OK, I admit it that I was too hard on the boyfriend, but your initial posting was vague about the boyfriend and the car.
I am cynical about any used vehicle that is sold cheap. I spent over 30-years in the Air Force and supervised hundreds of young folk and in spite of my best intentions and advice, many still got into tons of financial problems for buying “cheap cars”
I especially found it irritating to hear that some of my folk bought something for a certain price because that was “what the owner had in it…” Especially a car that was way overpriced because it was financed upside down and the owner had to get what they owed on it…
Or they bought a used car from a fly-by-night dealer who also overpriced a car, “but it came with a 90-day warranty…” Look at it this way, the average life expectancy of a US male in 2021 is 78 years; yet you can see on TV every day AARP and Colonial Penn selling guaranteed whole life insurance policy on anyone up to 88-years old… So, if a car is running today, it will probably run for 90 more days…
You (Davepsinbox) have been around this web site for a few years and have garnered a boatload of badges, so I know you also have seen a lot of newbes posting, “I bought this car recently and I have this problem…” And I just wanted to again be sure everyone is going into this with their eyes wide open…
Speaking of commercials, my wife says that I am just like the character “Dr. Rick” on the Progressive Insurance commercial to “Not Become Your Parents…” So, I guess that’s me…