Posted on 09/24/2023 4:38:51 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
Poor actions always have poor consequences. Here’s an incident that revolves around similar plot!
A netizen recently asked, “Am I a jerk for suing my girlfriend after she had my 1967 Impala project taken to the scrapyard?”. We need you to find out!
The Original Poster (OP) had a 1967 Impala 4 door that he bought in Feb 2019. A couple of months ago he bought his first house that had a 2.5 acre car garage. OP moved the car in and started tearing it down for a complete restoration.
“I had the body in one bay and the chassis in another, plus the whole garage filled with parts.”, says OP.
About two months ago, OP’s girlfriend came to live with him during this whole crisis and the whole time has hated that car. She wants to park in the garage, but OP has 2 acres of land with a lot of nice places to park under shady trees or hell even in the barn if it has to be inside.
“I tell her tough luck it’s my house and it’s not like I can just throw it back together real quick.”, says OP.
Anyways, OP was out of town for a couple of days on a business trip for the small local company he works for.
When OP got back, his girlfriend was all smiles. Making him food all the time, doing all the chores, all that. OP thought maybe she was just happy to have him home but then he realized that he didn’t see her car in its usual spot.
OP asked her where she parked so he could make sure he mowed that area and keep it clean and she said not to worry because she parked in the garage. OP asked how and she told him to go check it out.
Turns out that while OP was gone, she hired some people to come over and move everything related to that car, including the drive-train, body, chassis and all parts, and take it to the local dump/scrapyard. OP was absolutely dumbfounded.
“I had spent over 11k on that car including new parts, services, and the car itself.”, says OP.
OP told her that he was going to be taking her to court for that and she brushed him off like he was being dramatic. OP told her that it was done between them and to pack her things and leave.
“I admit I was really angry but I did end up getting a lawyer. As I have all the receipts for all that money spent and I have her on my house’s security camera footage letting the guys in and watching them take it all I think I can win.”, says OP.
The girlfriend’s family and friends are absolutely blowing OP up saying it’s just a stupid old piece of junk that she cannot pay back all that money OP spent, and that he should just let it go.
“But I have been putting all my time, effort, and money into that car for a year and a half now and imagine now even getting justice for what she did. Am I a jerk?”, asks OP.
Not the jerk. Relationship-wise: this was a gross overstep on her part just to get her way on something minor. Ending the relationship immediately was the right thing to do.
Legal wise: Don’t destroy something you can’t afford to replace. Take her down, let her pay it off over the next few years.”
“Not the jerk. That is messed up and I can’t believe anyone is defending that behavior. I mean maybe if you were married for years and that stuff had been sitting around for like 10 years or something and it was also her house I could see an argument…but none of that is the case here. I would be livid. Wow just wow. Yeah unless she can get it all back somehow she owes you.”
See post above.
Maybe the car reminded her of the clunkers that she and her baby daddies conceived some of her bastard children.
Overhaulin’ Live Strong (S2E9)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1487557/
Now I have to watch it to see his reaction.
Probably a 2.5 car garage.
1967 Impala 4 door? Yuk. 2 doors only.
Someone has been digging pretty deep into the Reddit archives for that one. Here’s a link to the over 3 year old posting:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/gr8bp3/aita_for_suing_my_girlfriend_after_she_had_my/
Well, it’s not like it was a two door…
A 69 AMX???!!!
Shoot her and bury her deep in the woods
I read that too. That’s not a garage. Thats a football facility.
Maybe she wants a guy who she can walk all over and this was a test.
Lesson for women: If you are a self centered dishonest narcissistic b—ch you may get away with it for awhile but there will be problems down the road.
My ex wife was an abuser.
The stigma of being an abused husband is a terrible cross to bear.
Nobody believes that the sweet little woman that you married is indeed a monster.
Most men (like me) just keep it to themselves, rather than try to explain it to others.
Just get the hell out and get away.
Let her have as much as she wants.
Just get your sanity back
Some of us like four doors just fine. ‘67 was a great year to be an Impala. If he put $11K into the restoration, he was serious about it. Next door to me there is a ‘62 Pontiac Star Chief parked on the street, also four door. It is a survivor and the owner hasn’t figured out what to do with it yet. These are cool cars, and not everyone can afford a 4 door month ‘65 Pontiac GTO hardttop or a 69 Plymouth Road Runner with the tall spoiler.
“Lesson for women...”
Um... lesson for men, there’s a coupla generations of toxic women out there with high body counts. This is but one example.
Q: Who were these “friends accompli” she hired? Lawsuit time... for every penny. Pictures would be good thing to have.
Note to self... update my insurance images.
Sounds more like an airplane hanger.
Later it says he had 2 acres of land so probably a normal 2 car garage.
If I were you, I would hide any guns I might have.
Yep. Yawn.
I think the show was Overhaulin’, not “Pimp My Ride”; and for those wondering, the car Crow turned in without Lance Armstrong’s permission was a 1970 Pontiac GT.
Not only that, but he needs to seriously re-examine his criteria for picking up chicks. Botoxed lips and breast implants don’t mean a suitable life’s mate.
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