<prompt> Human: Quick summary, my father who lives in Rural WI basically lives off social security so makes around 1000 a month. He cares deeply for me, but with all the crap hes put me through in my life its hard to feel anything back. He is my father so I feel like I have some level of obligation. I on the other hand am fairly successfully and easily have the money to buy him a new car be it a junker or a nice new Camry. Public transportation isnt an option based on his current location.I think its inevitable I will be buying him a car, the guilt is just too strong. What Im not sure on is the best way to give him the money to buy one low levels of trust giving him a big wad of cash Also not sure how much he needs to get a functional car that will last 3-5 years. I was hoping 2k would be sufficient. Unfortunately I live several thousand miles away so driving around to find a car for him is not an option. Im mildly tempted to give him my 2008 sonata and just buy a car for myself, but feel like spending 15k to buy myself a car is defeating the purpose of trying to save my money. Loaning him the money isnt an option considering hes never paid back a cent Ive given him in the past. So basically this is a black hole of money we are talking about. Final consideration do I raid my investments to pay for this I was looking to sell anyway or just suck it out of my emergency fund which is hovering around 17k. Also can I use any of this to be tax deductible?I know the act of giving him the car is really a relationship sub issue, Im really here more for the tactical application of how to give him the car...tldr: Dad sucks, will be getting him a car somehow, need best way to execute this shitty situation  <response>: I dont understand why youd have to drive around when the internet exists filled with classified ads and auto trader online. this at least saves you a lot of time and you can narrow down your options so if you go there, your trip will be purposeful rather than randomly driving to every dealership in eye shot. you could even make a deal with someone from their ad and instruct your dad or the person on how the conduct the transaction. they could drop off the car if theyre nice enough or close enough and get paid or your dad can go there and pick it up after you purchase it and wire the seller the payment. 