<prompt> Human: My current car 07 Honda Civic is approaching its last legs. my parents own itpaid for it, but its primarily been my car since we bought it. For the past 5 months,theres been a problem with the suspension. Ive had no time to fix itbe without my car for however long that repair would take. Im not sure how much suspension repair would be, but Im pretty sure my parents cant afford it right now. Theyre trying to get out from under a pile of debt while also trying to make payments on their retirement home in the Philippines. And recently, the motor on the AC unit of the car died. The cost of a new motor will be approx. 250-300, not including labor to replace it.My dad has suggested we sell this car and I buy my own car. Im 25 yo. I live with my parents, dont pay rent, but I contribute 350 to my parents for bills every month. I make 47.5k salary, and my employer reimburses my commuting expenses. I contribute to my 401k plan. I also am able to pay 250 of my student loan payment every month comfortably and have enough money for savingsmisc. expenses. At first, I didnt think Id be able to afford a new car, but considering the payments Id have to make just to repair my current car and how many more repairs Ill have to make as its getting older, I think if I make some cuts from my misc. expenses, Ill be able to make it.I know rPF isnt very amenable to car purchases, just trying to get a more rounded opinion on this. Also, any advice for car purchase negotiations would be welcome as well.PS: long time lurker, first time poster. please be gentle.  <response>: It would be very unusual for a Honda to be on its last legs at less than ten years old. Unless you have driven it hundreds of thousands of rough city stop-and-go miles, it likely has plenty of life left in it. The small issues you describe vague suspension issue, bad AC motor are pretty standard tweaks for an 8-or-9-year-old car. They dont mean the car ought to be euthanized. Fixing the Honda and running it for another 5 or 7 years will be far more advantageous than buying another car. 