Originally Posted by genejockey

In an extreme seller's market, it may actually make better economic sense to fix the old car and wait till next year. We went through this with Mrs.GeneJockey's beloved 2001 Sienna - we were facing several thousand dollars of potential work, on a car worth about the same number of thousands, or a bit less. But apart from not being able to get it smog certified, the car is in great shape, and Mrs. GJ loves it. So we were planning to drop the cash, when by sheer luck, the issue resolved itself.