[wagonman76]

Id hang onto it. Its always good to have a backup ride. You really never know when youll need it. Plus if you keep it on insurance, the multicar effect may outweigh what it costs. Like a guy I work with who keeps his old beater Jeep CJ on PLPD, because the multicar drops the insurance on his Yukon by more than what it costs to insure the Jeep.

I really wish I still had my first car. 84 Cavalier wagon. It had some electrical problems but always ran great otherwise. I painted it bright blue and wanted to put some Z24 wheels on it. My mom made me get rid of it because she was afraid the front end would fall apart with 199k miles, but that was because she didnt know. There was no play in the steering at all. We sold it to someone my mom knew (didnt seem to concerned the front end would fall apart on her) for $300. She took it across the country and back with no problems except a flat tire.

I still do have my 2nd car though, a 90 Pontiac 6000 SE wagon. After 9 years and 255k, the rear trailing arm rusted from the floorpan. I repaired it with a dryer skin, but the car still needed a lot of work though it ran great. I built a small powered V plow for it, so for the last 4 winters it has been my snowplow car and works good. Certainly better than scrapping it.

Yes Im a fan of wagons. Ive had 3 others as well, one of which I scrapped to make room for another. My only sedan is the Celebrity.