<prompt> Human: I drive a 92 civic that i have paid off and kept in running order im handy with fixing it its come time for an engine rebuild which would be just a couple hundred dollars and a bit of spare time. But im reflecting on my position and i feel i want to buy a nice car and be respectable-like. Ive been on a few dates where i can pinpoint the moment she lost interest was when she saw my busted ass ride. I make little money as a pharmacy intern. Im currently working 35-40 hour weeks for 15.50 and hour for the summer... but come my p2 year im going to need to cut that back dramatically. Mabey to around 15 hours at best. Im keeping up with all my current expenses using federal student loans and its coming out nicely. No private loans. But if i want a nice car it might be tough. My options are to buy a car with 150k miles on it for a few grand outright i should have enough saved up by the end of the summer and hope i can fix what breaks on it, or i can go to a dealer and put some more debt on my shoulders. Any thoughts?  <response>: Why would you want to date a girl who is shallow? This is classic human mating instinct. Man need to impress woman, man make babies with woman! 