I did something stupid

You’re a fool to not find a member here who can get it and store it for a bit until you can get it.

If you paid 3k for that car you STOLE it. You could pay the 5k for transportation and still have a killer deal.

That car around here is 15k all damn day long.

Stop finding ways to NOT get it done and look for ways to get it done. I doubt you’ll find another at that price again.
Where are you located? I'll happily sell it to you for $10K. I wish I'd only paid $3K for it!