Easy for me to say it since I'm not paying for, or having to fix it, but my typical mode of operation, is to fix the car properly and be done with it. If you're having to use starter fluid .... somethin' ain't right. So fix it.

Short story for you as to why I think that way....

Years ago I had a 1979 Plymouth Volare 2 door coupe. Cool car for its day. Bought it used; it had a dent in the driver's side door. Too cheap to have it fixed, I drove that car for 2 years ... with a dent in the door. One day, I wanted to sell it, so I thought I should make it look good, so I had it fixed. And sold it. It dawned on me, 2 years too late, that had I fixed it right up front when I first bought it, it would have cost me the same amount of money, except I would have enjoyed a better looking car. I fixed it for the next person. Never again. I fix the stuff to make it right, and when I sell it, it's worth more anyways since everything works. It's sort of an investment, not an expense.

Jeff 1991 300d, 100k