<prompt> Human: Hey PF,I recently took my car to the shop to get to the bottom of some strange noises that it was making. Ultimately, it looks like ill need new brakes and new struts along with one or two minor issues resolved. The estimate I received was for a minimum of 1100 - 1200 to get this fixed. The car, which I own outright, is 10 years old and will likely still need to be replaced within a years time. Id really not like to take on a car payment right now because 1. debt sucks and 2. Im within 6-7 months of paying off my student loans since Ive been making very aggressive monthly payments to them and a new car payment would only reduce the amount I pay towards loans. So I see two options:1. Pay the 1200-ish for the repairs right now, buy myself a few months of existing life with the car, finish paying off my loans in that time, and then look into a new car.2. Trade the car in as is now, without throwing the 1200 at the repairs, maybe get 1500-2000 completely guessing as a trade in value, spend the 1200 or so that would have gone to repairs towards a new car, but take on new debt at the same time as my loan payments.Are there other options Im overlooking?  <response>: probably best financially to repair the car. 