Hello TPollauf and thank you for your sage advice. Much appreciated!
I thought long and hard on it and I simply cannot afford to spend almost $300 on 4 pieces of rubber.
I have ordered some touch-up paint to get the paint chips taken care of before they rust. I see some minor rust I have to work on, too.
The dealer is going to replace the coolant for me as we're not sure if it was ever done at the recommended 5-year mark.
Apparently, these cars can last up to 400K and it only has 187 on it now. Here's hoping!
I live in Toronto, Ontario and we've been having an unusually mild winter this year except for the last 2 days....
Take care and safe driving!