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ZX3_2NV,Jan 30 2009, 08:52 AM Wrote:

malim,Jan 28 2009, 04:12 PM Wrote:Used tires bud. $30-50 each and they are in decent condition, that will last you all summer if not longer.
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Thats what I would do It breaks down it breaks down but for as long as it gets u from point A to Point B I would drive it. Pick up a set of tires you can get a full set for under $200

Why spend money when you don't have to if you know its junk then you have to expect it with my 1st car The clutch was slipping bad battery that require me to carry a booster pack in the car, no Tach and hey when it broke down I rolled into a parking spot took a cab the rest of the way to work and then gave the car away.
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thats exactly what i would do. And if you shop smart you can get a set of used winter tires in the off season for cheap too.

also, while you continue to drive your rolling-dead focus (call it a zombiemobile if you will), start putting in a separate bank account monthly payments (equivalent to what you would pay on your next car) and when you do need to get the new car, you will have a nice down payment.

i almost wish my car was in such bad shape, that way i wouldnt care so much when people ding my car while parking, or scrape the paint off my bumper.