Maybe y'all can look for a cheap car just to get her back and forth to school and work while fixing this one up, then sell off the cheap car when this ones road ready. I find decent cheap used cars parked in front of my local salvage yards. Sometimes people junk stuff thats useable, drivable as is, and the salvage yards put it out front to resell. I'm sure she wants to get driving as it means independence, and the dart needing more work prob starting to seem like an albatross around her neck since there is no visible light at the end of the tunnel so to speak. Also by having a cheap disposable car to drive as a new driver if she makes any mistakes and has a fender bender or 2 its not a vehicle like an old dart that you would really care about, and have to try to find replacement parts for. Either way i wish you all the best.
Matt
