<prompt> Human: So Ive screwed myself over and my credit is in the toilet think 530. Im almost 20 and have a stable, decent paying job. I found out yesterday that the O-Rings are going bad in my engine, and I already know my transmission is going bad as well. For me its not worth the investment in an old car that might only live a couple more years anyways. I can keep limping this car along for a little while but Im not sure of the best way to go about saving to get a new car. I only have about 200 extra each week if Im lucky. What should I do? Sorry if this question has been posted here before..  <response>: It has definitely been asked here before. You need to save up money. Stop spending ANYWHERE. No more eating out, no buying video games or other hobbies. Save up money hard. Get on Credit Karma to see if theres anything still hurting your credit, and see if theres anything that you can do in the short term to boost it.You need to fix your car, most likely. Or, let me put it another way. You can spend 800 - 2,000 to fix your car. Or, you can buy a minimum 10,000 car with a horrible interest rate, and youll end up paying 24,000 or more for it after all of the interest, and that isnt even including that when you finance a car, you also need to add full insurance. Your other option is to save aggressively and buy something in cash for 3,000 or so. You arent going to be saving ANYTHING by getting a new car that depreciates and will cost you more in interest than it will for the car.Is it possible for you to live without a car? Can you just use public transportation? If not, then you need to nurse your car and let it survive as long as possible. If you only have 200 extra each week, then you cant afford to finance a car, and you cant afford to look at any cars that have a price tag of over 6,000. 