<prompt> Human: As the title states, the AC is broken in my 2008 Prius. The car has close to 118,000 miles on it - I bought it in Oct 2016 for just under 8,000, with 96,000 miles. Other than the AC, everything works and I have no complaints. -I just spent about 900 on repairs in May, including 4 new tires and an alignment. During the repairs, they discovered the leak in the AC system. Its a cracked part a compressor I think that, in order to fix, requires the removal of the entire dashboard. The most reputable company in my area has quoted me 1,000 for the job.-I currently make 2,170month after taxes. Monthly expenses come to a little under 1,000. I am trying to savefinishing paying back my student loans currently owe 4,300 4.4 - projected payoff is 1.5 years, but I want to cut that down further with some big payments if I can. -I cant decide if I should fix the AC, live with it and run the car into the ground, or sell the car with or without fixing the ac? and buy another used vehicle. I could afford a modest car payment, but would rather not add an expense unless I have to.-Some other factors: My partner and I have a chocolate lab, and I am worried about transporting him in a car without AC. So far, not a huge issue boyfriends AC works just fine, but it means I wont be able to take any long trips with him in the summer heat - my car gets the best mileage by far. - I just opened a new credit card with a sign-up bonus if I spend 4,000 in a certain time bonus rewards 625. The deadline is 101418, and I wouldnt usually spend quite that much in that time period, so the repair would definitely help me make the limit. - I have already paid for the mechanic to charge my freon to see if the leak was minor. The charge lasted about 1 week. - I am budget-conscious, but I wouldnt call myself ultra frugal. I like having a comfortable buffer in my bank account, but I also like having the choice of spending a little extra on special occasionsto treat myself without worrying about each penny. -Any advice, suggestions or thoughts would be much appreciated. Sorry for formatting - looked fine on old reddit but new reddit makes me look like I dont know how to use bullet points. Goodness.  <response>: fix it, you havent even had it for 2 years yet! 