<prompt> Human: 2006 Lexus LS 430, fully paid off, 136k miles, inherited it at 132k miles...radiator failed on the drive not to my knowledge to the Bay Area. Not too keen on cars, looked at the temp gauge and didnt see anything alarming fluctuating between quarter and halfway up so I figured I would try to reach the next town and pull over. Now I know I drove an overheated engine too far, so now Im stuck with a shot engine. Mechanic quoted me at 6-8k to replace engine, radiator, water pumptiming belt service which apparently should have been done at 100k miles, and labor. I understand KBB values the car around 9k in working condition, not sure how much the value will drop after I put in a scrapreplacement engine. Car doesnt start, so having it towed to other mechanics seems like a hassle. But he is the second mechanic to say theres definite engine damage. I have a trust fund from the sale of a house that contains the costs to pay for repairs, but otherwise no income as an unemployed recent college graduate. Wondering what the best course of action is here. So far Im leaning towards just taking the hit and fixing the car, having learned my lesson. Just worried about how I much of a loss I would be at when selling it in the future as a vehicle with a replacement engine. Not surprising; Im the type of person who always has to learn the hard way. Anyway; what is the best course of action here?  <response>: Get ride of the car and buy a used car for the 6-8k it would cost to repair the engine. 