No, that's not what he said - it's what my long experience with him suggests will be his response.
He is a master at working up situations in which there is nowhere to turn but his way.
Here, if i tell D18 that there is a court order on marital assets and he has no right to give them away, I look like the bad guy.
If i try to point out that the cost (registration, tyres, repairs, petrol) of running this gas-guzzling huge old car is going to be too much for her... I still look like I'm oppositional (At least it's a car, and she is desperate for transport).
A no-win situation, as usual for everyone.
I'm going to try to be positive in my approach... although i'm sure he will erupt when he realises she is not going to sign the papers straight away. He has already been badgering her via phone.
And yes, to answer your question - he does realise the state the car is in. Judge ordered him to get it repaired 12 months ago because he had left us without any working transport.
I'm more and more worried that there really is something wrong, cognitively (beyond mlc madness, that is).
