If you think $50 is alot of money I would consider purchasing a vehicle in your range. Maybe a KIA or a ford. If your hoses were melted I would seriously consider looking further into why it melted. Did you overheat your engine? Maybe you don't care about resale value that's why you will put aftermarket hoses on there. But what happened after you replaced the hoses? Smoke came out? When you replace the crankcase vent valve you get 2 new hoses with them. Over time plastic becomes brittle so there are 2 others hoses you should replace. But I'm sure you can get some duct tape and some paper clips to put those hoses back on.