If my 80 year old parents crash their brand new SUV a few days after purchasing...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Between my 18 yo DS and my 80 yo father, I know who I prefer behind the wheel.

In my family, neither of them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did this happen?

I know right? What made you think this was a good idea to put 5k? Who buys a new car when 80??

My father bought a new car last year at age 81 in California and drove it back home to the Midwest. I shudder, but he’s a very good driver. Spotless record.

[Anonymous]

your gift to them is irrelevant to the insurance company. I’m surprised this isn’t common knowledge. Only comcern should be is if they purchased gap insurance or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's gone depreciation

+1. This is why I never buy new. OP, your money is gone. Insurers don’t care

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's gone depreciation

+1. This is why I never buy new. OP, your money is gone. Insurers don’t care

Since Covid first appeared, buying new with a new car warranty (usually 3 years or 36,000 miles) is a better deal financially then buying a used car at a ridiculously inflated price.

[Anonymous]

Your 5k is where it was if if didn't crash - tied up in this SUV. Agree that the safety features may prove a distraction for them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did this happen?

I know right? What made you think this was a good idea to put 5k? Who buys a new car when 80??

FWIW, plenty of 80-somethings still drive and sometimes need new cars. I would rather my father be driving a new car with safety features than the 20-year-old car he had before that.

He couldn’t drive a 5 yo car? The man is 80. He isn’t long for this world anyway. He will be pushing up daisies soon enough.

She probably just thought they would pay for the car and die and then she’d get it.