That's a liberal mentality: throw money at it, and that will fix it.  Witness public schools.  

Here's the thing with cars (apply elsewhere):  Learn how to do your own maintenance or pay a family friend so that you don't get ripped off by the dealer or garages who have an incentive to "find" things wrong with your car.  When your car is not working right, research what is wrong with it so that you are not taken advantage of by those who have the power of knowledge over you.

Incentives are a big deal; it's why we have to watch the car dealers (whose incentive is to make money) and why the Post Office is terrible (because there is no incentive to work quickly and efficiently).  De-fund the Federal Government and privatize as much as possible; you'd be surprised how far a buck can be spread just by cutting out government red tape and non-incentivized workers.