I posted a while ago about my "friend" who basically only wanted to know me when I had a car...as she didn't drive she expected me to taxi her around for her shopping, take her places in the holidays etc etc...
When I got rid of the car she latched onto someone else and boasted about all the places she'd been to with this other person whilst I was stuck at home without a car (or a lift).
When her new best friend is not "available" she moans to me about how bored she is and how she's always stuck at home with no way of getting anywhere.
A couple of weeks ago I casually mentioned that I couldn't wait until I got a car and so she replied "I can't wait until you get a car either!". I took offense really as she hasn't spoken to me properly or made any arrangements to see me since I got rid of the car yet here she is looking foward to when I get a new one as if our old routine is destined to continue.
Anyway last week I got an unexpected payout and plan to buy a car with it in two weeks. I havn't told her and don't really want her to know which I know is stupid she will find out though and I'm sure she'll be over the moon that she has her old convienient taxi back but I don't want things to end up like that again.
I'm not a taxi and I don't want to be used. The car will be mine, I'm paying for it, I paid for all those driving lessons 3 years ago, I spent all that time learning to drive...whether it sounds selfish or not I don't want to "share" my car with someone who just "expects" it.
How do I deal with this? as soon as she finds out she'll be expecting lifts to and from school, lifts to the shops, lifts into town etc etc...how can I be tactful/subtle and not enter into this situation again?
Or am I just being a bitch?