<prompt> Human: I am expecting to sink somewhere between 1500 and 2500 into my car for some maintenance that will hopefully allow me to put another 100k miles on it. Ill be doing this within the next few days, and as the time is leading up Ive been thinking about how Im going to pay for it. Ive come down to three options really.Savings: I have around twice the amount that the repair will cost in my savings, and I should have no problem pulling that cash out to pay for the repair. The downside for me is that my savings account will obviously take a large hit.Credit card: Sure, I could throw it on a credit card, but I dont necessarily want that sitting on my account for a long time for fear of dragging my credit score down. Combination: I may offer to pay the service tech who is a friend of mine with a combination of CC and cash. I was thinking about offering to take care of the parts cost on my CC and pay for the labor in cash. Not sure if this would be beneficial to him, but its an option as I see it.What does PF think? Ive been working hard to build my savings, and I really dont want it to take a huge hit just to have to start building it all over again. On the flip side, I have a decent savings model that lets me stash 200week in that account, so I should be able to build it back up in 2-3 months.  <response>: This is a no brainier for me given what you said. Pay cash from savings and restore it in 2 to 3 months. 