Money When’s the right time to replace your clunker with a new or lightly used car? October 11, 2019October 11, 2019Peter Dunn, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on When’s the right time to replace your clunker with a new or lightly used car? My philosophy has always been to pay cash for a lightly used car and then drive it until the doors fall off. But which repair should be the last?