By allisonpaige21 - 18/06/2015 22:31 - United States - Quitman

Today, I found out that my grandparents are going to take my car away and sell it because they're pissed I'm moving in with my boyfriend. FML
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FlyingLeumer 19

If it is legally not your car unfortunately they can do that. It does seem rather childish of them.

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rabbi1010 29

if your name is only one on the title they can't take and sell it.

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gunnerblaster 21

You kids and your sense of self-entitlement. Grow up. If you didn't put money into it, it's not yours. Unless it's your name on the title and registration, you don't own it. All choices have consequences. Moving out before you own your own car means YOU DON'T GET TO KEEP IT, dumbass.

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Shade1982 20

You assume WAAAAY too much about a situation you basically know NOTHING about... Even if op didn't pay for it, it might be a gift. A gift is not something you take back later on, otherwise it would not be a gift or the conditions for said gift should have been made known beforehand. There is also NOTHING in the original post saying the grandparents actually own the car.

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be82tw 17

@24 Even if we accepted everything you say, which really isn't 100% in evidence, it is still a dick move to take away and sell the car someone is using as a form of petty revenge. Unless of course they had some really deep concerns and were trying to act in OPs protection (i.e. keep her away from an addict or abuser, etc), which for this FML we cannot even pretend is evident anywhere here.

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zboot 8

If the grandparents don't own the car, how can they sell it? Your reading comprehension skills suck balls.

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pandalover69 26

No for everyone. A lot of people get to keep the car their parents or grandparents bought for them when they move out. It just depends on the situation.

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babygirlprincess 17

already learning to be an adult with your bf. good luck.

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hiei326 9

That happen to my wife...

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mixedchick98 11

This may seem like a crazy idea... but try talking to them as one responsible adult to another? calmly without fighting and see how it goes. tell them how you feel what you think and why you want to move out. most likely they just want to keep you young and you have to think a little of their feelings while letting them know that your grown now and when you're grown this a step everyone eventually takes.

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thegirlwhosays 22

For all those saying that it's OPs fault, you don't know the circumstances. I'm 21 and about to move in with my boyfriend. My car is in my moms name for insurance reasons even though I'm the one who bought it. Any normal parent (or grandparent) Wouldn't do something like this. There could be any number of reasons the car was in the grandparents name. Just because it's not in OPs name doesn't make them irresponsible or not ready to move in with your boyfriend. Good Luck OP I hope all goes well for you.

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gramie 8

Does that mean you are not listed as the principal driver for the vehicle? And yet you are the one driving it? Then that's fraud, regardless of how much you save in insurance.

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ChopSuey444 20

I highly doubt OP is in a similar situation. Of course there's no way to be sure, but If OP NEEDS a car and her boyfriend doesn't have a car, or cannot make arrangements for her to use one, then perhaps OP isn't ready. "Ready" isn't just a sense of old or mature enough. If she can't move out without a car owned by someone else then maybe she shouldn't be on her own yet.

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cheesetothepower 7

If you are too old to remember, let me remind you: the rate of car insurance for people under the age of 25 is exorbitant. To the point that a person over 25 who has been in an accident recently would pay less for equal coverage to an equal value car than someone under 25. While the grandparents may be paying for the car, or have in the past, they may also not pay for it. What is likely the OPs situation is that she is under 25, and in attempt to get cheaper insurance, one of the grandparents did her a favor and let her put it under their name. Now OP is moving out and in with her boyfriend, and the grandparents are upset because they either think she is not ready to move out or they don't approve of him. They realize the car is in their name, and since they have the legal power to sell it, they are using that as leverage.

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daemonsparta 16

lets not forget the fact that CARS ARE REALLY.******* EXPENSIVE. i kept the car my dad bought me for 6 almost 7 years and i only got a new car because it got totalled.

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amyynicolee 3

Don't call the OP a brat. I pay for my car completely, but it is registered in my parents name. I too would be mad if they took it.

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SPN_lover666 27

If it is your name on the title and pay the insurane, they can't legally sell it or they will get arrested for selling stolen property.

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Msraina 8

My grandmother kicked me out and took a chip out of my truck because I got engaged. You're not alone.

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