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Shouldn't you have a mechanic look at it first? Or is it too old?
Not a native speaker of English, so is Gave up the ghost = totalled?
Yes, sorry for speaking so idiomatically. It means that something 'gave up its ghost' because it died and the ghost is no longer in the body.
It's an old car and was in an accident recently. Just getting some panels replaced cost about 1/5 of the price of the car so mechanical work is probably a non-starter.
Thank you for explaining it to me.