Mate borrows the car and ....

escapin · 21-01-2009, 06:22 PM

well i got a mate who has been borrowing my car for a bit and he just rang to let me know he got it washed and polished today, should i be happy or angry.
i actually ****ed a bit cause he when he went to miranda fair he took it to the place at the valett undernearth and got them to do it.
i just hope they didnt scratch the outa the paint or use and chemicals on the windows just got them tinted.

dont know if im glad he tried or ****ed he did it with out asking, problem is he sorta the guy whos liek i got it washed u should be happy but im like they use wash and polish and dont care.

anyways thats my little vent,

RogueDriver · 21-01-2009, 06:24 PM

Maybe wait and see what sort of job they did? ;)

boss-290 · 21-01-2009, 06:25 PM

WTF is wrong with you.

****ed if he filled your petrol tank and only put ULP not Premium?

Wish I had a mate who cared for peoples property like that.

pertuan · 21-01-2009, 06:25 PM

I think you should be happy. He wanted to do something to say thanks and had good intentions. You can't really fault him for having good intentions... can you?

mcnews · 21-01-2009, 06:27 PM

I think you should get a life.

**TUF_302** · 21-01-2009, 06:31 PM

I would be happy, he did it with the best intentions, just wait and see how it comes up i spose and see how you fell then

Auslandau · 21-01-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mcnews

I think you should get a life.

Just typed that ..... now deleted.

Bit like buying a slab for borrowing the car but kicking your head in because it was the wrong brand! Great stuff!

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ILLaViTaR · 21-01-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by auslandau

Just typed that ..... now deleted.

Bit like buying a slab for borrowing the car but kicking your head in because it was the wrong brand! Great stuff!

Not really, if they stuffed the paint that's a few grands worth of damage.

I wouldn't blame your mate directly for anything though.

escapin · 21-01-2009, 06:30 PM

lol he puts pulp in it to

i cant knock him at all for how he treats it, but u know how there is the one thing that u liek doing cause u get it dont properly well that was wahsign and looking after it. but all cool till i see it

i know i should be gratefull but that place stuffed a mates paint a few years back
wait and see i guess

Coogs289 · 21-01-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 97liberty

lol he puts pulp in it to

i cant knock him at all for how he treats it, but u know how there is the one thing that u liek doing cause u get it dont properly well that was wahsign and looking after it. but all cool till i see it

i know i should be gratefull but that place stuffed a mates paint a few years back
wait and see i guess

when are you going to get it back?

escapin · 21-01-2009, 06:39 PM

but i want nothing for him borrowing it thats alomost the point i dont let him drive it so it gets washed polished i do it to helpl him out just filling her up is enuogh. anyways i guess i am a liitle tough

and it might be me but i dont understand the get a life comment lol

XR6_190 · 21-01-2009, 06:52 PM

2 things you should do:

1. Be happy and more to the point, be grateful that he's tried to repay what he thinks is a debt.

2. Learn to type properly!

escapin · 21-01-2009, 06:54 PM

ok fair point
my bad i guess, i have never really been the reciepiant of what u might call good will or others good deeds.

i agree i do need to work on my typing sorry

OLDFORDNUT · 21-01-2009, 06:56 PM

wahsign, sorry,whats this mean?

escapin · 21-01-2009, 07:00 PM

thats what you say when your about to hit a sign waahhh sign

yeah but seriously i do and am working on my typing

and it was washing

escapin · 21-01-2009, 07:15 PM

nah i never would blame him at all, anyway i was looking into getting it done properly very soon any way.

at last some one who can sorta see where i was coming from lol

Krytox · 21-01-2009, 07:19 PM

Its a CAR!

Be grateful! He washed it, better yet, he paid someone too.. he's contributing to the economy.

Do you worry about roads he drives on, the air the car breathes? the non demineralized rain that hits it?

J_Tank · 21-01-2009, 07:25 PM

I was waiting for... he crashed it. He got it washed? Is this a DB7 we're talking about here? A Phase III? Or a 12 year old Subaru?

Boosh Brus · 21-01-2009, 07:29 PM

Your mate can borrow my car if he wants.
Once a fortnight will do.

T3man · 21-01-2009, 07:31 PM

I understand where you are coming from. I would never allow anyone else to wash my car, least of all a commercial carwash joint. I have seen plenty of cases of the damage they have caused to vehicles and their parts - like weather shields, mudflaps, aerials etc snapped off or damaged. And they don't clean the car properly anyhow - using recycled water that is full of dirt and grit. I have never seen one yet that has proper filtration.

Best thing to do is thank your friend and point out as politely as you can why you wouldn't choose to go to a carwash yourself. Hopefully he then won't repeat his mistake. Especially if you put it nicely to him that if he does it again he will lose part of his "manhood". LOL.

b2tf · 21-01-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by T3man

I understand where you are coming from. I would never allow anyone else to wash my car, least of all a commercial carwash joint. I have seen plenty of cases of the damage they have caused to vehicles and their parts - like weather shields, mudflaps, aerials etc snapped off or damaged. And they don't clean the car properly anyhow - using recycled water that is full of dirt and grit. I have never seen one yet that has proper filtration.

Best thing to do is thank your friend and point out as politely as you can why you wouldn't choose to go to a carwash yourself. Hopefully he then won't repeat his mistake. Especially if you put it nicely to him that if he does it again he will lose part of his "manhood". LOL.

I agree with the above, while the gesture is nice I think I would freak out. Hell sometimes I dont trust myself washing the car!

However I'd never lend my car in the first place unless a deposit was paid.

b0son · 21-01-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 97liberty

well i got a mate who has been borrowing my car for a bit and he just rang to let me know he got it washed and polished today, should i be happy or angry.

so you're fine risking your car in someone else's hands, but whatever you do, 'dont touch the duco'.... misplaced priorities??

escapin · 21-01-2009, 07:38 PM

hes borrowing it on and off for a while his missus left him and took the car and i have a company car so he can use it when eva but he drops it back to me every night.

T3man i have done that and he saw where i was coming from but he reckons they did a good job so ill see it tonight

Boosh Brus · 21-01-2009, 07:40 PM

Fifth gear did a car wash paint damage test a few weeks back. You may find it interesting: http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/15/1/

**Peuty** · 21-01-2009, 07:43 PM

Man, get over it. I doubt they would have done any damage.

For interests sake, how do you wash the car when you do it?

boss-290 · 21-01-2009, 07:45 PM

I'm suprised this thread hasn't disappeared.

BTW, is it the 1997 Liberty?

escapin · 21-01-2009, 07:48 PM

how do i wash it.
well i got RO water setup at home so i use that to rinse it down and several buckets with both clean and carwash shampoo in it, lots of rinsing. All undercover aswell. not that im sure any of it can make a difference but i like doing it that way.
and do it weekly just for when u ask that.

escapin · 21-01-2009, 07:49 PM

why would the thread dissapear we are talking about general stuff

no sold that its a 06 ford escape

RG · 22-01-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 97liberty

why would the thread dissapear we are talking about general stuff

no sold that its a 06 ford escape

Because people know what I'm like

Seriously this has been answered by many different people all saying basically the same thing.

Bucknaked · 21-01-2009, 07:54 PM

I just think your mate thought he was doing a nice thing for letting him use your car. He may not be up on washing and polishing techniques, who to see and where to go, but I think it was probably a nice gesture on his behalf. Maybe you should just set down the ground rules before he takes it. Washing is not necessary. You prefer to do the washing yourself. Maybe just suggest that if he wants to clean the car, then give it a vaccum and a tidy up inside.