When does repairing a car become not worth?

If you maintain the car to manufacturer specifications then the car will last literally until the frame rots. Repairing a car is a personal opinion. I've trashed a car at 20,000 miles because it was treated well but the tranny still took a shit so I returned it. But on the other hand I have a 170k bmw that I still love.

What's raping you is the spark plugs. This is why V anything in a fwd setup is a nightmare. Probably pay for the repair so it's on record you maintained it for sellers. I would save up for a car that you're willing to take care of yourself.

>>17290248
Buy some tools and do it yourself. You'll spend more but then you'll gain the experience and you'll already have tools for the next job.

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>>17290248
When it has this badge on it

>>17290306
Unfortunately from what I've gathered on the v6 model one of the control arm bolts is under the engine frame mount. It requires you to lift the engine up to access it to remove the control arm. I don't have the tools required for that. I was looking at getting a 2003 is300 with a 5spd but i'm not sure if that would be reliable at all or worth financing.

>When does repairing a car become not worth?
When its a chevy

>>17290379
buy a jack and block of wood. it's not rocket surgery.

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>>17290248
uhhhhh
when the price of repair costs exceed the price of the vehicle itself???

worth, however, is subjective. you can truly love a $500 pile of shit enough to deck it out and throw all types of dollars, euros, yen, rubees, dongs, etc. and you could never feel like you put too much money into it. on the other hand, dropping $500 on a nice car is shit if you dont like the car

>>17290397
The oil pan for the engine is directly under where I need to pry the engine

>>17290248
It's an 00's American car, just get rid of it now before anything else happens.

>>17290379
$500 worth of problems is nothing, any old used car will need at least that much, including your 2003 is300.

A new clutch is $1000, tires $600, all new brakes $700. These are just routine maintenance items, and any used car will need them eventually.
I would set a realistic maintenance budget for your car (maybe $800 a year) and if in the future several problems pop up at once that would far exceed that budget, then I would consider getting rid of the car.

But selling a car to avoid $500 in maintenance doesn't make sense. Your Lexus will cost you more than that just in plates, tax and registration.

>>17291793
Well they are also saying I need to replace the ingition wire and spark plugs. Compined for something like 350. I'm also curious if control arms go out at the same time

>>17291793
An is300 manual will hold its value very strong compared to his current car.

>>17291806
According to a manufacture, a "lifelong" part is actually 100k miles, after that, almost everything is suspectable to needing repair or replacement. The control arm is completely unrelated to the spark plugs and ignition wire. The spark plugs are a maintenance part. Something that should be done 40-80k miles depending on what they're made of. If you really do have a manual is300 in your area, I would buy it.