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Unrelated, but just curious: Why did you get rid of a car because of a bad battery and a $100 part?

I still have it. I replaced the alternator and battery myself - 2 hours of my time. I call it my train station car now. I don't consider it reliable enough to be the transportation for the ones closest to me given that the odometer is at 210,000 miles.

You don’t consider the car reliable after two wear items wore out after 200000 miles? What are the other things about this car that cause you to question the reliability?

I meant that currently I don't trust its reliability given that its past the 210k mile mark. It's 16 years old. My hope is to keep it until I no longer have to pay taxes on it, which is @ the 20 year mark - it is not however something I would let my spouse operate, mostly because she isn't mechanically inclined were it to break down for whatever reason.

Battery is something that can always fail within few years. Even more with start/stop systems which every ICE car has nowadays.

That said, if your new car has significant safety improments like auto braking, rear camera, cross traffic warnings etc. these are good reasons to upgrade.

Btw. our city car is 2007 Honda Jazz/Fit, that thing is perfect. Yes, battery failed few times but that's about it.

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