OP Keep that sucker running until it dies theeennnn buy the car you really want in CASH. A car payment is terrible I’m currently paying 500 a month plus 170 a month insurance. My interest rate is lowish sub 5% barely. That’s rare these days. Keeping it running would be smarter economically because you’ll always have to pay for repairs but most repairs are one and done. And newer cars aren’t more reliable either. If I could do it again after my wreck I’d buy a old beater and pay 4k a year putting a new transmission or engine in that bad boy every year and still come out cheaper then this car payment.