dead car

My 2002 PR5 has bitten the dust. Threw a rod or somesuch. She was faithful and true for 175k miles, but now, to my dismay, she is defunct. I would like to convert my loss into cash so I can get a new mount. I'm not a true car guy, so I don't have it in me to spend time and money on engine...

My MSP died on me last week :( About two weeks prior to the MSProtege dying on me, i had the clutch and the brakes replaced. While driving, I was goin about 65mph up an incline and hear a loud "POP" sound from the engine and immediately lose power. All the lights on the dash lit up including...