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Buying cars for our difficult children...discussion
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<blockquote data-quote="judi" data-source="post: 644557" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>Oh this is such a loaded topic for me:</p><p></p><p>Our difficult child had been out of our lives (by his own choice) for approx 4 years and returned in 2011. He moved back home in 2012 and as we live in a very rural area (and he had lived in the city) he needed a car to get to/from work. </p><p></p><p>Okay stupid Mom co-signs for a car loan (approx $17k) and off difficult child goes to work. Truck runs great, difficult child makes the payments - life is good until.....Nov 2013 when difficult child has a night of alcohol fueled stupidity. He runs from the cops, thru a corn field, thru multiple barbed wire fences and runs out of gas. </p><p></p><p>Police find truck, impound it. </p><p></p><p>difficult child gets arrested the next day via the SWAT team. Police call dumb Mom and tell me that car is impounded and I need to get it outta the lot. So $80 tow fee and totalled truck is in my driveway. </p><p></p><p>Two days later, credit union calls dumb Mom and says "since the truck was used in the commission of a crime," they need the entire loan paid off within 24 hours!</p><p></p><p>Well, dumb Mom is out $12k for the truck. difficult child is in prison, there will be no more trucks, no more cars, no more freedom for many years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judi, post: 644557, member: 148"] Oh this is such a loaded topic for me: Our difficult child had been out of our lives (by his own choice) for approx 4 years and returned in 2011. He moved back home in 2012 and as we live in a very rural area (and he had lived in the city) he needed a car to get to/from work. Okay stupid Mom co-signs for a car loan (approx $17k) and off difficult child goes to work. Truck runs great, difficult child makes the payments - life is good until.....Nov 2013 when difficult child has a night of alcohol fueled stupidity. He runs from the cops, thru a corn field, thru multiple barbed wire fences and runs out of gas. Police find truck, impound it. difficult child gets arrested the next day via the SWAT team. Police call dumb Mom and tell me that car is impounded and I need to get it outta the lot. So $80 tow fee and totalled truck is in my driveway. Two days later, credit union calls dumb Mom and says "since the truck was used in the commission of a crime," they need the entire loan paid off within 24 hours! Well, dumb Mom is out $12k for the truck. difficult child is in prison, there will be no more trucks, no more cars, no more freedom for many years. [/QUOTE]
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