car broken down and asking for price to fix car

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "car broken down and asking for price to fix car ". Your opponent's style: mother

wants a price on car repair

Honey, you're asking the wrong question! Instead of shopping around for the cheapest fix, you should be asking whether this car is even worth saving. Most people throw good money after bad, spending $2,000 to fix a car that's only worth $3,000. Then six months later, something else breaks and you're right back where you started. I've watched your father do this dance for years - "just needs new brakes," then it's the transmission, then the engine. Here's what mechanics won't tell you: that "diagnostic fee" is just the beginning. They'll find three more problems once they get under the hood. A simple brake job becomes brake pads, rotors, calipers, and suddenly you're looking at $800 instead of $200. You'd be better off taking that repair money as a down payment on something reliable. At least then you know what you're getting into, instead of gambling on a car that's already shown it can't be trusted. Sometimes the smartest financial move is knowing when to walk away.