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Opinion on situation?
My brother is 21 years old and goes to college an hour and a half away. He has never had a job and doesnt have his license. He is sick of dorms and next year wants to either:
A) live in an apartment near his school
-He has no job, and he is expecting my parents to pay for the apartment
B) commute everyday
-He has no license, therefore he has no car.
My parents want him to just live in the dorms again.
I have my license and I'll be a senior in high school next year. I will be taking a class at another local school and I need to provide transportation. I had a 30 year old car but it cost too much to maintain so we junked it.
But my mom is planning on getting a new car and has been promising her old one to me since before we even decided to stop fixing my car.
Now that my brother wants to commute, he wants my mom's car.
I'm basically asking, who should get the car?
I have had a job, i just decided not to keep it because of school and dance. I still have quite a bit of money saved from my job. And my parents would rather I stayed with extracurriculars.
And my brother knows of the situation, he just thinks he should get the car because he is older
4 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavourite answer
You should get the car since your mom promised you the car. The only reason it would be acceptable to give the car to another person is if the other person's situation was urgent or an emergency. Your brother has the option of living in the dorms. If he chooses to live elsewhere he can get a job and pay for his own car or find an alternative means of transportation. If your parents' choose to accept your brother's irresponsibility that is their choice. It should not affect you.
- Mr WarriorLv 79 years ago
I say there is no point him getting the car, since he DOES NOT have a job, and can not maintain the car.
You have the job and can maintain the car.
Its just logic.
Because he has no job. The car will just run itself down and because he can not pay for repairs, it will inevitably turn into a piece of junk quicker than it really should.
Since you got the job, repairs will be taken care of almost straight away, because yu got the cash to pay for it.
- ?Lv 79 years ago
Quite honestly I don't think either of you should get the car. You are both old enough to get a job (even just a summer job) save up $2,000 and buy your own. So who is going to take care of gas and insurance? Your parents? A parent should not have to cater to their adult child's every need! If anything I do think you have a right to it though since you were promised it first.
