Hello!

Not overly sure this is the place to introduce myself, but here goes nothing...

I'm Nema (Obviously, I know, sorry...). I am currently a 2006 Prius owner, but that may change soon. I love the Prius. I learned how to drive in an 05, I took my road test in it, and then my father promptly sold it after promising I could use it to commute to school. He got a 2010 that week, which I used for a little while until he started demanding that I buy my own car. So on my own I went out and bought my first car, affectionately named The Bookmobile by my friends, that I currently own.

For some reason, my father has never liked the fact that I spent so much money on my first car, and we've fought over it frequently. Unfortunately there have meen some problems with it and it's getting harder and harder to argue that my little car is worth it.

So the main reasons I joined was in hopes of finding reasons to keep it, get some help in making sure the dealership that sold me the car is being honest, and/or to have some help finding a replacement Prius if this one is, indeed, the lemon my father makes it out to be.

 

Yes, he does. But he doesn't think it's a good value for me. It doesn't help that I've already had to put $1k into it in repairs and I've only had it a year. That, and I think he's still grudging the fact I went out and bought a car like an adult all on my own. Hell, I'm 24 years old, getting a Master's degree, and I know I'm borrowing against my future, using loan money to pay the last $4k I owe on my car, but I'd rather not owe anything and own it outright when I move away for my first job.

Thank you for your well-wishes, everyone.

 

Too late for that one... I offered him the same amount as the dealer and would have offered to match the full 10k he sold his 05 for but he refused to sell it to me, because he didn't want to appear to play favorites between my younger brother and I.

Never mind that my brother had zero interest in the car since he got one (for free) from my godmother... *shakes head*

I've paid for EVERYTHING for my car, with the exception of asking for him to pay for my alignment for my birthday present. Instead of offering financial help, it's "you need to get rid of that car"...

Yeah...