To expensive to repair? Its usaully a nickle and dime thing that eats at your pockets...After 6months to one year of making payments on time, he can refinance the car and get a better rate....Why not get a honda with 20k miles on it and drive where the fuck you want without having to worry about it breakiing down...Just change the oil, check the tire pressure and your good for the next 5 years..