My mum called last night at 8pm and said she was bringing her boyfriend around to look at my car. I hadn't even said it was for sale! We are moving to the desert at the end of the year and will only take one of our cars with us so she assumed I'd be selling it BUT I hadn't mentioned it to her and I had a girl coming on Monday to look at it and she was going to pay $3000, my mum's boyfriend was told by her that the car would be $1500!!!!!!!!!!!! She just guessed! I told her and she said she will compensate me an extra $1000 but I think it's stuipid because he is buying the car for a friend who crashed hers and I don't see why my mum should put in $1000 for some lady to have a free car. Grr I am angry, she did give us her car to use for the rest of the year but still, half an hour after she called me my car was gone JUST LIKE THAT. Is this unfair or not?
2007-09-06 15:43:14 · 11 answers · asked by SmEllY! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Well I must be over it, I let the car go didn't I? I am just a bit in shock at the sudden departure and the way that my mum owns me and all of my possessions, if I had have objected I would have been in deep poo
2007-09-06 15:51:51 · update #1
The car was mine, I bought it from her in 2002 and I don't live with her, I have a family of my own but at the moment my husband is finishing up his double degree and we are relying on her for help with house payments which she insisted on and is taking the house at the end of the year to give to my little brother because she wants him out of her life.
2007-09-06 15:54:05 · update #2
I just wanted to know if it was rude, I don't care enough for legal reasons, I would never take my own mum to court. It's all been done now so I don't give a rats except for wondering if she was out of line. Thanks for all your answers!
2007-09-06 16:07:38 · update #3
The car was in her name but I did pay her for it years ago. We never transferred the vehicle because insurance was cheaper if the car was in her name because she is 30 years older.
2007-09-06 16:34:55 · update #4
It wasnt insurance fraud I was listed on the policy as preferred driver and insurance was half the price.
2007-09-06 21:42:56 · update #5
Yes, it was very inconsidered of your mom to not talk to you about selling your car. Apparently the car was not in your name, so it probably was hers. However, she should have discussed it with you and have some respect.
2007-09-06 16:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you living on your own? Are you your own boss? Is the title of the car in your name and are you making the payments or did you make all the payments and it is paid for? If the answer to these questions is yes, then she has no legal right to sell your car and you can press charges and even go get the car back since she cannot legally sell something that does not belong to her. If it does belong to her and she is only letting you use it, then she is in the right. I don't know who the other person is that you are referring to when you say 'We' are moving. I take it that your mom is not moving but you and whomever you are living with is moving. You do have legal rights and it seems that they are being disguarded by your mom. You can just accept it or you can contact a lawyer and get a second opinion. There are a lot of them that give one free session which is all you need to see if you have a case that you can get the car back with. If you signed anything over though, you have to have done it against your will, like the title to this boyfriend of your mom's. If you signed, even if you didn't like the idea but weren't forced to sign, then you will most likely not have a case. If you didn't sign and the car was yours and she signed, then you also have a good case because then she is falsifying documents. I hope it all works out for you.
2007-09-06 15:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by 'Sunnyside Up' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Who paid for the car originally? How old are you? If you're still living at home and being supported by your mother, I think, yes, it was rude to sell your car without asking you, but if you're not paying for the car, it's not really "yours."
Now that I've read some of your additional information, it does seem a bit bizarre that she sold the car out from under you like that, but it was in her name and was legally hers. As a mother myself, I wouldn't do anything like this, but there must be something else going on here. What you're describing just isn't normal behavior.
2007-09-06 15:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The car was in her name? Then legally it's hers to sell. Too bad you decided on insurance fraud to save a few bucks. Guess that's karma!
2007-09-06 17:11:32 · answer #4 · answered by Elt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it is more than rude. In the U.S., if you own a car, you have a title with your name on it and you have to be present to sign off on the title to sell it, so something like that couldn't happen.
2007-09-06 16:19:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming that you own the car and it's in your name. If thats the case, then, yes.... I completely believe that she was out-of-line! But, then, I have to wonder, how the hell was she able to sell a car if it is in your name????
2007-09-06 17:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by zaytox0724 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's beyond rude; it's positively weird. Am I right in guessing she's done similar things before?
2007-09-06 15:52:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's wrong, but everybody makes mistakes and she's willing to compensate you...get on with your ilfe, sweetie.
2007-09-06 15:49:44 · answer #8 · answered by red 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uhhh Yes....B****
2007-09-06 15:50:14 · answer #9 · answered by BrandyJo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
totally unfair... srry she did that...
2007-09-06 15:51:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋