Will try not to drip feed. In a nutshell, DSis bought a car for £500 (was a bargin) from someone I know from dog walking, yesterday. Everything running fine. She drives about 10 miles today including going round to DF's for family lunch. When she tries to leave, car has developed a fault and she can't drive it. DF suggests she phones the guy, she does and he comes round. DSis asks if he will return her money as she's had the car barely 24 hours. He says no, but offers her £200 towards the repair which is very fair. She accepts and he says he will give me the cash in the morning.
The AIBU bit is that while we were talking to him, DF and my DP were standing against the garden wall, just being there not saying anything. I'll say now that neither of them appears intimidating in any way, but DSis and I felt that just by being there (bringing the total to 4 of us and 1 of him), it was intimidating and he felt obliged to offer the money towards the repair. Were we BU to ask for the money back?
My sister feels guilty, but I felt that she'd had the car less than 24 hours and if we hadn't looked at the car til Monday, the fault would have happened anyway and he'd be paying for it so he could sell it. Obviously, if it had been a week later or longer, we wouldn't have asked.
Hope this isn't too muddled.
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Lara2 · 10/08/2013 18:57
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