I was thinking should I keep my 2012 toyota higlander limited. It has over 350,000 miles. I just got the starter and alternator changed. New battery. I'm not sure if it's time for Spark plugs. But I took it to toyota . They said it's and oil leak. But other people came by and said i don't have an oil leak. My front frame is slightly slanted on one side from the wreck . I wanted to get that fix toyota quoted me at 10,000 something dollars . One guy told me 2500 for the bumper, whole front grill and also to level back out the front frame with new headlights. .. I brought lights in the vehicle before the wreck over 6 times. One mechanic said he feel I have electrical problem somewhere. But I would have to take it to toyota. But I fear toyota now because when my car broke down and they gave me all of the things I needed to get done. To get it running. A guy came said I simply needed a new alternator and my car is now back running. But it has the check engine light on and the trac light on. It never had lights on before. I was wondering is it worst spending close to 5000 getting all the repairs needed for the car. The damaged front. And all of the struts and stuff that toyota recommended but not fix by toyota. Like by a local person but use the list of things toyota said I needed to get done
The dealer is usually the worst place to go for anything other than warranty or recall repairs.
There is no way we can assess the accident damage from here. In a serious accident the unibody structure is likely to be twisted and there can be a lot of hidden damage that won't be obvious until the thing is worked on. It is very likely it will never be right.
Even if it were possible to repair it properly I would not put a lot of money into a 13-year-old vehicle with that kind of mileage on it.
@chucktobias i accidentally put the wrong milage. It has 275000 miles. And totally agree. I am going to see about trading it in. Thank you
Any input would be greatly appreciated..thanks so much.