Man definitely quit your job. You hate that shit. You already have a car payment dont you? Why buy another one and tie up all this money in something as trivial as a car?
Besides, it's a good chance to study up for that certification and whatever and move on from ass-whiping central.
Yea cheap isn't the ideal word, since all apts are ripoffs. But there's gotta be something that's reasonable. I pay $490/mo for my shithole, but it suffices for now. But it'd be a better option than a new car, that'd be your third one in what, six years? My Honda still running strong, even though I put over $2200 into it just last week... Brake pads/rotors, two front axles, timing belt/outside belts. Like a brand new car now lol..
I think I go through cars faster than most people because I have to drive so far anytime I go anywhere, and that means they break down more. I put 40,000 miles on this car in the first year I had it.
Yea that fix hopefully will make my car last another 2-3 years. Not to mention the loaner('08 Civic) they gave me rode like crap and got shittier gas mileage than my '97, makes my decision to fix my current car up seem like the right choice in the end.