Maybe, but even if true, it's still very clearly different from what the parent said. To me, "I"m gonna try and fix it before I buy a new one, but that's proba

Maybe, but even if true, it's still very clearly different from what the parent said. To me, "I"m gonna try and fix it before I buy a new one, but that's probably what I'm gonna have to do" is a fine sentence.