Advice about a car??

I bought my car in April when I got my license. It's a 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso. It was a great little car for me until about June, and then all hell broke loose. I took the car in for a routine oil change. They found that it had a cracked condenser that needed to be replaced. 300 dollars later my AC worked again. The very next week, I was with my older brother getting off of a very busy highway, and the car quit running on me. I had to tow it to work (I work at a car dealership) and they found the plug wires were fried and it was running on 2 of its 4 cylinders. Got that fixed





Yesterday, I was at work with a friend checking on some things. Me and my friend went out to the car, started it, backed it out of the parking spot and it quit running. We had the guys push it into the shop. Today they said that the fuel regulator and the fuel filter needed to be replaced, but they swore up and down that nothing else was wrong with it. I drove it home after work today, pulled into my driveway, turned the car off and went to turn it back on just for kicks and giggles. And guess what. The car doesn't start. What a surprise. It needs a new starter.





My problem is, I don't trust this car anymore. It left me stranded on a very busy highway off ramp once. Where's it going to leave me next. Every time I hear a creak, or a noise when I drive, I freak out thinking it's going to crash. I don't feel safe driving it anymore, and I'm not sure I want to put anymore money into it. I've put well over 600 into a car that probably isn't even worth that.





In the mean time, my older sister is buying a new car, even though the car she drives works just fine. She is GIVING her old car to my older brother who, again, his car works just fine. I've put hundreds of dollars into my car, and my parents are offering me no help at all. They won't help me get a car. They won't ask my sister to reconsider giving my brother her car. They won't help me with anything.





Any advice would be great. I'm 16 years old, and I'm WAY to young to be this stressed out. I don't know what to do, and I don't know how to help myself.Advice about a car??
well you could get a job, save some money and buy a new car, or try to get your bros car since he is driving your sisters old oneAdvice about a car??
A starter is not something that can be predicted as to when it will go out, but you have to remember, your car is over 10 years old so starters, batteries, tires etc are going to be going down. I have had many cars a lot older then that which still run but do need to be maintained. These things can and do go wrong on newer cars too.


How many miles are on the car? How many miles are on your bro's car? Which would you rather drive? Which looks best? Which would be worth more?


If you have a job, you can get $3500-$4500 on a trade on your car through the Governments clunker deal they have going on. You may check into that and get a car you like, is new or newer, and will save you big bucks, if you are in the US of course.





PS, to the person who is the slow reader. If that takes you 10 minutes to read, maybe you should limit yourself to shorter questions.
Was there a question in there somewhere?





Or did I just waste 10 min.
You can try saving for a new car or you can become a member with roadside assistance. I recommend checking out http://www.theautotowing.com/ or you can give them a call on 1-800-486-1755. The will be able to help you with roadside assistance membership at an affordable price. Good Luck