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Go track down some beater Neon...I'd normally say find one for $500 with a blown head gasket, which isn't hard at all to repair, but you can find a cheap beater to get around in, no problem.

As I said before, be careful shopping around for used engines if you decide to go the swap route. Not everyone has scruples and puts these things back together well.

You should also find out from the shop where the car is now what happened to your engine. Maybe it can be rebuilt.