My boyfriend has a 1996 pontiac transport van. We live with my parents in a fairly large home. The other day my dad was backing out of the drive way and scuffed the bumper on his van and cracked up one of the side marker lights. He has had it up for sale for like 3 years and always saying he's going to get a new vehicle because this ones has been eating up some cash lately. My dad said he would replace the light but he isn't going to fix the bumper, claiming that he was parked in the drive way cock-eyed anyway. All the sudden now there's a truck my boyfriends looking at a nd they said they would give him $1500.00 for the van but either he would have to get the bumper repiared or they would and have to deducted the trade amount from the repair bill. I'm caught in the middle and don't know what i should say to either person. If it were my vehicle I would want it fixed no matter what, it was'nt that way before.
2006-10-20 15:54:28 · 6 answers · asked by mailmetlc 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
If you are paying no rent to your father then by all means your B/F should repair the bumper or deduct the amount. There really is not enough information here to be fair to both sides. I am only assuming that you do not pay rent or utilities to your father and if that is true, he has saved your B/F well more than the cost of a bumper.
2006-10-20 15:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by 75160 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This one is simple. If your dad is the one who hit and scuffed the bumper, then its his responsibility to fix it, regardless of how the van was parked in the driveway. It sounds like he thought he could get around the van, and then couldn't and hit it by accident. So as a responsible adult, he should either have asked somebody to move the van, or accept the responsibility of misjudging the distance. However, its also sounds like there is some tension there, with perhaps your father not liking your boyfriend parking his van there all the time or something. Good luck! (It sounds like you're gonna need it...)
2006-10-20 23:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Westward 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont buy the truck it probably has sum problems u should jus give it away to a car place and but a brand new carrrrrrr
2006-10-20 22:57:56 · answer #3 · answered by ;p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that if your dad caused the damage, he should pay to fix it.
2006-10-20 22:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by ♥dream_angel♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You and your boyfriend are at your dad house....in his driveway....take the lost.
2006-10-20 22:56:50 · answer #5 · answered by Diamond in the Rough 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cheap car
2006-10-20 22:56:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋