Want the bad news first? Actually, there is no good news.

Repair estimate for the Taurus is $1100. It needs a new head gasket, and radiator. They say it wont last long at all in it's current condition. We sat down and talked about it and decided maybe we should just sell it and see what else we can find. But now we've realized we can't sell it because it won't pass emissions the way it is.

Our only other option is to fix it, then we've invested $3K into a 8 year old American car with 150K on it. Someone please shoot me. now.