What's the most expensive car repair you've ever needed?

I had my first car for 4 years, until it munched a couple valves for lunch. Due to the major damage that resulted (broken piston), I ended up needing a new engine for $4,000. Being that the car was 13 years old, there was no way I was putting the money into that.

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Beatbox34 · 31-35, M

Well I have never owned a car that needed a major repair.

The only vehicle I had to pay for a lot would be my dad's motorcycle as it was left for restoration and the mechanic had put a lot of faulty parts for which I paid. I had to pay another person to do a complete restoration from the ground up and the total cost for both the restorations was a hair above 1400 dollars