If you have to save up to buy another shit car why bother? Just keep your current shit box, stop spending money on half assed mods and chit repairs and just drive it.
I always made a point to upgrade cars over the years, not sure if I'm wrong with that idea? or maybe you are right with flipping a quarter for 2 dimes and a nickel and flipping the 2 dimes and a nickel for 5 nickels and flipping those 5 nickels back into a quarter again. Meaning you just keep going in a circle. The fact that you are looking at that beat to hell 240.... Blows my mind.