Así

[Don José]

Ah, so así can be used in that sense as well. . .

Ah, entonces (por lo tanto) así se puede usar en ese sentido también...

To me ears por lo tanto sounds too formal in the context of a conversation about the car breaking down. I'd prefer the así que.

[Cuholvke]

Originally Posted by SPX

Awesome. Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind regarding "entonces."

What about "so" when speaking in the sense of:

My car broke down, so I took it to the mechanic.

I would probably use por lo tanto. Is there a better option for "so" in this case?

An alternative for "por lo tanto" can be "por lo que".

Mi automóvil se averió, por lo que lo llevé al mecánico.