So my car is on the verge of a breakdown due to a certain repair (P0401/P2002, if you know you know) that is either $3,000 or a "fix" that no car repair shop will touch without fear of getting raped by unelected bureaucrats. Unfortunately it also needs a coolant flush, transmission fluid change, brake fluid change, and I don't have that cool family member/friend who works on cars and has a lift to do this myself. Essentially, with cars I'm at the mercy of overworked, underpaid wagies who will deliberately refuse to look at the issue and really hammer home the repair shop stereotype they try to tell you isn't real, and it's a car that nobody on this side of the pond is familiar with.
Even the car forum guys who usually will have fixes will tell you to parts cannon it bro.
Should I keep the car and be sent to the cleaners (and have all my savings wiped out for a while, and doom myself to the wagie cage) or should I get a different shitbox, and if so what shitbox should I get? The problem is with bidenomics, it's also harder to get a car that's good.
