Traded in car... boyfriend is mad/annoyed?!?!?
I just don't see how I could keep a leaky car- it would mold, it already was building up ice INSIDE the windows overnight, and it really would lose value fast. Is it me that thinks he's nuts? I can't drive that around- I had money to put down, I got a good trade in value, and I can afford the payment.... I'm feeling quite logical and practical- and he thinks I'm being rash.... (sorry for the long rant) |
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| No, it's one of the main reasons I got rid of the Jeep. Rain, car washes, it was not fun. Never was fixed totally either, many different excuses. "not a factory installed model, obsolete parts, etc" It was enough to put me off sunroofs totally! Personally I'm disappointed in the Volvo write-ups lately, but if you are happy, drive with pleasure!! |
| Whose car was it? Who had to clean ice of the inside? Who has to make payments on this new car? Do you live together? Pool money? Why does he have a say in you buying a car? Its like when I cut my hair before I talked to dh about it. Butt out, its my hair. |
| exactly- my cars, my money, my choice! Thank you! I'm just so shocked and annoyed that he's annoyed! |
 you go girl! |
| Is he mad/annoyed that you didn't ask his opinion or ask for help in buying a new car? |
| No, he knows I know what I want- He thinks I should have waited and see what happened with the car- how bad its leaking. I personally am of the belief that any leaking is too much leaking- |
| I'm with you! If it isn't right and its causing problems and you can afford to replace it then why the heck wouldn't you. Maybe it's a boy thing. Wayne is still driving around in his beat up, unreliable old (very old) Toyota RAV. He won't replace it. |
wth is with these dealers and sunroofs anyway? land rover just told me to just silicone caulk my daughters front sunroof. it's getting traded shortly.  |
Keep the Volvo, dump the boyfriend  |
| Subaru just called- Now they're saying it wasn't the sunroof- it was the body seam that was leaking!!! YIKES! That's way worse- good riddance! |
I am annoyed that he thinks he has a right to be annoyed with you when he has no personal investment involved!  Filed under: If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it (and since there isn't one you have no say).  |
| Yay on the new car!!!! I'm wondering: why did they call you to tell you about the leak after you had traded in the car? |
| They were following up with what the problem was- based on not being able to actually see the sunroof leak "since the sunroof seemed fixed, but still water coming in, only other possible is body seals... not under warranty.... blah blah blah." |
| A body seal not under warranty? That surprises me. And before we jump all over your boyfriend, is there any chance that he would come on here & give us his side? I remember my ex g/f would go thru cars like underwear. Just get bored & want a different one. Well everybody knows that cars depreciate. So everytime she traded, who do you think had to make up the difference between what was owed and and what she got. Yeah, that's right. I was the idiot. So yeah, I got pi**ed everytime she did this. I'm not saying this is the reason. My point is, maybe you b/f has a legitimate reason why he's annoyed. I don't think we should hang him before we've heard both sides. |
my husband would get so annoyed if I traded an Outback for a Volvo (I love Volvos btw) only because he thinks Subaru is the best and reliable car ever. It's probably a bruised ego thing- that you didnt consult with him first even though it's your car, your decision.  I would have done the same thing. |
CamVal1 wrote: A body seal not under warranty? That surprises me. They told me after the fact, so it doesn't matter really. Once I lost faith in my car- it had to go- CamVal1 wrote: I remember my ex g/f would go thru cars like underwear. Just get bored & want a different one. Well everybody knows that cars depreciate. So everytime she traded, who do you think had to make up the difference between what was owed and and what she got. Yeah, that's right. I was the idiot. So yeah, I got pi**ed everytime she did this. I'm a car keeper- my plan was to drive the Subaru for at least 5-10 years, then maybe save it for my kid(if I had one) or a friends kid. BUT.... Now I will keep my Volvo for 10 years with the same plan... london wrote: my husband would get so annoyed if I traded an Outback for a Volvo (I love Volvos btw) only because he thinks Subaru is the best and reliable car ever. Subaru's are GREAT, but Volvo's are BETTER! |
MollyinPDX wrote: I'm a car keeper- my plan was to drive the Subaru for at least 5-10 years, then maybe save it for my kid(if I had one) or a friends kid. BUT.... Woo hoo! Me too! Now I will keep my Volvo for 10 years with the same plan... Last car was bought June, 1999. Just bought a 2009 used, too.  (Now work on saving up enough to buy the next one for cashola.... ) |
MollyinPDX wrote: Subaru's are GREAT, but Volvo's are BETTER! Tell your self that when you are continually opening your wallet to fix them.................. Ex Volvo owner of 19 years! They are no where near as reliable as they used to be. (probably to do with the Ford connection) Now Chinese owned by the way. |
| B/F has NO SAY! (and I'm a GUY!) Note to B/F.....Man up it's not yours! Safe driving and good luck. |
| I just fiound this post and I know it's two years behind but the same thing just happened to me. My car broke down and it needed 800 dollars in repairs from a mobile mechanic. At a mechanic garage it would have been even more expensive. I kept saying that I just wanted to get a new car but got pressured into fixing it by my boyfriend, my dad who was visiting, and my landlord. I fixed it but all week I kept saying that I was getting rid of it and trading it in. I wanted a brand new reliable car. (mine was was 7 years old with many more repairs done on it). They kept thinking I could get 4000 for my car if I sold it but I didn't want the hassle. Plus it was a car that would not sell for 4000. It was 2005 aveo with a dent and it had only a radio (no cd player or anything) and manual locks and manual windows. It also needed an alignment and new shcoks and struts and new tires. He knew I had an appointment with the credit union to get a new car but when I told him I was trading in my old one he flipped! He tried to buy my car off me and said he wouldnd't pay more htan 3000 for it. So I asked the place I was going through if the bid didn't get to 3000 could I sell it. THey said yes. I called him back and then he said "If it gets to 3000 what would you say if I gave you 3100?" Highly annoyed becuase he was pressuring me and I didn't feel safe driving my old car I said :Serisously?. I reallyt want to get my new car today" He got mad and said fine and Hung up. I tried contacting him back to finish and he didn't reply. I would have sold him the car no trouble there but the way he was diong it I felt like a stranger dealing with hassles of a buyer. He has given me the silent treament now for 2 days and I did get a text from him saying that he doesn't want to talk to me bnecuase he doesn't want to yell at me. He doesn't want to be mean. HE also said I never win anothing any way and I am not going to play right now. I will see you sometime tonight. Meaning he will be home so late that I will be in bed. This whole thing is ridiculous. I was making an adult mature decision and upgrading my life. He thinks car payments are dumb and to keep an old car and save the money for when it breaks down. I don't want a car that breaks down and get stranded somewhere or get in accident because of it. That car scared me to drive over the past year. It just isn't fair when it's my choice and not his. Men think women can make no right decision in dealing with cars! My last car my last boyfriend had a say on what to get and what to spend since we shared finances. I refused to that again after we broke up. We live together but share finances just expenses. That's my long rant! I do love my new 2012 Mazda 3 I grand Touring. Great fun car to drive....I feel so safe in it. |
| You go girl! You get the input from everyone you can, but at the end of the day you need to be happy with your own decisions... and IT *IS* YOUR DECISION! ...and maybe you oughtta think about trading in that BF for a new model too. |
I totally agree with Ron  Your BF is not only controlling.....that's 2 in a row gal, but also immature. Life with him would be joyous, trying not to tick him off. Also he's a tight wad.......keeping things far beyond their useful time. Fine, if he has his own repair shop and could fix all those, but obviously he doesn't or else your car wouldn't have needed work. Maybe guys don't mind getting stranded by car breakdowns, but I know I do! Yeah, just what I want some dark night on a lonely road. Enjoy your new car! |
| We drive our cars into the ground and get every penny of value that we can get out of them, but it's by mutual choice and only as long as we both feel safe with their conditions. |
| We do too, new car status is not important to us. But when a car becomes a money pit one has to decide if the present and future repairs justifies the inconvenience and danger. I still moarn my Jeep, but it was facing some serious repairs.....far more than the car was worth. We had already pumped money into it within the past year and were looking at a lot more. Car before got 300,000 miles.....a Volvo. So we don't give up easily. My present Odessey is a newbie at 103,000. |
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