Yeah, maybe one more year...

I mean, if it's essentially a "parts car," how much can the value go down.

It's funny. We had the brakes done a couple years ago. It was a $500 job but we really needed the second car at the time and it made more sense than buying something else when this one ran so well. Our mechanic said, "Ok, I'll do it - but this is your last year with the car, okay?"