Been asked by a friend if he can borrow my Z - undecided ?

[alane29]

So a good friend is stuck for a car for 3 days ,hes asked if he could use my Z im undecided what to do .
I dont use my Z much its a second car so its in the garage a lot of the time as a rule i never let anyone drive it and never have and ive owned it from 6 months old .
i also not too keen on his driving ,but hes a friend for 20 years and hes in need for a few days
He will pay insurance and fuel
:headbang:

 

[srhutch]

Could he borrow your daily?

 

[alane29]

no its a company car

 

[mmm-five]

Won't it be much cheaper (once he pays for short-term insurance) for him to hire a car for a few days?
You can get 'premium' cars for £50 a day.

If he's a good friend then you must have already mentioned his driving standard to him?

I regularly go driving with a group of friends, and there's only one I wouldn't lend my car to...and he's been told as much...as he likes to 'take the racing/straight line' everywhere, whereas anyone who's been on a hoon with me will have noticed that I tend to stay in one lane unless I'm overtaking.

 

[Grumpyowl]

Tell him to hire a car. If he's known you for 20 years he should know how precious the car is to you , shouldn't have asked and not much of a friend if he takes offence at being told NO.

 

[alane29]

Tell him to hire a car. If he's known you for 20 years he should know how precious the car is to you , shouldn't have asked and not much of a friend if he takes offence at being told NO.

thats true :headbang:

 

[maxman]

As you have indicated ,your not keen to let him borrow your z,so the answer would be sorry no.

 

[Pastry]

Tell him to hire a car. If he's known you for 20 years he should know how precious the car is to you , shouldn't have asked and not much of a friend if he takes offence at being told NO.

+1. Hiring a car is so cheap and easy, he doesn't NEED your car

 

[alane29]

Thanks fellas

 

[buzyg]

Tell him to hire a car. If he's known you for 20 years he should know how precious the car is to you , shouldn't have asked and not much of a friend if he takes offence at being told NO.

+1. Hiring a car is so cheap and easy, he doesn't NEED your car

+2. I have lent friends my daily before now, I run sheds as dailies, but not my Weekend car. That's my P & G. If something, even minor, went wrong it would cause so much angst it's just not worth it. Hire car.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Only one of my mates has ever driven my Z4, but he's a motor trader and I've driven loads of his over the years so I couldn't really say No! Plus I don't have concerns about his driving, and I was in it with him anyway. But nobody else has, and nobody else will!

Luckily my daily isn't a company car, although I would still be selective about who I lent that to. :lol:

In the OP's position I wouldn't do it, and if my friend was put out that's too bad - imagine how the friendship is going to end up if you agree and it all goes wrong!

 

[MACK]

When push comes to shove if he took his ball because you said no which one would you rather loose......the car or the friend?!

 

[Ethicsgradient]

Never lend anyone your tools , car or wife as they always come back f@$%£d

 

[alane29]

cheers lads :rofl:

 

[Anonymous]

As a friend NO Now f**k off

 

[alane29]

 

[mr wilks]

:rofl: absolutely no , on any level it's not even up for debate id pay someones taxi fare first 8) unless i'm behind the wheel the care stays in the garage :|

 

[bjd]

Yep, car hire is so cheap... Not worth the aggro if he damages your p+j...

 

[john-e89]

Ask him if you can borrow his missus for 3 days....

 

[Bing]

I wouldn't even let PVR drive my car, and it used to be his...

The only person I've offered a drive to was my Dad, and he declined. So a mate - no. That said, Stuart Truman let me drive his up and down the cheddar gorge, which is the reason I eventually switched to an M. So I might let a really good friend that I trust have a go with me in the ca, but I'd never wave them off with it.