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To tell Dh to stop using my car and buy his own

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smilysix · 27/08/2025 14:23

I wouldn’t mind but he is tall and adjusts the mirrors so that when I look in them I can see the sky and puts the seat as low as it will go and leaves it like it.
He deliberately doesn’t have a car to save money as he works from home and apparently doesn’t need one but is happy to use mine so every time I get in to go shopping, pick the kids up or drive to work I can’t see anything until I put it all back to how it was.
Getting very fed up now as I’m short and can’t see to park properly unless I adjust everything every time.

I get that he has to adjust everything too but I think if he needs to use my car then he does need one and should purchase his own?
Or am I being a bit petty about this?

OP posts:
BitOutOfPractice · 27/08/2025 19:13

Running another car just so that you don’t have to adjust the seat and mirrors is absolutely bonkers. It’s clearly the family car. I think you’re being ridiculous op sorry.

jannier · 27/08/2025 20:01

tachetastic · 27/08/2025 17:03

The seat and mirrors I have learned to live with, but what really annoys me is when DH insists on connecting his phone to my car via Bluetooth whenever he borrows it so he can listen to his BBC Sounds. This disconnects my phone, which can take anything from a few seconds to two hours to reconnect when I get in the car next. I do get that the issue is probably with my phone's Bluetooth, but it's my car so learn to live without BBC Sounds for a f hour! 😂

That's totally different to the op, but unless he remembers to turn off his blue tooth it's automatic.

Tracklement · 28/08/2025 06:07

smilysix · 27/08/2025 15:00

I didn’t know you could get cars that had those settings,
maybe something to look into

I think also marriage counselling Op @smilysix
because quite clearly there’s issues that need addressing beyond car mirror positioning

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