Bought a PT Cruiser to drive my mom around

I have an '03 that until recently was trouble free. It has under 80K on the clock and had always given me at least 24-25 in combined mileage and most always 30 to 35 on the highway Just this year I had to spend about 700 to fix emissions. I had also been warned that I should keep an eye on the front K member because of rust. Well, a short time later driving on some rather rough roads the right front LCA mount broke from rust so no the wheel is pointing out at about 1 o'clock. So it's parked until I decide if it's worth fixing or not.