No need to worry about having a $50k vehicle that can't be fixed, because if that's the case it won't be worth much at all. Having a vehicle worth a couple of grand that doesn't run is not so troublesome.
I agree, at that point the engine is a boat anchor
Rodger 2018 M3W "Dreamers on the Rise" 2004 Plus 8 (wife's) old Goldwings and a couple of Harleys
