let my "friend" borrow my car

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my friend who lives in Alaska (we went to high school together) came down to Bangor, (my hometown) to visit his girlfriend and paid me $1200 to borrow my car for 2 weeks (a rental would have cost him like, $2200 apparently). So i figured that with that money i could get my bike back and start riding and pay some bills.

he's now had the car for a week and a half. I've been borrowing my uncle's 95 Talon because my VW doesn't run at the moment.

in the past week and a half he's managed to: get arrested because said girlfriend is like, 15 apparently but he got out of that once the parents figured out their daughter was with him and they dropped charges, he (and another friend of mine) ripped the cigarette lighter out of the dashboard trying to get the stock cd player out (what the f**k they thought that was going to accomplish is beyond me), blew my subs out somehow (probably the amp), and peel all the chrome off the rear passenger side wheel.

as if that wasn't enough, i got a voicemail from him this morning saying that "something happened to my car and he may need the title to get it back." now i can't get ahold of him to find out what. i imagine the car is impounded in NYC. i've never had a car impounded, i don't know what it'll take to get it back.

one thing is for sure, i'm not doing this kid any more favors... and that's if i manage to keep myself from beating him within an inch of his life whenever i get the car back (i'm supposed to get it saturday).

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Sounds like he needs a good beating.

You may want to get a lawyer to get your car back faster. I wouldn't depend on him to get it back for you. I definitely wouldn't give this guy your title for ANY reason, it just makes it easier for him to sell your car out from under you.

What an a$$hole

yeah, if i were you i'd show him whats up

Murphy's Law "No good deed goes unpunished".

found out that it was a DUI. after i told him like, a million times that if he drinks and drives with my car that i'm going to kill him.

i talked to my parents about it and my dad wanted to declare it stolen as well, but they've already looked at all that information and to just report it stolen now would probably sack us with insurance fraud or something like that, which is more shit we don't need.

the kid is supposed to let me know where the car is tonight when he gets my key and his cell phone and whatever else he had taken from him by the cops back at 11pm. tomorrow my mom and i will probably go to the city and get the car. i was kinda looking for an excuse to go to the city in the near future but this wasn't exactly my ideal reason.

we were on the phone and he was like "i probably just need a notorized note from your mom or something to get the car back" and i essentually said "f**k you, you're not getting the car back, you've already screwed it up enough in the week and a half you've had it. you're paying to get it out of heist and giving my key back and then i'm gone with the car."

i need to buy a gun.

I'd save the money for the gun for a lawyer....

I doubt he's going to pay you for any of the damages he caused to your car, I'd expect you'll have to take him to small claims court to get your money back.

To declare it stolen now would be lying and you could be charged with filing a false police report. Not a good idea.

Do yourself a favor and write this dude off and out of your life for good.

more updates on the situation:

the car was not, in fact, impounded, the police were holding onto it. he got the dui while moving the car between parking spots apparently. the car is back in their posession but his license is suspended in new york state so his father is going to bring it back to the poconos tomorrow.

timp, you've got the worst luck out of anyone I know!

Wow, that's some friend you've got. I don't think I could stop myself from beating the crap out of him. 'Cuz you know you're neve going to see a dime.
You might have to beat the crap out of his dad, too, if he doesn't offer to pay for EVERYTHING.

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ORIGINAL: AlyssaC

timp, you've got the worst luck out of anyone I know!

I was just going to say that... i've never seen so many things go wrong for one person in such a short period of time... I feel for you timp!

For real...I think we should buy him a cake or something.

I think a good old fashioned military "bedsheet party" is in order for this guy.....(Watch Full Metal Jacket....you'll know what I mean.)

I've seen Full Metal Jacket about 3 times...but I haven't recently. So, no clue what you're referring to!

why do i have the feeling that ever since you joined this forum, shit like this keeps happening to you....tell me im not right timp

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ORIGINAL: AlyssaC

I've seen Full Metal Jacket about 3 times...but I haven't recently. So, no clue what you're referring to!

When Private Pile gets pinned to his bed by his sheets (4 soldiers holding the corners of the sheet down so he can't move...he's on the top bunk) Everyone in the barracks takes 1 swing at his mid-section with a sock loaded with a bar of soap in the closed end.....It was the thing that really pushed him over the edge in the movie.

here's another fun one... i went into work the other day and my entire schedule has been eliminated... i've called my boss a bunch of times and heard nothing back. i haven't heard anything about being fired (i was late a couple times, but he and i chatted about it and i corrected the problem) so i have no idea what the deal is there.

I'm starting to agree with AlyssaC and Tracker here...if it wasn't for bad luck you would have no luck at all! It seems as if you are jinxed.

holy shit, if I ever borrowed a car I'd be VERY careful for the sole fact that it isn't mine but this guy seems to think that it not being his means he can do whatever he wants with it. Drinking and driving? taking out the CD player? peeling chrome off of the wheel? none of that is crap you can do on accident, that's all crap you do to a rental car when you're bored, not someone's private property this pisses me off. I am NEVER letting anyone borrow my car after reading this.

aww man i wanted to borrow your car....darnit

haha would a ride along suffice?

Timp? Did u find out if u got fired or what happened?

no, i'm gonna talk to my boss wednesday when i go in for my paycheck and if nothing comes of it, i'm quitting.

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ORIGINAL: 87 turbo II

haha would a ride along suffice?

....no, you would probably drive like grandma, if you let me drive all i can say is this...i promise not to rip your clutch....to much

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ORIGINAL: timp

no, i'm gonna talk to my boss wednesday when i go in for my paycheck and if nothing comes of it, i'm quitting.

Dude here's hoping things happen your way, and if things dont go your way i wouldnt mind taking a little trip down to PA and "fix" some of your problems for ya

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ORIGINAL: Tracker

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ORIGINAL: timp

no, i'm gonna talk to my boss wednesday when i go in for my paycheck and if nothing comes of it, i'm quitting.

Dude here's hoping things happen your way, and if things dont go your way i wouldnt mind taking a little trip down to PA and "fix" some of your problems for ya

bring beer.

what kind?