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It's honestly expensive enough that even a 6-10k repair on a car seems acceptable to me. I have a 15 year old car and recently replaced the AC system at 3k for a car that cost 11k when I bought it.
I'd love to replace it. The interior is wearing out, but like you noted cars are 40+K