Daniel John Burns told the Dunedin District Court yesterday that he had sold his house to help pay the debt, which he would service at $100 a week.
"I feel awful about it," he said.
"If I win Lotto I’ll pay it off straight away.
"I’m not a bad person."
The 36-year-old previously pleaded guilty to 11 charges of intentional damage and yesterday admitted drink-driving a fortnight ago.
Counsel Libby Hadlow said her client’s wanton destruction stemmed from "unusual circumstances".
On August 6 last year, Burns had been socialising in the Octagon and agreed to give an unknown couple a ride home.
However, he pulled over in Prince Albert Rd because of the abuse being meted out by the female passenger.
When Burns got out of his Ford Ranger, the woman got behind the wheel and drove off, leaving him stranded.
The defendant became "extremely angry" and launched a wheelie bin through the window of a sewing-machine repair shop.
He then used a road cone to smash a window of a bank, kicked two holes in a pane at Pak’nSave, ripped out an electric-vehicle charger outside The Warehouse and took out his frustration on a car parked nearby.
The court heard Burns was walking in King Edward St the following evening, still ruminating about his stolen vehicle.
He used a road cone to smash a car windscreen then hurled it into a shop front.
With a limited criminal history, Burns was offered diversion by police but the offer was soon withdrawn when his erratic streak arose again.
On March 24, after a disagreement with family, he caused damage to two more parked cars.
Ms Hadlow said the loss of his vehicle had exacerbated pre-existing mental-health issues and, coupled with alcohol, his emotions had "snowballed".
He had since sought psychiatric help, she said.
Community Magistrate Lesley Jensen said the sequence of events combined with his personal circumstances had been a "toxic mix" for Burns.
"It was quite the spree of offending and alcohol played a major factor in it.
"Your behaviour had a major impact on a whole heap of people here in Dunedin."
Burns was sentenced to nine months’ supervision and banned from driving for six months.
