Most money spent on a car repair?

$500 on a Jeep a/c condenser replacement and $1.2K on an engine replacement on an 04 Explorer. I've done everything else myself.

$1600 on a blown head gasket.
$3300 on a transmission
$900 on an alternator

....I can keep going.

$1900 for a starter, new battery, alternator, and ac repair. KBB value of my 2001 Hyundai Sonata at the time was only worth $850... Second most was $1200 for my old Scion tC for alternator, and every fluid drain and change on the list... third place was $750 for a full set of continental tires for my current ride. Car repairs suck but are a necessary evil, and if you’ve ever dealt with no ac in the summer any amount of money is worth fixing that.

When I had my Boxster it averaged about $1500k/yr in basic maintenance. The final straw came when I took it in for a check engine light and the dealer gave me a laundry list of repairs totaling $8700.

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$900 on an alternator
come on dude...

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Obviously you’ve never owned a Land Cruiser

Once I had to spend $1100 on the water pump replacement on a 2002 Chrysler Sebring. The water pump was located INSIDE the crankcase so the entire engine had to be opened up. It was a huge design flaw on 02-06 Chrysler V6’s.

Never ever make that mistake again. Honda Accords ever since.

I just spent close to $1000. It’s manageable.

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and if you’ve ever dealt with no ac in the summer any amount of money is worth fixing that.

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I had no A/C in my car for about 5 years in South Florida. Don't know how I did it.

I spent 1700 on a Tacoma for something that didn’t even effect the ability of the truck to run. I just fixed it so the engine light would turn off.