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I meant the husband.

Well then, the above advice applies in spades. He is obviously neither a good money man nor a good mechanic. There is the root problem, methinks. Keep the Buick and get rid of him.

Ah. Your post explains why his response above is so exasperated. I was bewildered why this thread had annoyed him, as he would generally have found this topic interesting even if it wasn't applicable to us at the present time. Old Student is my husband, and he's done miracles with the cars, considering that he works 2 jobs, goes to school full time, and does a lot of my work since I am frequently too ill to do it myself. Neither of us is omniscient, of course, and I was just seeking input that might clarify a course of action for us.

The money situation will get better when his university finally quits putting new hoops in front of him and lets him graduate. You'd think that someone who spent 24 years in the Air Force and can get 90% or better of the questions in Trivial Pursuit would be qualified to start teaching social studies in high school, but no....