We bought our house in the spring and coasted through a warm summer. Two home buying highlights of our purchase was the brand new roof and the two year old furnace. Well, the furnace worked for a couple weeks . . . then quit. It cost $230 to replace the thermostat and we had heat for two days and then it quit again. It cost $280 to replace the transformer. $500 and our heat has been on all weekend, I hope that is the end of repairs for this winter. We cannot afford to keep dropping $500 a week to keep the heat on. Heat and hot water were included in the rent of our last place. . . hmmmm, but I hated the neighbors, and my car was hit on the street because we didn't have off street parking . . . . I guess it's a toss up.