<prompt> Human: I have a 2001 manual Honda Civic Ex with 293,000 miles.My folks think I am crazy for trying to keep it alive. Currently sitting in the shop quoted at around 1,100 to repair the blown head gasket and cracked radiator some potential for head to be cracked after gasket removed which would 600.Below are my main expenses with the car since I took ownership in 2015. Car has always been serviced by the same local mechanic who does good work for reasonable costs he has also recommended I abandon the ship. Not listed below is the 1,400 transmission rebuild that my father paid for in 2014.ImgurIf I add in the latest estimated cost to fix, that comes to around 160 a month over the 3 years Ive had the car. These days I stay in the city mostly, and put less than 10k miles a year at this point.This car has been great to me and only has broken down twice in its history. I would like to get a new car eventually, however I want to wait 2 years to do so in order to save enough Subarus aren cheap! and to be where I dont live in the city where cars are constantly backed intosideswiped with street parking.Am I insane as I am being made to feel by family? My thoughts are: I love this car, it suits my current needs when running, I would rather put more money into this than to by an interim beater used car 3-6k? with insurance, registration, taxes on top of that - Could afford this if necessary.Obvious risk is, how long till something else drastic breaks if i were to get this fixed? Unknown. I am leaning towards the gamble given my current situation.  <response>: At 300k I wouldnt expect much more life from that engine. You dont want to put 1,100-1,700 into an engine that might start using oil in 50k. If youre determined to save the car then look at rebuiltused savaged engines. The only reason I would consider this is because of the new transmission and because you really like the car.With a replacement engine theres also the possibility of a little bit of value-add, just fixing the head gasket does not add any value on top of what you had before the head gasket went. So, keep in mind resale.How much will you get if its scrapped? 300, 600 maybe if they give you something for the transmission? If you fix the head gasket, is it worth 1,500? These are all factors to consider.How much would financing be on a five year old civic? You may find its quite comparable to what youre paying now and, in five years youll have a car with some residual value.Also, be careful with the Subarus. Ive owned several and had a friend whos a mechanic and they are absolutely horrible with head gasket failures, expect to replace them every 100k. 