# Keep Taurus or get another used car **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 5, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446 "2009-06-05T14:19:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bjsneddo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@bjsneddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bjsneddo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446/1 "2009-06-05T14:19:15Z")
I have a 2001 Taurus with 76000 miles that is losing antifreeze, about 2 cups per round trip to work and back. I am taking it to a radiator place tomorrow, but if it costs too much to fix I’m thinking of getting another car. It also needs rear struts. The bank has approved me for $10,000. What kind of car do you recommend? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446/2 "2009-06-05T14:24:57Z")
How much is too much? Fixing the Taurus won’t cost $10,000. It’s always less expensive to maintain a car than to replace one. I recommend fixing the car and driving it another 76,000 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446/3 "2009-06-05T15:27:59Z")
Agree; if all that is wrong with your car, I would get it fixed properly, and driuve it another 4 yars or so. The car is worth very little now, but it still has a lot of life left in it! I bought a 1997 Taurus lease return for al colleague of mine and after 98,000 miles or so it still runs great. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446/4 "2009-06-05T15:59:10Z")
This problem could be as small as a faulty radiator cap, which lets the coolant boil away. Or it could be a radiator hose that is loose and simply needs tightening. If its a cap you may see nothing odd, but you might hear boiling noises after you stop the car. If you do hear it boiling, go buy a new cap and then wait until its completely cooled off before you swap them. If its a hose connection you should see coolant dripping out when its warmed up and running, and maybe even hear hissing after you turn the engine off. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446/5 "2009-06-05T16:41:59Z")
For $10k I would recommend trying lots of cars and see what you really like. I would skip any Euro makes but otherwise look into either domestic or Asian. That being said before you jump the gun figure monthly payment on that $10k and tranlate repair into how many. I have a feeling the repair will only be 1-4 payments max. Remember on top of those payments you still have repair/maintenance costs on any $10k car if used. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446/6 "2009-06-05T18:47:33Z")
It’s cheaper to keep her… ---
**Author:** ![popof9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@popof9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/popof9)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-taurus-or-get-another-used-car/31446/7 "2009-06-11T16:10:25Z")
I have owned 4 Tauruses and have two right now. The two I have right now have almost 200,000 miles each and are still going strong. I had to replace the radiator on one of them recently and it was a bit of a pain (radiator had to be taken out the bottom of the car) but I got the job done for $150.00 for the new radiator (from [radiators.com](http://radiators.com)) and my sons providing most of the labor.