So we broke up in March. She’s 1,000 miles away now, but her car is here … Anyway, she asked about May 1 if I would sell her car (a beater subaru now sitting in my driveway. She wants $1300) and I said I would try. I put the ad in the paper … Since then 6 people have called and 2 looked at it and one offered $1000 which she rejected. She thinks I am doing a poor job and asked I put her phone number in the ad. Would you call long distance about a local car? Whatever. I did as i was told.
I doubt that thing will sell. It’s an '88 with 185K but runs well … Breaks are mushy but everything else is fine … She sunk $400 into it in the fall and I put another $120 into it this spring. We both want our money back but if it never sells I’ll let it slide.
Anyway, what’s a fair thing to do? She was going to visit last week and take some things. I was all set to give here the car to take away (please, take it!), but she said why would she spend $600 on a plane ticket to drive that thing 1,000 miles back to L.A.? What would she do with it? She doesn’t even have an apartment and no place to put it … I responded why would she spend $600 on a plane ticket just to grab $300 in camping gear (in my garage). Then I said please come get your car. That’s all I want. She has been emailing since telling me how horrible and heartless and cruel I am.
My question is, what is the fair thing to do? Set a deadline? If the car doesn’t sell by some date have it towed? I don’t have a problem with keeping some of her stuff (heck I love the blender), but I do despise that eyesore in my driveway.
Yeah, I meant take the margs that you made with her blender to enjoy when you arrive at your camp location with her gear and Subaru. Also, bring another girlfriend, not her.
It sounds like she could use the Subaru to live in though.
With her folks and relatives right now. Amazing how she keeps saying she is broke and needs the money but leased a 2005 Prius and traveled 2 months in Ecuador and 1 month in Germany all since February. I think she is in debt big-time. I covered bounced checks for her while we were together (she paid me back). Just another sign I should have heeded.
You still care about here, else you would tell her to pound sand. That said, do the right thing, help her sell it. You will be a better man and feel good about it.
… either that, or hawk it for cheap and spend a weekend in Vegas drinking, and gamble it all away.
ask her if she wold object to you putting it on ebay - that way she will see what the car attracts in a marketplace and cannot hold you acountable for not making an effort - you list it - the market does the rest.
Should cost you $50 to list - the money could be sent directly to her - that way there is no future squabbling about missing money
I’m surprised at myself for saying this but i would help her sell it…here’s why-Karma.
I had a similar-type situation myself. Gf dumped me and I decided to leave town to go back to school–problem is I had 9 months left on a lease of an apt. (We lived separately if you can fathom that). I asked the guy i lived with to please help me sublease it in my absence. I put an ad in the paper, and the ex-GF actually helped but this roommate I thought I was friends with didn’t do a thing to help. I kept paying the rent in absentia and spent about $500 x 9 months worth of money for not even living there. For all I know he might have subleased the place and pocketed some poor schmuck’s money. IN any event, it sucked and I kept telling myself that I was paying the money for the privilege of living with my folks for awhile–god konws they raised me.
Anyway, help her out. She may have to compromise on the price, but cut her losses for her.
