Sorry to hear about that... vehicle problems is never fun
With the current fuel cost, its hard to justify that expense just to go out and have a good time.
In the mean time, if the members in this area can still meetup and get to know each other and talk about topics that affect our future trip planning would be great. Public land access and cleanup, trail exploring- maintenance and repair, wildfire damage, volunteer work, rig setup and gear, etc.
Something to think about...