‘He practically stole my car’: Kid buys a luxury car from neighbor, only for his dad to demand to take it instead, insisting it is too expensive for him to drive

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Aug 30, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

being a parent is hard, there is no arguing with that. How parents manage to take care of their kids and give them everything they have to offer while also maintaining their own identity and aspirations in life, is beyond me. 

Once one starts seeing their parents as actual, real people, one starts to learn that there is no rule book and there aren't any guidelines to being a parent, they just wing it as they go, which unsurprisingly means that parents make many, many, many mistakes.

One mistake, for example, is what the dad did to their kid in this Reddit story. Their neighbor decided to sell them his fancy car for a cheap price, with the intention that the car would go to the kid. The father, however, had different plans and ended up taking the car for himself, leaving his kid with an old and barely running car. The disappointed kid tried to get their dad to do what the neighbor intended and give up the car, but the dad strongly refused.

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    My dad took the car I was supposed to get
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    A few weeks ago my neighbor contact my dad, asking if he was interested in buying a car for me from him. He offered his Audi for a low price, thinking that I would
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    be the one who would end up getting to drive it. A few days later, my dad bought the car from the neighbor and showed me the car. He was hyping the fact that I
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    would be the one who'll get it and my neighbor said he was happy he set up a great car for me to have. Fast forward a few weeks, my dad said that he will be the one who'll keep the car.
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    When I asked why, he would give me a different answer every time (maintenance cost being too high for me, it would be too fast for me, it has a few minor engine problems, etc.). When I said I
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    don't mind the cost, car problems and that I'll even pay the amount he payed for the car, he said that I already have a car (the car being some old car which has a lot
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    more problems on it, but it's "cheap") and that he is the one who bought the Audi and not me. Am I overreacting for being mad at my dad or is it justified?
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    -usernotdefined . 3d ago Just make sure you don't buy the car from him anymore. Don't be skered in to buying it once it's up for a service or new tyres, etc. Let him realise his own mistake and not sew you over after he has driven it/had his fun for a year and
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    then needs to do maintenance bill~. MAKE IT CLEAR TO HIM YOU DO NOT WANT IT ANYMORE, before the dodgy man tries to make you buy the car and then you realise it's up for a service and all that.
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    Equivalent_Law_6311 •3d ago Yes, Dad is indeed a d, go buy yourself a car and, from personal experience, keep it locked up and hang on to the keys to keep him out of it. Never forget that
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    KingOfAll22 OP • 3d ago I plan on doing that. It's just a bummer, he took it when the neighbor wanted me to get it. :(
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    randomusername 1919 • 3d ago You just learned your dad lies to your detriment when it suits him. Remember this lesson. There's on old saying: "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me." He's fooled you once.
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    Fancy Visual 1908 3d ago A lot of parents just say they want better for their kids because it sounds nice. [ move by the old man.
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    ALLINXS 3d ago Put your dad in a home later lol
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    wobbllzz . 3d ago Honestly man this is the kinda : that makes you lose respect for your parents quickly. Let him know you are disappointed in his actions but move on and keep it in the memory banks of the times he put himself. before you and remember that when it comes time to pick out his old folks home!
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    XaqFu 3d ago Don't know which Audi you're talking about but they can have some very expensive issues. Maybe karma will strike and he'll regret his decision. You may have dodged some future expenses. Not to say Audi is bad, but you have to do the regular maintenance or you're gonna spend big money.
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    zomanda 3d ago I would never, ever, in a million years do that to my child. Not to mention those were not the neighbors intentions. It speaks volumes about your father's character.
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    That-Impression7480 • 3d ago I'd tell the neighbour. To me its obvious that the neighbour wanted the car to be for you, not him.
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    DadDong69 3d ago Dad here, honestly at this point in my life, everything I do, I want my kids to have better. I actually like driving a c by car. If this were my situation, I would be excited for your new Audi. I would expect to keep your c, py car as a beater backup at home and I would be excited about having a new beater TBH.
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    SpecialpOps 3d ago I know you had expectations, it's OK to be bummed out and even mad about it. As a person who has owned German cars more than any other over the past 35 years you, are honestly dodging a b "et. Your German car will never love you back the way you love it.
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    Dry-Frame-827 • 3d ago Stoop to his level, sc W ALL these comments. Go have a talk with the neighbor and act saddened that he decided to sell to your dad instead of you and that you thought yall were in agreement. Your dad is the one who has to live next to them.
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    longopenroad • 3d ago Let this be a lifelong lesson. Your dad thinks he is more important and deserving than you are. Sorry about saying that, but I grew up with family that did much the same thing. I finally had to end those relationships.
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