Thanks Dartn440.
You are right when it rains it pours but sometimes you just have to wait for that ray of sunshine to come out.
The day after this happened I got laid off of my job, but my old boss took me over to a friend of his that needed a person of my expertise and as of today I have a new job with better pay and benefits.
Now I can get the car fixed without having to worry about every dime it will cost to fix it.