I would not drive that car a mile with the towers that bad. In my opinion the safety of others should not be ignored. It has ALREADY "gave out" and if you have to swerve the car could flip over. What you have doesn't look anything like the normal corrosion, it looks like damage. I'd be looking real hard at the rest of the car, it's probably not in good shape. Right or wrong, for a grand or close to it somebody should be able to do something with it. I doubt any pro will touch it. Unless you make the repair while it's on an alignment rack, I don't believe the strut mounts will be in the correct position.
