DP's van - AIBU?

[KinkyAfro]

DP used to have his own business for which he bought a six-seater Ford transit van, he folded the business earlier this year and got a 'cards in' job with a company, massive van included.

The original van is sat on our driveway right in front of the living room window which faces out onto the street. My car is parked next to it (wide drive but not a long drive). I can no longer see out of the window which really pisses me off, I just like to be able to see out of the window, like the daylight coming in blah blah. Also because the new van has to be parked across the front of the drive, this means there's a lot of faffing about moving cars around if I need to leave before him.

I've suggested a number of times that he might want to sell the old van, it's in great condition, full service history which is important but he seems to think he'll only get £500 or so for it. A quick glance through some van websites looks like he could get up to £4k for it! I had another chat with him last night and he said that he wants to keep the van for if he ever wants to set up his own business again in a few years time!

AIBU to want the fucking thing moved off the drive and not want to have to stare at the back end of it for the next fucking few years?

[Damselindestress]

I think maybe he feels bad about his business folding and if he lets go of the van he feels like he's letting go of the chance to start again. But YANBU at all to want to sell the van before it depreciates in value. Maybe he could save some of the money to invest in the business again in future? After all if he does start again he will probably want a shiny new van not one that has been sitting around for years. Show him the adverts and give him a chance to think it over, hopefully he'll come around.

[OfficeGirl1969]

He definitely needs pushing to sell it, it'll lose it's value at a scary rate after three years, and sitting unused won't do it any favours. Stay away from webuyanycar and the like though, they'll give you rock bottom for it.

Feeling your pain though, OH's work van is sticking two fingers up at me across the paddock where it's sat for nearly a year since he's been off work pending surgery. He's now taken redundancy, and despite deactivating his fuel card and phone pretty quick they haven't rushed to take the van back. It is virtually hidden by overgrown grass and if they haven't collected it by Christmas it might accidentally be sold........