Auto Trauma

The compressor in my car is shot - no air conditioning this summer. The part by itself is 900 smackers, plus all kinds of labor, plus hoses and whatnot because if you’re gonna do part of the system, you might as well do it all. The car is worth, oh, 1500 or so, if I did the repair. Not worth it. I’d rather keep the money and use it for a downpayment on something else. Or a plane ticket.