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Ok, so my boyfriends dad offered to sell me a car, that was valued at 6000, for 1500. He said eh wanted to keep the insurance and title in his name until the car was paid off. I had no problem with that, but when i was on my way to take him somewhere, someone ran a red light and smashed the car. its gone, totalled. now he wants to pay his random bills with the settlement! My bf thinks im being selfish by thinking that he should keep the 1500 that he would have gotten from me out of the settlement, and give me the rest to get a new car. Am i being selfish, or is his dad being a real jerk? I really think that he only wanted to keep it in his name so that he could reap the benefits if I got in an accident. Help! dont want to see his face everyday while im so angry at the fact that he's gloating that hes making out on the deal!

Here's the deal--you bought the car for $1500. You must have paid him something, so you take whatever you paid him, give him whatever of the settlement adds up to 1500, and keep the rest. It's not some big win-fall for him. He was willing to give up the car for 1500. You should be able to take the rest of the money and buy yourself another car. After all, wasn't the whole point for you to have transportation.

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