Have you ever had someone stay with you for an extended amount of time and borrow your car? For the first week or two, you’re happy to help out. After about a month, you start to think…when is this going to end (but you are not quite to the point of voicing it.)
But after about six weeks you’re starting to ask” “What’s your plan for getting your own transportation?”
This happened to me last year when our 21 year old son moved in with us. He moved back to Georgia to find a job and to transfer to an in-state school. He called me when he was about 20 miles from our house. His car, which was filled with all of his worldly possessions, had broken down for the very last time. But thank goodness it brought our son home to us safely!
So I did what most mothers would do in this situation. I let my son borrow my car so that he could find a job and get back onto his feet. And even after he found a great job, I gave him some more time to save up money to purchase a car. But after a few months of sacrificing, bumming rides to work with my husband and mother-in-law, and not being able to get around freely, I’d had enough. It was time for him to get his own car or start taking public transportation.
Too bad I didn’t know about the DriveTime Cancel Anytime Lease. It allows you to lease a car with a very minimal down payment. And, you can terminate the lease at any time. My son was not saving the way he should have been, and he was not ready to purchase a car yet. But he had a job and needed to get there. So, the DriveTime Cancel Anytime Lease would have been a very affordable option for him.
I could also see my mother-in-law using the DriveTime Canel Anytime lease. She lives with us most of the year, but sometimes she will visit other relatives for an extended period of time. And this a very affordable alternative to a long term rental car.
So the next time a person borrow’s your car for waayyyyyy too long, tell them about the DriveTime Cancel Anytime Lease.
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BMWK – has this ever happened to you? Would you allow your son, a relative, or friend to borrow your car? If so, for how long. How long is too long?
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of DriveTime. The opinions and text are all mine.