1): Never buy a car for someone other than your spouse or your mother.

2): Replace transmission, sell car, keep the money, and let HER buy a cheap Toyota or something. She's gonna drive the crap out of anything she doesn't own, beat it to death, and blame you. If she throws a fit, throw her out. If she can't afford a car, she can walk or beg -- you don't owe her fancy transportation. Don't pay for maintenance on her cars either -- sounds like she drives foot to the floor until it won't move, then abuses someone about it.

Sorry to be blunt, but unless you are willing to put up with this kinda stuff forever, that's the only way to avoid the problem.

If you MUST keep the girlfriend, you two are gonna have to have a serious talk about responsibility -- sounds an awful lot like she's using you for "lifestyle enhancement" without being required to return much on her part...... You really shouldn't be supporting someone you AREN'T married to in the style to which she would like to become accustomed! Bad mojo.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!