# Keep the Subaru or Buy the Camry

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-the-subaru-or-buy-the-camry/9214>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 9, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-the-subaru-or-buy-the-camry/9214 "2008-01-09T21:51:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![donniebaseball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@donniebaseball](https://community.cartalk.com/u/donniebaseball)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-the-subaru-or-buy-the-camry/9214/1 "2008-01-09T21:51:06Z")

</div>

Hello everyone,  
  
  
  
 I share a 1999 Subaru Forrester. The vehicle has transmission problems. I found a mechanic who says that a pump needs to be replaced. He’s quoting a price of $2000 but he is not exactly sure until he takes it apart what the final cost will be.  
  
 Now I’m tired of sharing a car so I asked the other driver if she wants it back. My question is if she doesn’t want it back does it pay to get the tranmission rebuilt or should I buy another used car. The Subaru has gotten worse in the past few months so there’s no way I can go without rebuilding the transmsiion if I decide to keep the car. My mechanic has 1996 Toyota Camry that his wife drove until recnetly . It’s got 150,000 miles on it and is in good condition according to him. Should keep the Subaru or buy the Camry?  
  
  
  
 Thanks.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-the-subaru-or-buy-the-camry/9214/2 "2008-01-10T03:12:05Z")

</div>

Get a second opinion on the Subie before you decide.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-the-subaru-or-buy-the-camry/9214/3 "2008-01-10T03:22:11Z")

</div>

Yep, get a second opinion on the Subaru. Remember, the mechanic has a vested interest in you not getting the Subaru fixed. He wants to sell his Camry.

And I think it’s a darn shame that you, Don Mattingly, have to even consider buying a '96 Camry.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-the-subaru-or-buy-the-camry/9214/4 "2008-01-10T04:43:31Z")

</div>

Trans repair sounds a little high but still good if the Subaru runs good. The Camry has a lot of miles to be buying it versus keeping the Subaru. If you had no car, I guess that would be somebody else’s situation…