# What deal should I make with the Shop?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-deal-should-i-make-with-the-shop/179107>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** prius, toyota\
**Created:** [September 1, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-deal-should-i-make-with-the-shop/179107 "2021-09-01T05:20:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-deal-should-i-make-with-the-shop/179107/28 "2021-09-01T22:44:20Z")

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> [@Cylinder Head Gasket Failed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head-gasket-failed/178396/1):
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> My car is a Prius 3 2012 150,000mi. My mechanic said the engine is full of carbon, and the cylinder head gasket has failed. Estimated cost of repair is $3,200. Car was worth $5000 at the beginning of the year, then I spent $2,000 repairing several things, and now it will cost $3,200 more to repair it.

> [@caruser88888888](#):
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> and currently there is another unbilled $4,000 of repairs done to the engine.

> [@Cylinder Head Gasket Failed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head-gasket-failed/178396/1):
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> I bought this from a dealership for $10k

You should have quit repairing when you were ahead, you shouldn’t have spent that $3,200 last time.

That $3,200 last time should have been used as a down payment.

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