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If you can't, I understand. There's a lot of people I can't help either.

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It was the battery.

Any help you can give me is welcome

Batteries are expensive. Might it be cheaper to just get a 15 year old diesel guzzler and discard the current car?

The Infidel wrote: 2026-02-01 10:38am Batteries are expensive. Might it be cheaper to just get a 15 year old diesel guzzler and discard the current car?

The current car was a gift from Martin's parents.
I am currently between jobs. Most cars right now are $6000 for a "15year old gas guzzler", and 10K for GOOD Used car.
Even when I was still working at the library, I did not have enough money for a $300-400/month car payment.

LadyTevar wrote: 2026-02-01 04:47pm

The Infidel wrote: 2026-02-01 10:38am Batteries are expensive. Might it be cheaper to just get a 15 year old diesel guzzler and discard the current car?

The current car was a gift from Martin's parents.
I am currently between jobs. Most cars right now are $6000 for a "15year old gas guzzler", and 10K for GOOD Used car.
Even when I was still working at the library, I did not have enough money for a $300-400/month car payment.

I see. Lots of affection value as well. Yeah, cars are expensive. I was lucky to get mine for $3000, but I've spent more on repairs afterwards. I thought cars were cheap in the US, but it seems they still cost quite a bit.

The Infidel wrote: 2026-02-02 03:52pm I see. Lots of affection value as well. Yeah, cars are expensive. I was lucky to get mine for $3000, but I've spent more on repairs afterwards. I thought cars were cheap in the US, but it seems they still cost quite a bit.

"Cheap" depends on WHERE in the US.
It also depends on quality, and I can't afford a car that's 'cheap', but breaks down if you drive it over 50miles an hour.
Yes, I'm exaggerating, but if you see a car sitting in a yard or in a store's parking lot with a "For Sale Cheap" sign on it, I'm gonna wonder wtf is wrong that they're selling it, and if it's too expensive for THEM to fix, I know it's too much for me.

Going to a dealership would get a car you know has been inspected and fixed to run, but you'll be paying at least $300/month for it.
And right now, I have no idea how good/bad my credit is.

Everything is getting expensive.

Even in Australia, the price of used cars has exploded.

And for most folks in our income range it requires getting car loans at sometimes extravagant, if not predatory, rates.

I could still use some help, so the GOFUNDME is still running.