'He [...] stormed into the office block': Entitled coworker asks to drive coworker's brand new Mercedes, lashes out when he refuses

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Jul 27, 2024 3:00 PM EDT

People are weird about their cars. Some folks are as protective over them as they would be a newborn child. Others see their car as the simplest way from point A to point B, and they could care less if you spill a milkshake in the backseat. It wouldn't be the first time. But no matter what, you still have to be respectful. Especially if you want to drive their car, or borrow it one day. Driving is one of the most hazardous things we do on a daily basis. There are infinite possibilities for things to go wrong, infinite ways the car could get damaged, and infinite ways you can jeopardize yourself or your fellow commuters' safety. The slip of the wheel and nothing is ever the same. 

That's why asking to drive someone's car can be a social quagmire. People love to be helpful and neighborly, but that can only go so far. Like in this story where a coworker overstepped his bounds. 

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    AITA for not letting my co-worker test drive my wife's new car?
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    Context - Hello, Me (31M) and my wife (30F) decided that we might try to star a family of our own after landing stable jobs and buying our first house together, during this i asked my wife if she could get her licence (she never bothered as she lived in Boston before meeting and marrying me) as i couldn't ferry our family everywhere and try get to work.
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    So, i got my wife a old beater and gave her some driving lessons along with a driving instructor and she passed!
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    She was happy with driving the car i got her but i thought i should treat her, (Up till now i drove a 2011 civic as a family neither of us have ever had a new car) So i put together some of my savings and bought her a brand new Mercedes A220 which she loved!
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    About a month after getting the merc, my car (the civic) decided to give up the ghost. When i took it to the repair shop they said it had various issues including wiring issues causing it to stop supplying power to the engine randomly. My wife told me to take her car to work that day so i took and as i parked up in the lot a co-worker (lets call him X) came up to me from his car.
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    He started asking about the car and asked the price and where my Honda went. When i started telling him what happened to my car he cut me off mid way through and asked if he could test the car. At which point i told him it was my wife's and that i would like to keep it pristine for her.
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    He gave me a bit off a look and stormed into the office block. As i walked up i got a few weird looks and when i sat down next to my work buddy he said that X told everyone in the office that i am a and that i have changed into a "snob" after getting a new car.
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    --I dont understand what i did wrong other than maybe not letting him drive the car, it would help if someone could give me some light on this. Thank you!--
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    allyearswift 23 hr. ago NTA. You'd be TA if you let him drive your wife's car without her permission, and I'd never give permission to someone who just wants to drive a cool car. He can go to a dealership like anyone else.
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    Give the kind of car it is and the kind of person he appears to be, I'm not betting that he'll drive with due care and attention; it's easy to misjudge a car like that even when you ARE. Plus, he might not be insured, and he certainly wouldn't pay for any increase in insurance even if he were.
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    If someone came to me and said 'OP is a meanie for not letting me drive his wife's car' I'd tell them good for OP, you won't drive mine, either. Consider giving HR a heads-up on this.
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    NotCreative AtAll16 23 hr. ago NTA. If he wants to test drive it he can go to a dealership. He doesn't need to drive your wife's new car.
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    If this continues I'd report him for harassment to hr. He shouldn't be talking behind your back at work because he asked a yes/no answer and didn't like the answer you gave. He's creating a hostile work environment because you don't want to let someone else drive something that isn't yours (you know, like a human with empathy has, not someone who thinks just because he asked you have to do whatever he wants)
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    IrrelevantManatee 23 hr. ago • NTA. What a weird request. I would never dare ask even a close friend to "test" their car. Let alone some coworker when the car is not even officially yours.
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    Aggressive_Cup8452. 23 hr. ago Nta. If he has an accident while "testing" your car, would he contribute to fixing it? Are you willing to risk it? I don't really care. No one takes better care of your stuff than you.
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    AgnarCrackenhammer. 23 hr. ago NTA My cars a decade old at this point and I only let my wife drive it. Plus in the very unlikely event something happened it would be an insurance nightmare for you since your coworker wouldn't be a covered driver
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    BriefHorror 22 hr. ago • NTA no random person is driving my car whether its a shitbox or a lamborghini. That's an out of bounds request even if it was your car. What the ? Go to a dealership and ask them WHO HAS THE INSURANCE FOR THAT.
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    Unreasonable-Skirt 22 hr. ago • Random people don't need to be test driving your car. However getting a Mercedes while trying to save for a house and baby seems like a foolish decision.
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