How often should you hsve to repair a used car?
I bought a used Ford fusion 2009 with a just over 100,000 miles about a year ago. It seems like every couple of months I'm fixon it. It might be a small fix but still. I've probably fixed my car about 5 times in the laSt year. First was a battery (very easy) then a motor mount. The. A ball joint and one other thing ( 800 dollars…). Next the car was running alittle rough. And now my door handle broke which I'm currently trying to fix.
Do you think I should trade in my car and buy something better. I'm think an audi A4 2009 and up, bmw or a mercedes. Seems like they are btter made just alittle more expensive to fix if they break.
Battery and ball joint are considered wear items, not repairs. It's a 6-yr old car with 100,000 miles, you should have expected to replace the battery and worn suspension parts.
The door handle is an unexpected repair.
Audi? Are you serious? If you don't like the repairs on a Ford, they're nothing compared to an Audi. Audi repairs average $1,500-$2,000 in repairs OVER and above normal maintenance. Talk about going from the frying pan into the fire!
When you buy ANY car that has over 80,000 miles on it, you are buying the car as it enters in the maintenance and repair intensive phase of its life. Everything you've listed is par for the course on a 100,000 mile car and if you're having to do one ball joint, you do both. Same for motor mounts, transmission mounts, axle shaft rubber boots etc.
If you think you're going to have a cheaper or easier time with an Audi A4, BMW or Mercedes, you are delusional. Those cars WILL need the same care and will cost significantly more to maintain and repair. German cars from the 80's were generally made better than their American counterparts, but that gap has long since been closed. Parts for the cars will be many times more costly. Price out ball joints, upper and lower control arms for an Audi A4 and your Ford. Then find out the shop labor times for each.
It's no contest. If you are struggling to afford your used Ford Fusion, then you need to consider a newer Toyota Scion or new Ford.
I gave up a number of years ago trying to keep old cars going. I just lease a car for three years and it is new and covered for the time of the lease. I have been getting honda accords and have had no problems and it is a nice car.
If you don't like repairing your car, I suggest you stray away from Mercedes, Audi, and especially BMW. Try looking into Honda, Toyota, and Subaru. They make reliable cars with low-priced repairs.
Sure, because Mercedes, Audi and BMW cars never need any type of repair… Ever.
That was sarcasm, by the way. Most people who buy used Euro cars don't keep them long. Seems like one thing goes wrong after another and the price to repair is ridiculous.
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