Proper Etiquette - Borrowed Truck Broke Down!
11-10-2009, 10:37 PM
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If I RENT a veichle, that is I pay an established company for the use of a product THEY own, then my rental agreement will spell out responsiblity for repair (usually only due to neglect, etc.) They do not assume that I will have to pay for it's repair, it's why they are renting it to me for a fee.
If I BORROW a vechile (therefore do not pay for it's use) I take the reponsibility for getting it back to the owner in at least as good of condition as it was when I borrowed it. If they object to my repairing something that does break (as I would always let them know prior to having work performed on their vechile) then I will allow them to pay for the repair. But I figure it's part of the cost associated with borrowing something. May never happen, but sometime, it may come back to haunt you or me.
If I BORROW a vechile (therefore do not pay for it's use) I take the reponsibility for getting it back to the owner in at least as good of condition as it was when I borrowed it. If they object to my repairing something that does break (as I would always let them know prior to having work performed on their vechile) then I will allow them to pay for the repair. But I figure it's part of the cost associated with borrowing something. May never happen, but sometime, it may come back to haunt you or me.
11-11-2009, 01:17 AM
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Karma is a bugger
and I've had her bite me a couple times when I least expected it. If this guy is a good enough friend to let you borrow his truck, return the favor by taking care of the repair and letting him know about it.
That stuff about paying it forward works .....
Kris
and I've had her bite me a couple times when I least expected it. If this guy is a good enough friend to let you borrow his truck, return the favor by taking care of the repair and letting him know about it.That stuff about paying it forward works .....
Kris
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11-11-2009, 06:55 AM
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When someone asks me if they can borrow something I'm always upfront and tell them that if it breaks they need to fix it, however in a situation such as this as long as they were upfront with me about what happened I would just tell them to buy the beer, I'll buy the parts and lets have some fun fixing the thing.
11-11-2009, 07:59 AM
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I try not to borrow because I'm a break it/fix it type. In this case it most likely was just time for the part to go, your bad luck but I would not just fix it and return it. Don't you have to pull the tranny to replace the slave cylinder? If so, the labor is about the same so the owner might want to replace the clutch while the tranny is off. Talk to him first. If he says don't worry about it at least offer to pay for the slave cylinder as a friendly gesture and be there to help if he does the work himself. Good friends are hard to come by.
11-11-2009, 10:33 AM
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I Basically Have One Friend I Borrow Things From > Mainly A Car Trailer
Things Have Broken On It When Ive Had It (and I Fixed Them+things That Were Already Broken)
My Thought Is To Always Return It In As Good Or Better Shape Than It Was>
Borrowed It Once And A Tail Light Was Broken (when I Picked It Up)
No Problem I Bought New Lights For The Rear And Installed Them >
Just My Way Of Saying Thanks For Letting Me Borrow Your Trailer.
Claude
Things Have Broken On It When Ive Had It (and I Fixed Them+things That Were Already Broken)
My Thought Is To Always Return It In As Good Or Better Shape Than It Was>
Borrowed It Once And A Tail Light Was Broken (when I Picked It Up)
No Problem I Bought New Lights For The Rear And Installed Them >
Just My Way Of Saying Thanks For Letting Me Borrow Your Trailer.
Claude
11-11-2009, 08:53 PM
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Several of my friends and I borrow trucks and equipment from each other all the time, sometimes without asking (that's just how we roll). If we break it we call and tell them what happened, when, and how we are going to get it fixed. This is when the decision get made. We either say go ahead, or, don't worry about it, that was probably gonna give me a problem next time I used it anyway.
Depending on who you borrowed it from you may try that approach. Offer to make the repairs and be fully prepared to follow through. They may realize the failure was going to happen anyway and let you off the hook.
Hope this helps.
Ray
Depending on who you borrowed it from you may try that approach. Offer to make the repairs and be fully prepared to follow through. They may realize the failure was going to happen anyway and let you off the hook.
Hope this helps.
Ray
Talk to him it might be cool with him. the hydraulics are known to go out on them
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