I am really surprised that you haven't had to replace the harmonic balancer before now. It's the one thing that the Tempo/Topaz are truly famous for. At this point, I would not necessarily get a "NEW" car, but there are a lot of good choices for a far better "Newer" USED car.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.