When my daughter took her new car to her college, we printed out a list of rules that she had to sign.
Stuff like: no drinking, no driving after a certain time and other maintenance stuff.
At the very top of the list, we stated: “This car belongs to and is registered to Mom and Dad.
Any breaking of the rules means this car comes home.”
Her insurance actually had a limited mileage per year so that we told her that she needed to keep her mileage down.
When some girl down her hall tried to get my dd to drive her across the border. My DD said, “Nope, can’t risk it. My parents own this car and I have a contract with them.” (She had a copy in the car.) “I can’t break the contract and drive you, or I end up with no car.” The girl tried and tried by offering money, food, but my dd stood firm and said, “My parents trusted me and are letting me use their car; I aint gonna lose it because YOU need me to take you somewhere.”
Since you are not strong enough to say “no”, I would suggest that you tell this girl that you have a contract with your parents that does not permit you to drive in unknown areas.
Or, when she shows up, you say “I need money up front for gas: That’s $40 before I can even move.”
She’s gonna say, “I don’t have any money with me, I’ll pay you later.”
“Nope, no good, I charge for rides; you need to pay me now, since I’ve heard about you through my roommate. I worked hard for my money and I can’t afford to drive people that invite themselves.”
You don’t owe this girl anything! You don’t need to be nice; she’s not nice to you.
Don’t let this girl manipulate you. She’s cheap and doesn’t repay for favors because no one can stand up to her.
If you don’t, she will NEVER stop inviting herself.
Stand up to her; it doesn’t matter what people think or what crap she spreads. She has been doing this for a while and knows people aren’t going to say, “no”, that’s why she does it.
Believe me, I know since I went through this exact same thing when I was in college. That girl still owes me $300.
Be strong.
Or sneak away at 3am.
If she wants to go home so badly, every weekend, tell her to hire Uber.