2005 DG 6MT G35 Sedan with ~140k miles and no oil burning issue

So after 15 years and 140k miles of running strong it finally happened. Car sputtered and engine died while on the 110S between LA and Pasadena (which if you've been on that stretch of freeway, it is not a great place to breakdown). Fortunately it was the middle of the night and traffic was light, CHP was able to push the car to a safe spot and i was able to get the car towed back home. Initial diagnosis is a bad alternator so which i was quoted $1k to repair. The question now is, do i get it repaired? sell as is? repair then sell? or repair and keep? Some additional context, the car is no longer my DD but i kept it around as a fun car to drive. What would you guys do?

 

Repair and keep! Love my 6MT sedan, don't see ever getting rid of it - and it has 195k and a salvaged title!

 

I'd keep it but get another quote, $1k for an alternator is pretty steep, I would expect Infiniti to charge that much.

If that WAS a dealership price then ok.

 

I'm sure you can get an alternator cheaper than 1000 bucks.. I would call around..
here is one cheaper
another one at Z1

 

It should only be MAX a 3 hour labor charge for the alternator, it's tucked into a sort of crappy location so I could see 3 hours being billed to the customer even though it only takes me about 90 minutes total.

-Disconnect battery

-Drain out about 1/2 gallon of coolant

-Remove upper radiator hose

-Remove radiator fans

-Car on jackstands or lift

-Take off the primary belt

-Unbolt the alternator wire and the plug-in harness, angle head needle nose pliers are your friend.

-Remove the two little alternator bolts, you will need a small gear wrench or this part will take forever, it's like 7, 8, 9 mm, something small, can't remember.

-Remove the two large bolts.

-DONE

Getting your alternator rebuilt locally is also an option, cost me $200, then you keep the OEM unit but rebuilt to new spec.

 

Couldn't see selling an otherwise reliable car over an alternator.