Well' my 15 year old car has decided to flip me the bird. I took it to get inspected and it failed due to an exhaust pipe and rear struts that need replacement. As it stands, I'm looking at a $1200 bill just to pass inspection. Since my car is at best worth $900, it looks like I'll be stuck borrowing one of my relatives cars.

Update:
Thankfully, one of my uncles had a 2000 S-10 pickup lying around that he had no need of. I don't know how long I will be driving this borderline juncker around, but the fact that there is talk of a title transfer says that it might be for a while. I won't deny that it is a slight improvement over my previous car with features like air conditioning, power windows, and power locks. However, since it has a slush box for a transmission, my left foot is going to get pretty antsy.

Update 2: Turns out, my car was not at bad off as the first garage said. I got a second opinion on the matter and all my car needed was some minor body and exhaust work. The end result is a not cheap at around $300, but thats better then paying nearly a 1000 extra. Now I won't have to drive a car with a slush box transmission for the foreseeable future.