Helped my friend to loan a car, I’m a first timer on such matter and I thought it shouldn’t be an issue as he paid for the rental.
After some time, the car rental company called me and ask me go down to their office to verify some matter.
When I reached, they told me there’s repair fees to be paid to them and showEd me a list with lots of ticks.
I ran through the list, got damages like scratches, paint, brake pads and signal and many others I can’t really understand as I’m not savvy on car, total about 13k.
Afterwards I request to check the car and the car was really in a bad state, got a few long scratches and bends. The rest was as per the list like brake have to step harder and signal light spoil on one side.
Then we went back to the office to discuss about this and I called my friend asking why got this damage etc and ask him to come down to settle with them. My friend agreed to come down but in the end told me some reason that he couldn’t come today and will go settle with the car company another day.
After few days, I thought everything settled already then I recieve a call from the car rental company that they require me to pay the repair cost.
I told them that I’m not the one rented it and my friend was the one renting it so he should be the one that pays it but then they told me that the registered borrower is me and if I dont pay, they will send debt collectors to my house.
After which I tried to call my friend to settle but he MIA away from me and I have no ways to contact him as I only have his handphone number but no address and our common friend don’t know either.
Now… out of fear that they will come my house, I told them I will pay them but obviously I can’t pay upfront so much 13k to them so I just paid $1000 to them and ask them if the rest can be via instalment, they told me ok at the start but suddenly one day I go home I saw debt collection letter informing me that I have to pay the balance $12k asap.
I went to make a police report and inform them that I wasn’t the one that rent the car physically so I wish that the car rental company will stop coming after me.
But apparently, it doesn’t help and they told me to stop shirking responsibility and pay this up else they will keep sending people to my place.
Now, any expert can help me on how to settle this matter as they want me to pay $6k for two month to settle this? Is there any ways that I can avoid paying this? My parent does not know about this and if they know it, I’m gonna get in deep shit and probably chase me out of the house for causing such trouble as we’re not on that good term recently.
Urgently need expert to teach me how to settle this and prevent them from coming my house again before my parents know! PM me or what also can please!!!!!
Ok maybe I didn’t add in further.
I rented the car, it was supposed to be returned in a month, all I need to do was just to go down to the company, check the car, sign the documents and leave with the car.
From which, I proceed to pass my friend the car in the evening as he’s busy.
Of course, he did pay me a small amount as to get this done.
As for returning the car, I wasn’t in the country and the return of the car was done at much later stage about extra 1 month from the supposed return date. Which I assumed it’s because of my friend agreement with the company for extension which I also strongly believe can be done via bank transfer.
Right from the start till the end, I did not had any dealings with the company besides collecting car and when they asked me down to tell me the damage.
And no, I’m not seeking for any kind soul to repay for me. I was told that sbf got lots of experienced individuals who are savvy with lots of matter and thus here I am and I’m only seeking for advise can you read it?
I’m a real car noob I just pass my driving early this year.
As to why I’m agreeable to rent for my friend, you can clearly see its money motivated and thinking I’ve nothing to lose just by going down to collect, why not?
I’m not earning a good figure and I didn’t have much savings as well so what’s there for me to worry about when I can make extra money from it?
Please don’t PM me selling me your advise people! If I can buy your advise, I’d have just simply pay it off and count my bad luck.
Need serious advise on how to reach a settlement with them so that they won’t harass me at my place.
Apparently police report can’t do anything at all.
The thing is that they agreed to lend my friend and I’m just there doing the paperwork why are they chasing after me instead of going to look for my friend who was the one that strikes the deal with them.
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Originally Posted by
impossible
Sorry TS, I have to pour cold water on you.
Assuming what you shared is the truth, imo I find u just plain stupid without realizing the consequences behind.
Good luck anyway.
I’d say I trust friends and expect the same loyalty treatment to be rendered back to me as I did have bad times and friends helped me so why can’t I help such a simple matter too to show my loyalty as well.
There are too many people who are always doubting their friends and in the end, when things happened they always say they would’ve helped but when things really happened, they were actually finding excuses to avoid what they could’ve done within their means.
You can say I’m stupid but if you were my friend you’d say I’m loyal and steady.
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sexcision
I had an accident previously and damaged front bonet pretty bad. 1/3 of it flatten only engin left unscratched but still need to repair the engine mounting. This repair cost 15k. I am wondering if its just scratches and bumpers damaged why it cost 13k? Obviously its overcharged. Spray paintimg the whole car only cost 2k?
Anyway I agree with other brothers here, u seems to be hiding many details. Or u rented a super car?
Is a volkswagen passat. The only known one to me is the signal, brake, scratches and bends.
As for the other theres plenty which I don’t understand like the front bonnet where they open up and show me lots of things that I don’t understand.
I don’t drive and Im really nuts about car besides driving it. The thing is I suspect that they see me as a newbie and they want to anyhow charge those component that I don’t know and it doesn’t reflect good of me that I seems really blur to them on all these so they probably think they can makan me.
Is there any way I can negotiate with them for instalment and not coming to my place to make hoohaa?
I can’t afford to pay 6k a month definitely but 300 a month is still ok but they’re not willing to accede to it.
Can any expert please help on how to settle them down first to not coming my place?
I know I shouldn’t have been greedy to earn extra money for signing some stupid shit but it’s definitely more of helping a bro than for the money itself even though money does play a part.
Really need to stop them from coming my place again and it’s so embarrassing!
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maxsee
The only thing u can do is pay up….nothing else u can do…if u refuse to pay up…u will have to wait for the debt collectors to come knock on ur door and face the music. Worse come to worse summon the police if they get too rowdy. And then see how it goes.
As for the 13k repairs, it is obviously inflated. But this is how a lot of rental companies earn their $$$. It is not from ur daily rental but when u return them the vehicles. Finding little faults here and there and inflating the amount u need to pay.
A friend of mine told me that use to drive for uber told me that after returning the car to the company he rented from for 2 months. He was ask to pay more then 4k just for minor little scratches.
Basically u are toast…G_G
he paid or he managed to be excused from it?
Yes that’s why I say it really looks like I’m upping the lorry already from the way you all say it as I was the one who kumgong go sign the paper.
Not that telling my parents will help anything, they don’t have much money either and I’m supposed to be contributing to the household monthly but I’m always late 2 months.
What other ways can I stop them from coming my house is the main concern for me!
Even if I’m willing to pay, they’re not willing to accept small amount over a long period.
Very ridiculous!