if a $400-600 fix (best guesstimate among our combined internet crowdsourcing of many networks), it might be worth buying another car for $1200-$1500 with much less mileage. It would certainly be a much harder stretch to find the money but in terms of investment... this car has 296k+ miles on it. My last Saturn (same car, a year older) lasted until 314k when the engine blew. I drive an easy 100 miles a day commuting to work and back, and since I live in the middle of nowhere, maybe another 50 over the weekend just to buy food and clothes. That means if I'm lucky, I might get another year out of this car assuming nothing else goes wrong with it. We found the exact car, a year younger than mine, with 125k. It might just make sense to invest in that at this point. Can always probably sell my car for parts to help pay the difference anyway.
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