<prompt> Human: Hello all! I am currently 19 and attending university in Australia. My older brother 21 bought a car for around about 5,000 and got a loan to pay for it. However, he let his friend drive it, and they promptly crashed it. The airbag sensors dont work as a result of this accident.Now, I still dont own my own car. As I am returning to university over 200kms away from home at the start of next year and still dont own my own vehicle, I am looking for a car to buy. My mother suggested I buy my brothers car. This would cost me around 5,000, 500 to help him out, and an extra 1,000 tops to repair the damage to make it roadworthy. I have around about 8,000 in my bank account at the moment, but the car obviously isnt insured either, so Id be paying for that as well. I do need extra cash to pay for rent and other things once I move back to the city. My gut feeling is telling me not to go through with this, but I want other peoples opinions on the matter first. What do you guys think?  <response>: Why would you buy a car that your brother bought and damaged for the same price he bought it for? If you are in a position to give your brother a gift, then great, go ahead and do it. I have bought my sister expensive items before, but it was because I intended to give her a gift and could afford it. If you are asking if it makes financial sense to buy the car that is damaged for 5000, the answer is definitely not. Well not unless the car has a market value of 5000 in its damaged state, which is highly unlikely as your brother paid the same price before the damage. If you are asking should you do it, the answer is still no. Unless you mean to give your brother a gift and can afford to do so. 