<prompt> Human: Hi all,I purchased a car from 2007 with little over 100k miles on it nearly 5 months ago.It had a number of warning lights come up and it turns out its going to cost 1k to fix... I only bought it for 1600.I cant get any of that back, or really even speak to the person, since it was through a personal ads site private seller though Im not sure I would anyway, mechanics have stated there shouldnt be any reason this was a known fault of the person who owned it before.Im wondering where to go next, I borrowed money to get this car, of which Ive paid back none yet, I -could- borrow more, but how long before I keep borrowing and dont pay any back, Im struggling at the moment big time.I could pay, say, 800 for a 15 year old car thatll do 60mpg, and has an MOT for 9-12 months, but then theres no guarantee that wont need a lot of work in the future.Or do I consider borrowing even more than before, and spending 3k, on something only a few years old, but again will be rather economic and not have as many miles on - theres no guarantee something will go wrong here either.Getting a brand new car, even with the no costs for 3 years or whatever it might be, doesnt really seem an option, even a very small, economic new car is still 7kWhat is the most sensible option when it comes to getting a car and saving money while doing it?Assistant: Get a second opinion and dont tell the second guy what the first guy saidHuman: Id love to, but basically there was no oil pressure, oil pressure warnings came on, sadly I probably made the mistake of driving 1-2 miles further just so I could get it home, and then I was told not to start it, I paid for a recovery person to take it to the garage, and theyve said something seized up in the oil pump, so no oil go to the engine, which has now damage a shaft and some bearings.The cost is due to the parts for the engine, and having to take most of the engine apart and put it back together apparently...I dont think theyre lying, they know I cant afford it and have suggested I have a recovery company pick it up and take it to scrap.Wouldnt they be trying to get money off me if that wasnt the case?  <response>: So basically you damaged the car when it told you to stop driving. 