luxurious but the tranny performed crisp, fast shifts, albeit 2 fewer than the G80's one, the interior was noisier and the suspension let through more "thunks" as well.
The 2016 LS460 made me sleepy with its air suspension and it didn't "wow" me in any way.
2015 RH450h was such a polar opposite from what a driver's car is all about. Too soft, numb and disconnected. A 2019 RX450h (go, Canada!) drove significantly better, not sporty in any extent of imagination, but tighter and more "together". Much quieter suspension, very enjoyable on GTA roads.
Just my 2 cents. Keeping my Genny so far 

[PJungnitsch]

Stuff doesn't rust like it used to, which makes a big difference. Both our Pontiac and the Honda are early 2000's builds and there isn't a spot of visible rust, at least on the outside.

Give them a wash and they look like new, just old style.

Oddly enough their paint is in better shape than a number of the slightly used RX350's we test drove, which can pit horribly on the front end

[EV Dan]

Stuff doesn't rust like it used to, which makes a big difference. Both our Pontiac and the Honda are early 2000's builds and there isn't a spot of visible rust, at least on the outside.

Give them a wash and they look like new, just old style.

Oddly enough their paint is in better shape than a number of the slightly used RX350's we test drove, which can pit horribly on the front end

I had a mid 90s Grand Am once and the paint was tough as nails. On todays cars it is soft(er) because it has to be low VOC and sh!t.

[Firm]

Stuff doesn't rust like it used to, which makes a big difference. Both our Pontiac and the Honda are early 2000's builds and there isn't a spot of visible rust, at least on the outside.

Give them a wash and they look like new, just old style.

Oddly enough their paint is in better shape than a number of the slightly used RX350's we test drove, which can pit horribly on the front end

I had a mid 90s Grand Am once and the paint was tough as nails. On todays cars it is soft(er) because it has to be low VOC and sh!t.

Yep, paint went from terrible in the 80's and 90's with the 'new' clear coats nobody could figure out, to excellent in the late 90's/2000's, and it's going back the other way now.
I've had people ask me who did the paint on Mrs.Firm's Firebird....I usually answer 'some goon in Sainte-Thérèse circa 1996'. Despite seeing heavy winter and highway use, it looks as good as any new car.