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MurrayDelph

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29. My parents had to buy new cars (passing the depreciation out of their pocket)

Reply to Pongo (Reply #27)

Thu Feb 25, 2021, 04:44 PM

Feb 2021

My uncle's car was not that good to begin with (which was why he'd borrowed my father's for the weekend). My dad passed his car along to his brother.

My dad had a friend who owned a Ford dealership. He bought a mid-level (Granada?) for himself as a compact (Campri?) for my mom.

It wasn't the save. My mother had loved that little car of hers; it was the first new car she'd owned.

For the rest of her life, if the TV started playing Ike & Tina, she'd change the channel, or leave the room.

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who gives an (unlicensed) teenager a Lamborghini? [View all] Demovictory9 Feb 2021 OP

Watch him get off with the "affluenza" defense. Laffy Kat Feb 2021 #1

Or, maybe he's a really good swimmer, and the judge won't want to ruin Aristus Feb 2021 #3

Right. nt Laffy Kat Feb 2021 #6

Sue the family vercetti2021 Feb 2021 #2

Was the teen a big video game player... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #4

grand theft auto? Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #8

That sounds familiar. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #10

There's plenty, but that's not relevant. Lax parenting is. JHB Feb 2021 #12

Certainly, that's part of it. But many things came together to create this tragedy. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #15

Of course. I simply dispute that racing games played by millions of people worldwide... JHB Feb 2021 #18

Extreme Privilege MineralMan Feb 2021 #5

My history parallels yours PJMcK Feb 2021 #19

So the teen was given the car to drive, but didn't steal it? Omnipresent Feb 2021 #7

People with more money than brains. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2021 #9

+1 DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #25

Is that a red area of CA? I always thought of CA as very blue until this year. Pongo Feb 2021 #26

There's red areas. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #30

Well, you've got a point there! Pongo Feb 2021 #31

To be clear, Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #32

Stand by for a very serious sarisataka Feb 2021 #11

Community service that they'll pay to get out of. C Moon Feb 2021 #13

Of course- but just think of the lesson the kid will learn sarisataka Feb 2021 #14

Someone with more dollars than sense Maeve Feb 2021 #16

Somewhat reminiscent of the Nikki Catsouras crash Mike 03 Feb 2021 #17

What idiot drives 120 mph on a public road? PJMcK Feb 2021 #20

Well that has the makings of a record negligence judgment-may not be able to afford a Lamborghini an Stallion Feb 2021 #21

I'm not a lawyer, but the parents are, if not more-so, responsible as the kid. movingviolation Feb 2021 #22

No there are definite negligence theories when a parent allows unlicensed drivers to drive his car Stallion Feb 2021 #24

In 1975 MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #23

What was the eventual outcome? Pongo Feb 2021 #27

My parents had to buy new cars (passing the depreciation out of their pocket) MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #29

But did they ever have to pay anything? Pongo Feb 2021 #33

As far as I knew MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #35

Only in LA.... dawg day Feb 2021 #28

So, the rich kid will get away with his Bettie Feb 2021 #34