Recent content by avacado11

Same here. The friends I wouldn’t hesitate handing keys over already have their own trucks and cars. It simply comes down to being responsible enough to take care of your own needs so you don’t rely on others. Heck that’s the reason I own a truck myself. Buddy offered me $1k plus fuel and...

Initial offer(and usually always) is fuel used plus dinner on him. We’re leaving miles wear & tear off the table. Not that I really care about the wear & tear but it’s the principle behind it. I mean last weekend I just ran two sheets of steel for him. He made it sound like they were massive...

That’s the same question I have. If you know your truck can’t make it that far, why even entertain the idea at all? Especially when you look at the big picture and realize this is his business that he’s doing strictly for financial gain - not because he needs to sell his trailer to pay for a...

I also have a Chrysler Pacifica that I use for road trips. It’s sits in a garage that’s 20 minutes away from where I live when not in use. This past winter this same buddy asked if I could help him move a dresser out of the blue. 6pm on a Wednesday. Mind you I work til 9pm. My truck was out of...

This is a big one. Not only just fuel, but should anything happen to the car I expect to be made whole again. Dings and dents I don’t care about. I have friends and family that I know are in a financial position where if it got into a fender bender they would just drop it off at the body shop...

while this trailer business is his only income, frankly it’s just his poor planning and constant “need it done right now” mentality all while he doesn’t have his ducks lined up. I have no issues running the trailer for him if it’s my day off but he expects me to take a day off for him? At this...

Now that I think about it, the housings had melted because the PO installed aftermarket HIDs in it. So when I brought the car it basically was a sealed headlight. If the light hadn’t blew out I would’ve been fine, but I believe they turned the light on/off one too many times and the HID couldn’t...

I don’t expect anything back for my time and efforts. Heck I’d have no issues do it for free on the weekends when I’m off so long as he pays for the fuel to run 200 miles. If it was a local run I’m not gonna bug over $10 in fuel. But at this point I’m just trying to justify his request. Towing...

I rarely do these days. I loaned out my car a few years ago and it came back with a burnt out headlight. Turns out the bulb melted the housing so I had to buy a pair of headlights for it. Not sure how it happened, but I know if I hadn’t loaned it out I likely would’ve been fine.

Growing business for sure. I’ve got nothing against him and wish him the best but his business proposition is terrible. From how he’s explained his operation to me the logistics and his monthly expenses could use much improvement. He’s the type of guy who got into it chasing money and only money...

I just think it’s ironic that someone who’s job is to sell trailers doesn’t have a working vehicle to move said trailers. And then on top of that, his truck still works he just doesn’t want to use it out of preference. Just comes off as a freeloader like he’s trying to keep wear & tear off his...

Almost always. More of a “have an extra pair of eyes” when working on something which I don’t mind. He reciprocates if I need help with something (not often) but dude is hard to catch as he’s always out doing something.

exactly. Last time I gave him a ride to buy a vehicle that was an hour away. On the way back it broke down. Had to run back and forth getting parts for it. Initial offer was $40 gas and food, but because we got stuck fixing the thing didn’t have time for food. $40 gas would’ve covered the...

U-Haul charges by the mile so figure he’s ballpark $130 or so for the distance. Not sure why he always calls me(and other friends) whenever his truck has issues and he needs to move something. It’s one thing if it’s for personal trailer/bike but as a business transaction it just seems...

Out of curiosity I quoted a pick up truck rental out to be $110 otd a day. Frankly even at $100 I wouldn’t want to risk something happening on the road. Just not worth it for me. I’ll run it all day myself but don’t like someone else driving my stuff outside of family.