The $9,312 Rule for Keeping Your Old Car

🟨 DON'T MISS THE NEXT ONE — SUBSCRIBE HERE! 👉    / @erniegarritymechanic   I spent 41 years at the counter, and I watched a lot of people trade in a good car for the wrong reason. In this video, I'll show you the simple kitchen-table test that tells you if your car is still the cheaper one, the costs nobody puts on a receipt, and the three tests I'd run before I ever let a car go. The third one never shows up on a repair bill. Tell me in the comments: what year is your car, and did it beat the number? I read every one. One more thing. After all those years at the counter, I'm finally putting everything I know into a book: how to keep your car running for years, what to buy, what to walk away from, and how never to overpay a shop or a dealer again. Before it's ready, I'll give you the first part for free, as a PDF. Subscribe so you're the first to get it, friend. 0:00 The number your old car has to beat 1:12 Who I am 1:50 The kitchen table test 4:26 The cost you never see 7:02 The upgrade loop 9:49 A car note into your seventies 12:14 The new car's repair bill 14:08 The costs that aren't on a receipt 16:31 The wrong reasons to let it go 18:32 The three tests 21:51 The two pieces of paper 23:06 Tell me your number I'm a retired mechanic sharing what I learned over the years. This is general information, not financial advice. Figures in this video come from public sources: Cox Automotive, AAA, Kelley Blue Book and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.