<prompt> Human: 5 years ago I bought an 07 Acura TL planning to drive it into the ground. I paid more for the HondaAcura because I wanted the reliability and so far it has been very reliable, only needing an alternator outside of standard maintenance.However now it has 152k on it and I worry it is going to start breaking down more often and becoming expensive to fix. It is worth probably worth 6-8k now and I owe 1500 on the loan.So do I buy a new used car or continue driving this one until it has an expensive repairLike transmission?  <response>: keep driving it.i have a 99 accord with 229k. I am waiting on the next major issue before I give up on it. 