Quick question for you folks!
Discussion
Would you allow your brother to take your car out for a drive. By drive I mean thrashing it to an inch of its life...
He's usual comment is the car has been designed to be driven like this or words of that affect.
The guy has no mechanical sympathy, drove on a flat at xxx mph without realising...well he ignored his tyre pressure monitor warning !
So , would you feel comfortable with this guy taking your pride and joy for a "drive"?
He's usual comment is the car has been designed to be driven like this or words of that affect.
The guy has no mechanical sympathy, drove on a flat at xxx mph without realising...well he ignored his tyre pressure monitor warning !
So , would you feel comfortable with this guy taking your pride and joy for a "drive"?
My younger brother has been out in many of my cars, everything from cheap px's to Ferraris worth hundreds of thousands, it's always been on the understanding that if he breaks it, he fixes it . . . . . simply tell your brother to relax a little with your cars, or he can pay to fix it when it goes wrong 
He's in a hissy fit over family and sharing ...
I spend alot of my time dedicated to keeping the car running quite litearlly faultlessly and perfectly. Alot of time learning, reading forums, just stupid hours put into the car, and then someone comes with the intention of giving it a good thrash.
I spend alot of my time dedicated to keeping the car running quite litearlly faultlessly and perfectly. Alot of time learning, reading forums, just stupid hours put into the car, and then someone comes with the intention of giving it a good thrash.
Actually I really ought to add that it is actually a family car, I don't own it as I didn't pay for it, but 98% of the miles it has done has been by me. If it needs a repair, me, if it needs tyres me, everything about it is done by me. I've put all the effort and energy into keeping it maintained !
AndrewW-G said:
My younger brother has been out in many of my cars, everything from cheap px's to Ferraris worth hundreds of thousands, it's always been on the understanding that if he breaks it, he fixes it . . . . . simply tell your brother to relax a little with your cars, or he can pay to fix it when it goes wrong
How would he fix a hundreds of thousands Ferrari lol...re-mortgage 
Indeed , he wanted to borrow my car as his car is out of action due to that tyre issue and him having a space saver on it.
Actually I would also like to add, he freely addmited to quite litearlly ripping a clutch apart on an St220.
We were on the sliproad, he got wound up at a woman not going fast enough for his liking, and he proceeded to rag the clutch to bits, we ended up on the hard shoulder 150m down the motorway ... car required a new clutch etc.
Hes also left a yogurt drink in the back of my car and then it eventually ended under the seat, leaked and left an awful smell which took a while to track down....hes done this twice now.
He also took the seatbelt off really fast and rippped the plastic holder pin that keeps the belt up right off.
Actually I would also like to add, he freely addmited to quite litearlly ripping a clutch apart on an St220.
We were on the sliproad, he got wound up at a woman not going fast enough for his liking, and he proceeded to rag the clutch to bits, we ended up on the hard shoulder 150m down the motorway ... car required a new clutch etc.
Hes also left a yogurt drink in the back of my car and then it eventually ended under the seat, leaked and left an awful smell which took a while to track down....hes done this twice now.
He also took the seatbelt off really fast and rippped the plastic holder pin that keeps the belt up right off.
Edited by Moar on Saturday 16th July 22:06
Moar said:
Hes also left a yogurt drink in the back of my car and then it eventually ended under the seat, leaked and left an awful smell which took a while to track down....hes done this twice now.
What made you think after he did it the first time that he'd take any better care of it a second time?If I asked to borrow £50 and never paid it back, would you lend me another £50 if I asked again?
Auburn852 said:
What made you think after he did it the first time that he'd take any better care of it a second time?
If I asked to borrow £50 and never paid it back, would you lend me another £50 if I asked again?
I was driving , he was in the back I guess, he leaves his rubbish in my car, usually in the back footwell. Didn't know he did it both times.If I asked to borrow £50 and never paid it back, would you lend me another £50 if I asked again?
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