<prompt> Human: Hey guys,So I bought this used car nine days ago in pretty great condition. Im a sales rep for a beer importer and am on the road every day for work, so I started using it immediately and held off on insuring it until I had the day off today I realize how irresponsible this was. I hit a pothole yesterday on an icy road in Vermont and went careening into a telephone pole. The airbags deployed, the frame was slightly bent, the front bumper came off and I lost one back window. Everything else was fine and the car still drives fine. Ive already been cited for driving an uninsured car and I paid the fine this morning. The car has been towed back to my house and I need some advice on what my next step should be. The damage without insurance could be close to double what I paid for the car I bought it for 3400. If I cant figure out a way to fix it Ill probably have to leave my job. Is it worth taking out a loan? What would interest on a car repair loan look like? Im really in a pickle here and would appreciate any and all advice you guys may have. Let me know if this is the wrong sub for these questions. Thanks for reading this far.  <response>: The damage without insurance could be close to double what I paid for the car I bought it for 3400Why would you not then sell it for scrap and buy a new used car? And, of course, get insurance on the new car immediately. 