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Woman sells boyfriend's beloved Batmobile 'after he cheated on her' | Woman sells boyfriend's beloved Batmobile 'after he cheated on her' |
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A Batman fan’s ex-girlfriend has reportedly avenged her former partner by selling his treasured 'Batmobile' online after discovering he had cheated on her. | A Batman fan’s ex-girlfriend has reportedly avenged her former partner by selling his treasured 'Batmobile' online after discovering he had cheated on her. |
Amy Estrada from Livonia, Michigan, claims she posted the “Batmobile Nitro”, which she purchased for her ex, on Craigslist for $18,000 (£11,700) after learning another woman had paid for the car to be kitted out with Batman features and hi-tech accessories. | Amy Estrada from Livonia, Michigan, claims she posted the “Batmobile Nitro”, which she purchased for her ex, on Craigslist for $18,000 (£11,700) after learning another woman had paid for the car to be kitted out with Batman features and hi-tech accessories. |
The car - which appears to be a modified Dodge Nitro - has a matte black paint job and is covered in Batman logos. It includes upgrades, worth up to $5,000, such as Bluetooth and a touchscreen radio that plays films. | |
“Since the car was in my name, I decided to repossess it from him,“ she told Fox 2 Detroit. | “Since the car was in my name, I decided to repossess it from him,“ she told Fox 2 Detroit. |
”I knew this was the way I could kind of just hurt him back where it counted.” | ”I knew this was the way I could kind of just hurt him back where it counted.” |
Ms Estrada posted the advert online with the title: “Cheating boyfriend thought he was Batman” and writes in the post: “I got [the car] from my ex, who turned around and got all the extras paid for by his side chick.” | Ms Estrada posted the advert online with the title: “Cheating boyfriend thought he was Batman” and writes in the post: “I got [the car] from my ex, who turned around and got all the extras paid for by his side chick.” |
“I cannot afford to keep it,” she adds, “nor do I want to look at it anymore.” | “I cannot afford to keep it,” she adds, “nor do I want to look at it anymore.” |
The car, which is currently parked in the street outside Ms Estrada’s house, has a note stuck to the back in which she describes her former boyfriend as a “liar and a cheater and an abuser”. | The car, which is currently parked in the street outside Ms Estrada’s house, has a note stuck to the back in which she describes her former boyfriend as a “liar and a cheater and an abuser”. |
Concluding the note, she writes: “Bye 'Batman'”. | Concluding the note, she writes: “Bye 'Batman'”. |
The car, which has now dropped in price to $15,000, is still for sale online. Her ex-boyfriend remains anonymous. | The car, which has now dropped in price to $15,000, is still for sale online. Her ex-boyfriend remains anonymous. |
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