I guess what someone would call "life changing" is very much up to interpretation. $9000- especially in USD- would let me completely overhaul my P.O.S. car, or even buy a car that's slightly less of a P.O.S. I'd be able to look farther afield for work or into areas that aren't serviced by public transport. I'd be able to see my family much more often, take cash-in-hand jobs, travel to bulk grocery outlets, my petrol consumption and cost of insurance would go right down, and my stress in general would too because I'm no longer thinking, "Is today the day this chunk of metal, plastic, oil and spite finally explodes in the middle of peak hour traffic?" every time I get behind the wheel.