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Dump the car and pick up a '95-'99 Nissan Sentra with a manual (not the SE). If she can't drive a manual, learn. Automatics in small cars are, in general, not very good.
Relatively low maintenance (timing chain, not belt), reliable, boring, good fuel economy (rated up to 40mpg).
I often see them for about a grand in acceptable condition on CL.
She probably won't get more than $500-600 for the broken Mazda, but try for more. Maybe have her offer to trade straight across for a running car if she literally has no available cash.
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