<prompt> Human: So Im 18, and have a credit score of 730 because my mom wanted me to have good credit when I turned 18, so she had a credit card with me on it and always paid it. I currently drive a 2004 Toyota Corolla and it is old, I mean this thing shakes and struggles. I want to get a new used of course car, but I dont know what I can afford. I make 30hr and work about 30 hours a week. So around 3,600month before taxes. I have no help in purchasing this car, my mom can not afford a down payment or anything. I plan on saving all my money this month for a down payment, but what can I actually afford?I dont want a 2016 BMW or anything. Just a nice reliable car for college and work. I dont know if the credit score has anything to do with it. Thanks for any help! If any more info is needed please ask away.Assistant: have you taken the car into a shop to check what the problem is? i have a 2004 toyota with 155k miles and after i got it fixed up for about 1200, it runs fine now. theyre supposed to last a very long time. 1200 bucks is way cheaper than dropping like 15,000 on a new used car.Human: Yes, I love this car so much. Ive spent 1000 on the repairs in the past year. Id love to keep it if I could.  <response>: If youve only spent 100month on repairs, thats probably less than a car payment would be. On an older car, you can probably settle for less insurance, too. Unless something catastrophic is happening or if your repair bills start to approach the cost of what a car payment would be, you should consider keeping it. 