I suggest that you go onto the website of your local courthouse to see if there is anything filed with you as a Defendant. If so, do not ignore...

I suppose you could sue him in small claims court but it may not be worth the time and effort required. Only you can make that determination.

Of course you can ask for more but what are you as a non-lawyer going to do if they say no? Furthermore, how did you determine that $30k was an...

While laws vary by state it is likely that the statute of limitations to collect on that debt has long since passed.

Maybe but those cases depend very heavily on EXACTLY what happened and why. I suggest that you reach out to a local personal injury attorney or...

While laws vary by state, it is likely that the time has long since passed for them to seek to collect on this debt.

You can file a lawsuit for "conversion" which, in some states, allows for double or even triple damages.

File a claim with your own insurance company. Let them pay for the vehicle and then it'll be up to them to get reimbursed if they choose.

No way for anyone on this board to answer that question. I will say that, at least in the states where I practice, you would never receive a court...

At 18 you are legally an adult and are free to do as you wish. Just be careful what you wish for.