Comments by "basspig" (@basspig) on "Should You Fix Your Old Car? Is it Worth It?" video.

And another problem for folks in the Rust Belt is that after 20 years the car is so rusted out that the body repairs would be more expensive than the car would be worth. On top of the mechanical problems.
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After spending almost $10,000 in repairs on a 20-year-old SUV the wife had enough and decided to get a new car. Just a simple brake job now is $1,200. Go on are the days of the $200 car repair.
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Keeping an old car if you live in a Southern Climate makes more sense. The pros and cons of new cars is that you pay much higher property taxes with a new car not to mention you have to carry full comprehensive insurance until the bank note is paid off. With an old car like a 1959 desoto, you can do most of the repairs yourself. Cars from the 1990s onward you need a mechanic to do because most of those cars are too sophisticated for DIY repairs.
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