i'd hate to be somone who cant fix theyre own vehicle, im so lucky ive done 10 yrs in the trade.
i blew the wifes turbo up last week on her a4, cost me £100 to replace it in a few hours whereas somebody else would have easily paid minimum £500.
hope you get sorted mate and the other guys are right always have some money put aside for things like this,think about how much it makes you rather than how much it doesnt on the off day it has its period!