what do I do?????

[StangBANG]

So after this long and painfull wait since may..my car will be here any day now. But I just had a monkey wrench thrown in. My current daily driver 06 porsche cayenne S decided today that the drive shaft center bering should break.
With this being a major part of my down payment via trade in I believe this problem may push me right out of the deal due to lost money

What the hell do I do now????

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[JoeDogInKC]

I wonder if you could find a whole new drive shaft on the cheap by calling around to some junk yards? It doesn't seem like it would be that expensive of a part (the bearing itself), but then again, I've never owned a Porsche...

 

[SVTFreak]

Fix the drive shaft and trade it in.

 

[svt93style]

Fix the drive shaft and trade it in.

^ - I don't know the cost of the above repair but you are paying to fix it either way - do the above and eat it - can't be too much.

 

[StangBANG]

That's what I'm trying to do but every dollar spent is one less for down payment in which I'm already getting hosed. And I don't think just not saying anything when trading it in is good karma. ...Obstacles

 

[svt93style]

Well it sounds like you were max'd out on pmt, if so make the decision thats best for you.
I wouldn't try to trade it in that way, your right, it will come back to you.
Just see what it will cost and go from there.

Good Luck.

BTW - love your Giorgio Tsoukalos

 

[StangBANG]

Because Aliens .


Lol

 

[The Dude Abides]

Well it sounds like you were max'd out on pmt, if so make the decision thats best for you.
I wouldn't try to trade it in that way, your right, it will come back to you.
Just see what it will cost and go from there.

Good Luck.

BTW - love your Giorgio Tsoukalos

Sounds like sage advice...
Inhale, exhale and repeat.

 

[STAMPEDE]

See if dealer can offer an additional 750 or so in discounts?

 

[souprmage]

Trading in a car that's actually worth something is like throwing money away.

What ever the dealer will give you, you could likely get a few grand more selling it private. If your budget is that tight, you need to fix the car, sell it privately, then order your Mustang.

When I got within a 4-6 weeks of getting the car, I took the car to the dealer to get their trade-in 'value'. I then doubled the price and sold it on Craigslist in 4 days. You can probably make more and put it well below what other similar cars are going for. Although, I had a very popular commuter car, so it was easy to get rid of.

 

[Ozymandias]

Fix the Porsche and wait a little longer on the Mustang if you need to.

 

[Mustang Convert]

My advice is you should probably be looking at owning less expensive vehicles if one small repair is going to push you over the edge financially.

 

[martin]

What is the cost? I had a similar repair on my Infiniti FX35, 06. It was $1200

 

[RisingForce]

If a $100-$1500 repair or deduction from your tade has such huge impact on you buying a $30k vehicle, perhaps you should consider a Ford Focus? :shocked:

But seriously, If you spend {portion} of your downpayment to fix this, the payment should go up around $20-$25/month. If that is the deal breaker, you really should reconsider the whole deal.

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