4/9 I borrowed a friend's truck and accidentally messed up his bumper
in a low speed collision and now he wants $300 for the repair. It's
only a bumper so I think it's not a big deal, and besides I'm a
poor student. I gave him $50 in cash but now he said he is going to
take me to the small claims court to get the rest of the money. Here
is my question, does he have a good case against me? -poor student
\_ We're being trolled, right? This guy can't be that fucking
stupid can he? Oh, $300 for the bumper is cheap.
\_ Probably a troll, but it's a slow motd day anyhow.
\_ Didn't we just have a guy on the motd last week bitching about
how his friend damaged his car that he let him borrow?
\_ Yes. And if the op story is true, the student should shell out
the bucks. If you're too poor to pay for breaking something you
shouldn't be touching it. Set up a monthly payment plan. You
*will* lose in court and then owe him the filing fee, too.
\_ How much is the filing fee, and how long does the
filing/court/etc take? I don't have a lot of cash at
hand, I just want to delay this ALAP -op
\_ It used to be $18. It's probably higher now but not
too much. Assuming you're not a troll you should talk
with your friend and work something out. $300 is like
a week or two's worth of work. This *is* your friend,
right? You borrowed his shit and broke it. Be a man.
\_ Bumpers are often expensive to repair, even for minor dents. If
think your friend is trying to cheat you offer to pay the bill and
not a fixed amount. You really should reimburse your friend as
you caused the accident and damaged his property. Breaking stuff
and not paying is really very selfish.
\_ by the way I don't have a license and he knew that. So legally,
by lending me the truck isn't he assuming my liability? Just want
to know how good my case is -op (poor student)
\_ You pretty much have no case. You were driving illegal.
Why don't you make amends with your friend and offer to pay
him back in installments.
Next time get a license and sign up for http://citycarshare.org if you
really need to drive.
\_ fuck your case. (you have none). Is it really worth losing
friends over $300? Trust me, he won't be the only one you lose
once other people find out. Ethically, I think you're
responsible for the damages, regardless. As a friend, you
shouldn't be screwing him over [he's out $250 for letting YOU
borrow his car]. And as a friend, he should be giving you
a reasonable amount of time to pay it, given that he knows
you're a poor students. -dwc
\_ Friends are cheap. $300 is $300.
\_ remind me not to be your friend anytime in this life.
\_ No. If I got your GF pregnant do you have to pay child support?
\_ You should offer to service him sexually until you can pay
him back.
\_ Your idea of a friend seems to be vastly different than mine. Are
you sure you don't mean, "former friend"?
\_ with friends like you, who needs ...
\_ the motd's been way too boring lately. could op and truck owner
stage a Thunderdome-like resolution of this to satisfy motd
bloodlust?
\_ I wanna see a Original Star Trek fight where we can all go
"dudu dah dah dah dah Dah dudu DAH DAH" while they circle
one another.
\_ Are you Chinese?
\_ Yea sure, blame everything on us.
\_ Why not? It's your turn, anyway. Where did SARS start and
what's up with the Chinese government trying to hide it for
so long during which time it spread to many other countries. |
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