Should I trade in my 2001 Honda Civic or pay for repairs?
 

I have an '01 Civic LX need to replace the front end ,( was told it needs new struts, joints?? and something else or my front end will break) don't have a lot of money for the repairs, should i just trade it in for a new one. I have 6 more months of payments. and which would be the smarted buy - Civic or Mazda Tribute(don't know if i want an SUV or stay with a car)this car has 105,000 miles on it and is out of warrenty

Ok First You should find out how much they would charge you for the repairs if its too much maybe you can sell it then buy a new/cheaper one....

Personally, without knowing the repair costs, I say keep it! Those things run FOREVER. Not sure how many miles you have on it but you can expect 225,000+ miles of life in it.

trade in i repairs usually leads to other repairs and mazda tribute might be a good change. a question for you is if your bored of ur civic if you are get a tribute althought a civic hybrid might be good for gas mileage.

Invest in the repairs. It will be much cheaper than buying a new car again. The car will be paid for in 6 months! That's money in the bank :)