FYI, i drove a 1987 K-car as well all through college and bought myself a new car when i graduated. Driving a beater does not bother me in the least bit. It was sh*t brown! LOL
FYI, i drove a 1987 K-car as well all through college and bought myself a new car when i graduated. Driving a beater does not bother me in the least bit. It was sh*t brown! LOL
So when you buy your 16y/o a car you put their name on it?! You would be insane to unless you want to pay double for the insurance. Do you even have kids?!
Knock up?! We were already engaged. Graduating college two years ago and already making decent money hardly makes me unprepared. You can ask a thirty year old when they have kids if they were ready and they would tell you no. Sounds like you are either single or could care less about having children. Last time I checked a "girl" was not 22 years old. You have a skewed opinion here
That 16yo doesn't own the car, he's still just using his parents. So you're saying that when my parents took my keys away when I was 16 that I actually had leagl right to the car? You need to do a little research.
The dad has the car and he has the title with his name on it. You will never see it again unless he changes his mind. This is much different than a bracelet or ring. The only way to transfer ownership of the car is via the title.
But if you put their name on the title they do own the car is my point. My first car didn't have my name on it either. Also, this isn't a question of legality or even ownership.
I miss my K-car, I had the sky blue model, a Dodge Aries. Before I got the Volvo when I was looking for a beater to drive while I attempt to pretend to restore my old VW, I was looking for another K-car. I miss the little guy, it was a tough little car until it threw a rod.
my first vehicle at 16 WAS titled to me.. (1987 Honda Hurricane) it was a gift and it was mine and I kept it till I was 22..
at least in My family when someone gives someone something they dont put thier name on it so they can take it back..
skyking
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you are mad and your wife is hurt now, but there will come a time in your lives that you will want a grandparent for your child, and he will long to be one. Don't be too harsh now, don't throw gasoline on the fire. Get a car and go about your lives, but keep this in mind.
Um youre gonna pay the same for insurance no matter what you have a 16 year old driver... it does not matter who the car is titled to...
thats hogwash..
and this doesnt even matter in your case anyway as you said she was over 18 and it was a gift.. parents that give someone that age a car dont leave it in thier name..
if they do its a LOANER.. it still belongs to them. and THEY still have to keep it insured under thier name EVEN if its not in thier possession to keep tags on it.. (Texas law anyway may differ where you are)
this is why you title it to the person you give it to..
Think you need to mature a bit when people make a rational choice of "his name on the title it is his car" and you try to twist that around to us saying "its ok for him to beat her and hit her"
If that is how you argue in real life I think there might be a second side to this story.
SamurAchzar
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You need to get rid of that ass ASAP. Go and live your own life with your wife and child and be happy.
I can really feel for your Fiancee and for the entire situation.
Many times parents or family members will buy other family members love with gifts of money and items only to have the reciever of the gift be forever in their favor or debt and that gives them a reason to manipulate them.
It is unfortunate that her father feels this way, however wrong it might be, if the title is in HIS name, its HIS car, even if he has said it was hers.
The way to combat this is to totally phase him out of her life and yours. It might be hard, especially when the baby comes that he won't be able to see his grandchild and he is losing his daughter too, but at least you will have the upper hand. I know he is her father, but does she really want to continue to a relationship with someone like him?
best wishes to you. I hope things get better and he starts being an adult.
Many times parents or family members will buy other family members love with gifts of money and items only to have the reciever of the gift be forever in their favor or debt and that gives them a reason to manipulate them.
It is unfortunate that her father feels this way, however wrong it might be, if the title is in HIS name, its HIS car, even if he has said it was hers.
The way to combat this is to totally phase him out of her life and yours. It might be hard, especially when the baby comes that he won't be able to see his grandchild and he is losing his daughter too, but at least you will have the upper hand. I know he is her father, but does she really want to continue to a relationship with someone like him?
best wishes to you. I hope things get better and he starts being an adult.
The title does matter. If you register them as a primary driver on the car and the car is brand new or hard to insure you WILL pay more. They will force you to list them as primary if their name is on the title. So no thats not hogwash
My old K-car, it lives in a junk yard now.
It sounds to me like you are doing alright, You're engaged, you seem to be finiancially planned out for the future(you can never save to much aside for emergencies with babies coming). If the future father in law is as big of a pain as you say he is, then this is just par for the course, and a good warning on how your relationship will be for sometime. For your wife's sake and baby's sake it may still make sense to try to include him as a part of the family, but now you know not to rely on him for anything.
Good luck
It sounds to me like you are doing alright, You're engaged, you seem to be finiancially planned out for the future(you can never save to much aside for emergencies with babies coming). If the future father in law is as big of a pain as you say he is, then this is just par for the course, and a good warning on how your relationship will be for sometime. For your wife's sake and baby's sake it may still make sense to try to include him as a part of the family, but now you know not to rely on him for anything.
Good luck
Well from the looks of it, the car is actually in his name so he technically owns it, not his daughter. However, just because he doesn't agree with her having a child @ age 22 is not a very good reason to make life even more difficult for her than it is about to be by taking away her means of transportation. I take it he must want her to get an abortion? I feel 22 is a bit young to have a child. You guys have no idea what you are about to get into. But that's just me. To each his own. I don't see how a loving father would think that taking the car would make things any easier. He already bought and "gave" her the car. . .its no skin off his back if she just keeps it. Even if he is pigheaded and doesn't want anything to do with the child, he should at least not go out of his way to intentionally make his daughter's life more difficult like this. He sounds like a real pigheaded prick. And I wish the two of you the best of luck. You're gonna need it.
And I hope you have a good medical insurance plan. Delivering babies isn't cheap.
And I hope you have a good medical insurance plan. Delivering babies isn't cheap.
I learned a long time ago many "gifts" come with too many strings attached. Sometimes it's best just to not take them.
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