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Hi! I am 17 years old in Georgia and am virtually independent. My father is single and only covers housing and car insurance. My mother is dead. I cover my healthcare, dental work, food, gas costs, other transportation, and every retail purchase necessary to my living under the sun. I’ve been working for around 2 years now to keep myself afloat.

I was left with $8,500 in life insurance from my paternal grandmother and my father authorized me to use it to get a car. He did not help me with the process, and I, having no support system, used all of it to get a 2008 Honda Element with 190K miles. Sedans aren’t an option in the area that I live because of how awful the roads are, so an older SUV was what I saw as my best option.

Since buying this car a little under six months ago (Nov 2021), I’ve had to replace the water pump/crankshaft pulley, oil pressure switch, high beams, low beams, left window regulator, and my O2 sensors have busted. There’s another issue that I suspect is either the power steering pump or the O-rings on it. When the oil pressure switch failed last week, I was on the interstate driving up to Atlanta, and my car suddenly lost power and began declining in speed no matter how much I attempted to accelerate. I only ended up surviving that situation because my boyfriend’s parents drove out and followed me back to their house two hours away and covered the emergency repairs at no cost to me- which I am incredibly lucky and grateful (and ashamed) for.

The cost to maintain this car (and fuel it in this economy when I’m only getting 20mpg) is more than I can handle, but currently my only option. I’ve been between jobs for a month and am living off the rest of my savings until I get my first check. I know that I could just cut my losses and list it for $4,000 to have it gone within a month, but my father guilt trips me into keeping my car when I mention taking less than I paid for it. I love my car, but it is a financial burden and I just want out. Any advice on how to better the situation would be appreciated.



Submitted April 10, 2022 at 03:25AM by dirtypondmummy https://ift.tt/8gJn2Ts

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