He is for the most part a "team player" within the family but he has this thing with thinking that he should be calling more of the shots, We have had the talk about independence and freedom, both which come at a cost, so he is aware that both of those aren't without expense.
It isn't like Bob is unapproachable but for some reason he just wouldn't go stop and ask him. I wasn't going to do it since it is his car and he needed to make some effort on figuring out the problem or continue to be faced with the problem.
I have several hammers but I wouldn't want to risk injuring any of them hitting him in the head with them.