my buddy has some bad luck, he has bad credit, plus his car just got repoed, is there legit help out there to where he can get started again without getting raped?

You CAN get a decent car loan, even with bad credit. I've done it, but you'll have to look around. That's one of the BIG mistakes people make...just taking the first offer that's given to them when they go to the dealer. Be smarter than that.

WARNING: DON'T GO TO BUY A CAR WITHOUT HAVING THE LOAN FIRST. The auto dealers will eat you alive and give you a crappy rate. Shop around with lenders who specialize in bad credit car loans. It's a better option, you don't have to take what they're offering if you don't want it, and it's better than dealing with the car dealer's people.

There are usually some nationally based car loan companies who specialize in bad credit car loans who advertise on the page linked below...

http://www.axalda.info/bad-credit-car-loans.html

not unless someone is willing to co-sign and I doubt thats going to happen..

yep, there is a way read this article http://www.adviceontime.com/Buying%20a%20car%20with%20bad%20credit.htm