I may not have read his earlier post, but my feedback covered whether he had insurance or not.

This makes the solution even easier. He should sell the Crossfire and buy a 1995 Cavalier or similar. Seriously. If you have to drop your collision insurance to save money and don't have cash on hand to pay for a repair you either need to own a less expensive car or take advantage of public transportation. One must assume that there is no loan balance on the car (full coverage insurance is typically required by lenders) so the financially sound thing to do here may be to sell the Crossfire for a few $K and buy a $1-2K used car and pocket any difference for future repairs.