[scm6079]

I'm looking for some opinions - I have a good friend (he was even my best man when I got married 10 years ago) who has been w/o a job for several years. He's worked some contract work off and on to make rent on a shared apartment.

About 7-8 years ago I bought him a car when he was working regularly, and his old car died. He didn't ask for it, but I knew he couldn't afford even a used car at the time.

Well, 8 years later and the once fairly nice used car I bought him is on the path to death (it has 150,000 miles!) Given he's out of work I'm torn if it would be more helpful to him to help him by buying him a car, repairing his current one -- or just offering advice. I personally think he could be working full time if he really wanted to be - and am afraid buying the car in this situation would just be "enabling"...

Am I over-reacting? What would you do?

Thanks for any and all opinions and comments.

_Scott