u/Rare_Constant8114

3 months ago I bought a vehicle from a friend of mine for $2,500. She was about to lose her house and I got tired of fixing up my vehicle and figured this was a better option even though it was out of my price range by about $1,000 and I had to take a loan out from my adopted dad to do this. I know that I probably overpaid but when I tried to negotiate she kept insisting she really needed the money to pay off for taxes on her house or they would foreclose. She needed $2,400 for back taxes. So I paid her the full $2,500 and then spent $400 to register it. I don't mind overpaying because I feel like even if I did she's my friend and she needed it and it's good karma. Her boyfriend was incredibly pissed that she sold it and kept throwing it in her face.

It has been 3 months and I have put 200 miles on the car. Because I'm tired of hearing him complain about how she sold the jeep that he wanted, and how he needed it because he needs two vehicles for work and blah blah blah so I offered to sell it back to them for the exact same price I paid.

He said no. And offered 2K. I said absolutely not that is not fair especially because I also had to pay another $400 to register it and it's only been 3 months and I put 200 miles on. She agreed. However he argued that I should take the hit because they have a family and they need it.

I understand that which is the whole reason I bought the damn vehicle on the first place instead of spending $200 to fix up my own. My friend agrees that I am being more than fair and she thanked me for being fair but he will not stop. Her boyfriend keeps badgering her to tell me to take the 2K. I said absolutely not under no circumstances would I be able to do that because I still owe my dad money on this.

209 miles, and I should take a $500 hit plus $400 for registration so ultimately be out of pocket $900. He argued that I would have paid more for a rental car. I never would have got a rental car I did not need a rental car so that argument is beyond asinine. I bought this car so that they would not be homeless. He said that he doesn't care and that his offer is more than fair for the value of the car and he needs it for work because his other vehicle keeps breaking down.

My vehicle constantly breaking down is the only way I was able to justify this purchase to my dad to be able to borrow money from him.

He also told her that if I was really her friend I would do it for the 2K because I don't have young children to feed at home. I do however have grandchildren, cats and the disabled roommate and I am working two jobs as it is to make ends meet and repay my dad. And I am also disabled myself on top of this.

He even has the audacity to tell me that "you need to give us our car back and stop being a greedy bitch."

I told him that it was no longer his car it was mine and it's the only reason that he wasn't homeless, and that he should be grateful i stepped in to help. Then I got slammed with this:

"If you were really (name) friend, you would have just given us the money and not expect anything else in return."

Then why was the vehicle listed for sale in the first place? She didn't ask me for the money she asked me to buy her car.

At that point I left. My friend texted me and apologized for her boyfriend.

I don't have money like that just to give out. I don't and I did donate to their GoFundMe and was one of the few people who did. If I had that money laying around and they needed it I would have given it to them because I know my friend would do the same and while I wish I could do that I just can't. I thought I was helping and doing good, but now I want to cry, and mostly for my poor friend who got stuck in the middle of this because it was her car. It was never his car it was always hers.

But somehow I'm the jerk, and he's telling all his buddies at work about it one of which got back to me because they're my neighbor, and he's making it out like I borrowed the car and never returned it and he's being generous by offering me 2K to get the car back it's still their car.

It's not. It's mine and registered in my name and it was previously registered in her name it was never his.

Am I delulu right now? Who's the jerk? Also sorry for any spelling / grammar errors or weird text I used speech to text and I did go over a couple times...