This year's car saga continues.

And, for all practical purposes, comes to an end.  I got a call back from Tom today, and he gave me the bad news.  My window that doesn't roll up (and therefore, you know, requires fixing) will cost 230 to fix, since the broken bit is an integral part of a much larger assembly.  The AC system -- vast swaths of which must be replaced, apparently, once you get air into the system, which will be unavoidable with a compressor replacement -- is looking to be about 925.  I just don't have 1145 lying around, waiting to be used, so the AC will just have to wait.  Sigh.  Poor little Coche.