Is keeping a 2003 Dodge Caravan worth it?
Hello car questions, I am not a car person, so bear with me. My neighbor, very sweet lady, gave me her 2003 dodge caravan for free. (signed me the title it was a legitimate transaction)
Disclaimer, my roommate has known her awhile and can vouch for her being a good lady
It just got 2k worth of work done to it at the end of april this year and has like around 180k miles on it.
I can either sell it to a car parts yard (i was quoted 340$) (this would be my rent money lol i just moved)
OR, i can wait a little bit until i have more $$ and insure it. (its current registration doesn't expire until november of this year) (geico quoted me 93 a month)
I wanna know FOR REAL. if this is worth it.
part of me really wants to keep it, its red/orange and it drives pretty well (ive taken it around the block 2 times to get a feel for it) has a cd player, the ac works nice. and im all for a cheap car that will get me from a-b
(i am not entirely prepared for the grueling central valley heat and commuting on foot/bus)
EDIT:
I compared the two invoices, the one that was just the list of things it needed done, and the list of things that were done,
it still apparently needs:
Shocks/struts
wheel alignment
serpentine belt
(do note if those lack of fixes make the car dangerous lol)