My niece’s birthday was last week and today she sent me a Snapchat of a Dodge steering column
I was taken back by it because she drives a Honda
Apparently her bf (who she has only been dating since February) bought her a 2014 Dodge Charger
Is this a thing?! Like who the fuck buys a person a car for a birthday present?!
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Is the invoice actually on her name? Or does he own it and she can drive it? I would be wary...
that’s what I thought too honestly. I did ask. It’s in her name she says

Calling your niece a bitch is wild 😭 make sure she’s got the title in her name.

Is her boyfriend much older than her?
That’s mad considering she’s only known him for 3 months!
Is she certain the car isn’t leased or on some kind of finance?
he’s the same age. He bought it and it’s in her name
it is her name. Never called anyone a bitch in a playful manner? My best friend and I call each other bitches all the time 🤣🤷🏼♀️

I know Dodge Chargers hold their value quite well and a 10 year old model usually goes for around £10k/$13.5k USD given it’s an import. Is it roughly the same price in the US or much cheaper?
Maybe he’s in love? Has a good job or comes from money? Super generous? She’s a lucky girl for sure!

If I was the parent I would make her return the car and I would go over the documentation with the young lad to uncover/verify whatever my daughter has been told and find anything suspicious. Hard no. You can get in trouble just by being the owner of the car.
What does he do for a living?
security guard
idk what a used dodge goes for. I’d never buy one personally lol it was an old cop car apparently though. They bought it out of state too

Maybe not in such a quick time frame but lots of people buy other people cars.. it’s not out of the ordinary.. whether it be partner, parent it’s very normal
I guess I met shitty people and have shitty parents. I never had a car bought for me. I bought my own 🤷🏼♀️🤣

i agree 😅

Just because you haven’t been bought a car doesn’t mean people are shitty ffs.. your jealously is really showing. She’s your niece be happy for her😅😅

this ! i was thinking also maybe the niece was raised with high standards? i’ve never been on a “coffee” dates, i was always taught to aim high so i thought gifts like this were normal. aside from that- if he’s a good guy she should just be happy for them
I’m not jealous at all. I worked hard for my car and bought it brand new without a car payment
I just find it odd for someone to buy a car for someone else that they only dated for a few months. Sheesh 🙄

Honestly, why do you care? You sound jealous.
because it’s odd and the guy doesn’t make enough to buy her a car. She has a car that works just fine. I’m nowhere near jealous. It’s weird that a 22 year old buys a woman he barely knows a car

Do they live together?
no. She lives at home with her parents and so does he as far as I know.

Oh then that’s a bit odd , I’m guessing that they have been together for many years and they plan on marrying each other one day 🤷🏾♀️
nope. They met online in November 2024 and didn’t start dating til February of this year
I think it’s a bit strange and just screamed red flag to me because he’s a security guard at a casino. He can’t be making that much money to buy a 22 yr old a car. He took her out for an expensive dinner too. I get the fancy dinner. My husband does that stuff but to buy a car? It’s weird!

If he doesn’t pay rent then he could have saved up for it , I didn’t start working until I was 23 so I can’t say. I’d be worried too. Hope her parents think it’s strange
my sister had no idea about it. I ended up bringing it up nonchalantly and she mentioned other red flags about the guy so now I’m extra worried

Hope your niece makes the right choice.
sadly I don’t think she will. The things my sister shared is unbelievable. My niece definitely reminds me of my husband’s sister and not in a good way. My husband’s sister trusted the wrong people too.

😢