Correct you are! I’ve been driving 1500 or less bombers for years. Use to be I could pick up a runner/driver for 3-500 bucks. Those cars are now fetching north of 1500 dollars. I paid 800 for my last car. way more than I wanted to for what I got. But it runs, drives, had new tires and the registration was good for almost a year (saves me 75 bucks for tags). Just wish the a/c worked. I tend to ware one out a year. Considering in the month I have owned this one I have put 9000 miles on it there is no way I can touch the value in a “new” or expensive “used” car.
9000 miles a month? Wow man. Definitely you are making out buying ultra used... You are paying, what, a penny a mile for the car?
Have you tried recharging the coolant? Sometimes that is all they need. You are gambling under $20.00 against maybe getting the A/C back.