it was nearly same my mate,

( was unemployed at the time)
i happily said i'd fit him a Turbo engine and 6 speed box in his 1800 astra gsi, said £200 if u help and £250 if u dont, plus parts.he was happy with that. ( bearing in mind Tuning companys want in excess of £1300 labour)
well i went and bought a gearbox with him, (he payed for it) but kept it in my garage, then went an bought an engine wich came with a box, so he's got a surplus box now in my possesion.
we came to the aggreement i'd sell the box for him at a later date.

So he buggered off on holiday while i took old engine out n fitted new 1. took me 2 days n 2 nites after work, got it up and running sweet first turn of key and drove it. came back took his car and cus he's a mate said i'd let him pay at end of week, he dint have it, got to use money to pay for exhaust ect, so i said give it me next week, end of week come, gotta pay insurance ect, so this went on for 2 months of him saying he still dint have the money (remember im still unemployed with no income) i guy offered me £200 for the spare box, so i phoned my mate up n told him, he said dont sell it for less than £230 so i said i'd sell it for that then,

went and sold it, 3 weeks later and i dont here a dicky bird from him about this money, so just forgot about it,
I did a 0-100-0 ect day at brunters, on the top speed run my 6th gear spat it self threw the back of my gearbox, within an hour of me arriving home it was on the bench in the garage.
Later that nite this "mate" of mine had "herd" on the grapevine that my gearbox had gone and i was gunna use his, so i get an abrupt phonecall from him, hello, cuming to pik my gearbox up, told him that i'd sold it ect, and he told me to sell it, so this so called mate threatened to come up and knock me out in front of all his mates ect, so i told him to cum up n we'll sort it out if he wants to be like that.
came to my door, n he just talked like normal gettin bit hairrased at times, just sayin he wants his money for gearbox, so i said i'd give it him if he pays me for doing the conversion, i then said in the end just call it quits then. but sorted it out and he buggered off,

Do u think i was in the wrong??

 

tell him to sling it mate, dont need people like that, personally i wouldnt have given his car back until he paid, but im like that

 

No, I hate skanks..... I had a "best" friend like that..... and I aint spoken to her for around 18 months now...... and I never will ever again.....

People that borrow money and don't pay it back even after they've said stuff like "you know me, I will pay you back" and then don't ring for months, deserve all they get in life..... their friends turning their backs on em.... hope she rots in hell!

Sarah

 

He isnt no mate, i hate it when people ow u money and they say they havent got it , but they got the money to buy other stuff . should have paid u bk b4 he got an exhaust

 

You know what I think dude! When was last time you spoke to him?

 

You ain't done nothing wrong

He owes you still.

Steve.

 

I know exactly what you mean mate. LeeRoy from here owes me £60 from one of the pissups we organised (on xrtwo.com) last year. He didnt have the money to go so i said i'd lend it to him until he got paid a forntight after that date. To this day he still hasnt paid even though i know he is buying other bits/new cars etc... Its only £60 but FFS wheres the decency in paying it back...

Chris

 

he's defo no mate....thats not right to even think like tht, let alone say it in tht way FFS>>>>>>>>

 

My advice to anyone in that situation pal......no matter what.....'PAY...AND BE PAID'....most people always think they have done more for you than you have for them.......even so called mates will take the p***......if they want a job doing they pay! you and equally if you have a job done you pay.....no arguments...

 

no, you're owed

 

mate i loan people likem that money JUST so i know they wont bother me for a while as i dont need people like that in my life tbh

i like mates that i can be there when im in trouble and not fuck about

the best thing you done was got your cash back and hes not gonna bother with ya anymore

 

what a nob! nah ya not in the wrong mate! just dont do it again until ya paid up front

 

should have smacked the coont

 

No wrong at all - you and he agreed you would do the work on his car for £250 (as he didn't help) the extra gearbox was worth circa £250 so as he didn't pay you actual cash I'd say it perfectly fair for you to sell the box and keep the money or use it yourself - so yeah saying call it quits is perfectly fair in fact leaves you £20 down if anything! He wouldn't have had a car to insure if you hadn't built it for him! You be a 'mate' and people take the piss and take advantage, some mate eh

You are not in the wrong

Z

 

 

Far from in the wrong mate...

As far as Im concerned he still owes you the money. Cant we pay him a visit ?

 

Plus remember hes puttting petrol in the car and driving round....

I saw him out on Sunday night

 

Sounds like a right tosser!

 

youve been way more decent than i would have, he sounds tit a sponging tit!


fair play to you chap, dont lose any sleep

 

he needs a few slaps for definite

 

Yep a swift kick in the nadgers is what he would be gettin from me buddy followed by a bus stop punch in the face (u know when ur waitin for one and 2 arrive at same time )

U must have a good temper on ya buddy i can say that

 

so called friend eh.tosser

 

go round and give him the

 

Id have sold the box after a week and then told him to go fook him self .

Chris i know what u mean mate ,

I have 5 outstanding debts from people on this board alone , 1 is £25 and an the other end of the scale theirs a £450 debt ,

Scum mate

 

who owes the big cash, think we need a list of bad debiters im my honest and true opinion as inocent people will always be honnest and get stung

 

Who needs enimies with friends like that

 

My brother had something like that they fitted a big steel staircase in a development sort of place an the guy didnt pay up so they walked in in the nite an ripped it out

 

feck him tim, im sorted now, sold some other bits he got with engine but dint no about,
ge me a ring at weekend timmeh if u fancy taking us for a Blast in Amy G

 

The clutch is about gone. 5th gear last night, 22psi and it slipped. Since the head has been done and a couple of odds and sods it feels a lot better! Ben tried last night from Larkspeed towards town, Corsa was in 3rd and he couldn't get near

Going to sort that spare box out (2nd gear Syncro and a slip diff), get a clutch and bang that all in. Might just get to pot round in it before the engine comes out.

Hopefully Rich's car will be done very soon

Fingers crossed for me joining the 12 second club soon

 

No

You're mate sounds like a right twat though!

 

stop bieng a big girl tim, get in the 11's

 

11's fook that

I'll be pleased as punch if I get a 4.89 0-60 and a 12.999999999 1/4

 

whens redline out tim?

 

full agree with what ya did. He isnt a mate at all. I wouldnt worry about it

 

Not a clue dude? I just keep checking the shops!

 

no you not done wrong .
i'm in a situation like that . fitted an engine and box in a 306 diesel for a mate £180 i charged .
him not seen him since ( at least 3 months ago ) .
now he is buying a house .
i wont be helping him out again