[quote name='judyjudyjudy'][quote name='greydemise']
i believe its both, and if this lady claims injury..shit (even tho she was up and about and walkin and arguing and shit)
and sadly, i do need a car for school or walk

\...its a 30 min drive, and the buses take 2 and a half hours, plus the buses that lead to my school are all on strike (the bee-lines )[/quote]
Where did you come up with the $5000 number? I'm guessing that's your damages since insurance should cover most of the other person's stuff. You might want to consider someone else's suggestion and just get a crappy cheap used car (which can definitely go < $5000). Another option is to sell stuff, if you have any other worldly goods.[/quote]
I don't know if it's a good idea to sell off the car at this point to buy a cheap car (since I assume he's making payments and will take a big loss if he sells the car now). I can understand wanting a nice, new car. I was just like that when I was younger but I quickly found out that cars, especially new ones are just big money pits. It costs a lot to maintain, insure and even gas a car much less make the monthly payments on it.
I paid off my first new car (60 monthly payments) and was able to use it for 8 years. I just paid off my second new car (36 months) and am now enjoying not having some outrageous car payment every month, although insurance still knocks every six months. I'll probably be able to get a good 8-10 years from this car before I have to buy another.
OP, good luck. Just remember to set aside a little money each month for insurance and incidentals. Before you know it, you'll need to replace the brakes or tires, or battery or ...