For the given situation, when the parents of the Robert refused to give him the car " Robert cannot sue because he did not suffer any legal detriment in the receipt of the promise".
If the promisee will lose something in order to get something else he wants and a good response to any of the questions is given, there is legal detriment.
According to the law of contracts, consideration is to the promisee's disadvantage and advantageous to the promisor.
The example of legal detriment is -
The "something" that is promised or provided must be something that is known as a legal detriment—an act, forbearance, or a promise of such from the promisee. It cannot be just anything, including a feeling of pride, warmth, amusement, or friendship.
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