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I’ve bumped my husbands new car 🚗

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StaceyAl · 09/06/2024 20:39

I’m in a panic. My husband bought an expensive new car last week. He was having an afternoon nap so I just borrowed it to collect my son from sports training. I’ve reversed into a low wall in a car park (couldn’t see it in my rear view mirror) and have dented the rear bumper.
He’s working from home tomorrow- is there any chance I can get up early and take it to a garage to get fixed and return it without him knowing?
what should I do, I can’t tell him he’ll be furious and I took it without asking

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McrWife · 13/06/2024 21:15

Just act non the wiser and then blame him for it when he notices. If he tries to say it’s your fault, take the car out again and do the front bumper in too.

PopandFizz · 15/06/2024 18:54

I think this is totally a fake thread just for comments.

Taking your son to his regular sports club you would know there were low walls in the car park and its ridiculous to think you could fix it before they work from home.

Also a new expensive car would have a camera and sensors - to which OP said it does have sensors but music was too loud - which isn't how parking sensors work they go over the music.

What a load of bullpoop.

LazyGewl · 18/06/2024 10:41

NamingConundrum · 13/06/2024 09:35

She waited for him to be asleep and took his car, without asking, knowing he'd say no if she did ask. That's stealing. If he'd said yeah sure drive my car and she did it of course he should be like oh well accidents happen. But she stole something and damaged it being careless (and quite possibly has a habit of being so). Of course she was shaking, she probably thought she'd take it, put it back and he'd be none the wiser. She realised she'd have to own up to her actions and that for many what she did was a major betrayal of trust and even a dealbreaker. I'd have been absolutely pissed in her DHs shoes.

Also a person would have to have nerves of steel not to feel a little afraid about fessing up to damaging something a person values. Weird not to.

ThreeAmingos · 18/06/2024 10:46

PopandFizz · 15/06/2024 18:54

I think this is totally a fake thread just for comments.

Taking your son to his regular sports club you would know there were low walls in the car park and its ridiculous to think you could fix it before they work from home.

Also a new expensive car would have a camera and sensors - to which OP said it does have sensors but music was too loud - which isn't how parking sensors work they go over the music.

What a load of bullpoop.

And not even an interesting thread at that, yet somehow we got to 600 posts.

Mostly because of people cropping up and defending theft, and people making up that the husband is abusive. Can't believe it made it past 40 replies

MobilityCat · 24/06/2024 23:15

It's far better to own up and deal with him being furious. It will pass and life will go on.

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