If somebody loans you a car for a couple of days with the following instructions:?
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just in my opinion,,i think you walked right in to that one,,it sounds like they knew it was going to tear up on you,, i honestly wouldn't know who should pay for it,,it sounds very convenient for them this way ,,i may be wrong,but all this sounds like they seen you coming,,good,luck,i don't think id pay it,,if it were me,but your in a different situation so use your best judgment on this situation,,good,luck on this one.
You lent car out.
He drove 30 miles in the 2 weeks he had it ? (Presumably you know this from recording mileage).
During the 2 weeks and the 30 miles drive, the headgasket blew ?
I'd say car was in a precarious state of condition prior to your friend borrowing it.
However, thats not to say i don't feel some sympathy for you.
pay nothing, they are just trying to get money out of you.
you can't expect a £250 car to be as a new car ofcourse things will go wrong with it otherwise it wouldn't have been £250, the same would have happened no matter who was driving the car so its not your fault.
would deny that I borrowed the car.
Coach
Keep your money, and tell that person exactly where to go!
The car probably used a lot of water because the head gasket was already blown. It's his fault for not fixing the problem when it started showing symptoms.
if you did not pay anything to borrow it then give them half of it and tell them to get off ur back, as you are both liable for any damage, if you borrowed it and paid him or her, then tell them to stick it where the sun don shine.
I wouldn't pay anything! Your being scammed! Why would you pay more to have the car repaired than it is worth? Take this as a lesson but pay nothing!
If this was lent by a friend or family member at no cost - then it’s an awkward situation & maybe you should offer part of the cost as a good will measure - but no more than the car is worth i.e. £250.
However, if it’s just an acquaintance &/or you handed over some cash to borrow it, then I would point that the car was in a very ropey condition before you borrowed it & that you think they are trying to pull a fast one…& ask them if it even has an MOT?
tell him to bog off ! the car was a bucket of sh*te in the first place
then bust his nose for being a bloody chancer !
1. Never a lender, nor a borower, be.
2. Whoever lent you this wonderful pile of sh*it is taking the piss, tell them to fu*ck off.
If the car had been serviced they would have been told the head gasket was blown and that's why its using water,to say remove the battery every night, that tell me the car is not well looked after or they would have fixed this before, even a Leakey radiator this time of year would mean your antifreeze would be lost.As the car only cost 250 pounds its going to have faults at that price anyway,that's probably why the last owner sold it.To my mind they just want you to pay for things they knew about in the first place.If the head gasket been gone for some time there should be a rusty mark on the head some wear and any good
man would have seen this when doing servicing on this car plus made a note on the paperwork,ask for the service record ,if he gives you problems over this it means they told him or showed them its problem and knew before you used there car.
you loaned the car out or you borrowed the car?
any way who ever the car belongs to it is there problem as to me the car sounds fuc£ any way!!!!!!!!
pay nothing
After the first dictum I give the keys back. no hoop jumping for me. better to lease or rent.
you borrowed a car in this state?
Its the lenders fault, he should have had the car sorted out before lending it out or driving it himself. If the repairs are going to cost more than the car itself, you don't buy the car do you?? Think your lender mate needs his head read, tell him to shuv it.
Let them take to you court, it will cost him more!
wudn't pay a penny mate. radiator probably wasn't leaking was probably the head gasket that was eatin ur water. he probably knew the head gasket had gone and he passed it to you in hope that u'd pay for it. tell him to stick it where the sun dont shine.
You should replace the car with a new 2007 model.
quit being so cheap
Sounds like the car was knackered anyway. Tell them you'll offer to buy te car for its valued £2.50 but unless you were fool enough to sign paperwork saying you borrowed the car wth no known faults then tell them where to go. Besides, you could buy 2 K reg Caveliers for the price of that head gasket!
Basically, if someone is prepared to lend you a car then they should be prepared to take the risk that whoever they lend it to is gonna kill it. If it only cost 250 quid then I would say you've done them a favour. The person that let you borrow it sounds a little crazy and if I were you I'd deny having borrowed it in the first place. Put the kettle on, make a nice brew and watch some tv and forget all about it.
I think hes pulling you leg , in court he or she wouldn't have a leg to stand on , and would be laughed out of court , if you had damaged the bodywork in an accident you could be held responsible. but as a punter you have no mechanical knowledge and cannot be held responsible for something you are ignorant of.
I think whoever loaned the car wants a freebe
Whoever lent it to you knew it was a pile of sh*te, else why the dubious instructions?
Tell 'em to go away in short, sharp movements!
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