Stop in for a cup of coffee

Fixed steering shaft on g5. I could then road test it. Only needs another $800 in repairs not including tune up and evap leak repair.
Why do people let mainenance get away like that. I dont get it. Minor repairs, couple hundred here and there, but run it til its totally effed? Then im the asshole for finding all this stuff wrong. And its all obvious right from the driver's seat.
total repairs will exceed 1200,i never checked if it had oil on the dipstick.