Katharina Buczek
He wound up reaching out to a broker who specialized in these types of cars and learned that, even if he gets the vehicle expertly repaired, the car will lose between $200,000 and $300,000 due to the wreck and non-original parts. Now, the broker is in the process of providing him with a loss of value estimate in writing. And he feels like he only has two options to save his investment.
“I’m leaning towards demanding that amount from the family in restitution, or I press charges for the theft of the vehicle,” he revealed.
In his eyes, these are really the only two avenues he could take in order to recoup the full value of his investment. After all, simply getting the car repaired would still result in a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
And while he knows that seeking so much money from his father and stepmother would not be a cakewalk for them, he also claims they would not “go hungry.” Apparently, his parents own a few rental properties, which he believes could be sold to provide him with the cash.
Ever since he discussed this option with his sister, though, she accused him of being unreasonable and burdening his family with a major expense instead of letting them just pay for the car’s repairs.
“But I don’t see how I can even remotely cover the loss I’m taking without pushing this ultimatum their way,” he vented.
So now, he’s been left wondering whether forcing his family to pay for the car’s lost value in exchange for not pressing charges against his stepbrother would be a jerky thing to do or not.
Can you imagine losing so much money on a car? Do you think it’s his responsibility to worry about the financial burden on his family, or should they have to make up for his stepbrother’s actions? If you were in his shoes, what would you do?
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