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      Opinions PLEASE. Should I KEEP it or TRADE it?

      Hey all. Ok. I am opening myself to a lot of trouble/opinions I know. but...who else to ask. If you have read my posts over the years, you know my car and my driving situation. And my Aveo concerns etc. BUT...I simply want to know. Should I trade or keep it now?

      My 2006 Aveo Hatchback has only 33K. I bought it new. So only I have driven it. I know it's total care over its life. I HAD problems in the past, with minor things, and then paid a lot for unexpected problems, but now fixed for I hope a very long time. I have done all the 'routine maintenance' mechanically for it. To keep it going smooth. I like it because it isn't full of crap. Like power EVERYTHING!!! They all break and are expensive to fix.

      Like no remote starting, no power windows, locks, or seats, no ABS, no keyless entry, it is a pretty simple car. As we all know, now we cant even buy a 'cheap' Civic without cameras all around it! So my Aveo is not 'crammed with computers', and very expensive toys to break. 99% of new cars or even slightly older cars are full of them.

      So...should I keep it and just keep it up. Or trade it in on something, go into debt for 4 years, or more, on a used car/truck, not know who owned it, if it was cared for, and probably end up with a lot of power motors everywhere, and MANY more computers running them, you know what I mean.

      OR should I keep it ? The only thing that is 'scaring me' about my little cheap Aveo is that timing belt! I still dont know if it is to be replaced at so many years, or the famous mileage point! No one can tell me. At 9 years old, but only 33K miles, I am terrified that it will just snap one day, and I am screwed!

      I'm told it is $900 to replace when it ISN'T broken, (with a water pump of course). There is nothing wrong with it now and hasnt been in a long while, other than upkeep.

      It drives just fine, I keep up on all the maintenance, and it still is shiny new, I like the hard seats, and the big interior. I hate the crappy mileage it gives, but I dont drive that much!

      So....I know everyone will have an opinion, and since we all own one, or have owned one, or one of its cousins...what do you guys/gals think? Will my luck hold on this low low mileage car, that I NOW hear on occasion is one of the 'worst cars ever built', (like a Chevette or Pacer), or should I get out of it, go into debt and hope I get a car with a better drive belt/chain history, and gets better mileage, and might be 2-4 years newer, but I know will have 3-4 times the miles on it. Like a Corolla, Golf, Golf Diesel, Jetta, or Ford Ranger V-6.....ok...any opinions?
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