2010 focus
188,000 km (116,000 miles)
just redid plugs and valve cover gasket (plug wells full of oil)
Now front end is rattley and found a leak on timing belt cover. About a quart down per oil change. Running rough probably need to do a few more items the usual.
but wife likes the car. Reckon it’s worth fixing? I was hoping to talk her into me trading it in for used Honda CR-V but she’s not down.
so why do I care? Gives me something to do I guess?
Any thoughts
I would repair it until it needs something really expensive done, like an engine or transmission work. Then ditch it for whatever you can get. They aren't worth a lot of money, so you may as well keep it rolling as long as you can.
I don’t think you will get that much money selling it, I would Keep driving it till the wheels fall off and do not spend serious money on that. If it needs a big money to repair, get rid of it.
You could keep driving it until it falls apart. Wouldn't put any big $$ repairs into to though, you get to the point of diminishing returns, there's a reason mechanics call focus' throw away cars.
