I had already bought a starter, knowing the car was broken. Then I sold the car to the kid and didn't bother giving him the starter or telling him about the issue.
Oh by the way, nothing happened as detailed above, there wasn't even a car or a kid.
I cooked up a horse shit story for points on the internet.
It would also be interesting to know how the kid brought the car back without a working starter.
Stick shift doesn't need a starter, just a shove.
people do that? they just go online and sell lies to people for fake points?
You know, it might be just like you described it and in all likelikood it is.
But I still find it heartwarming to think there are similar stories that are true - even if you have to take part in them to make them so.
The reason I know this is 7000% bullshit is because I sold a car to a young set of kids, and I end up cutting them my deal on the spot. They said how about 825 I said how about 700? That's how you do this.
"Bring it back"
"...it won't start"
Price of a tow is in a lot of places is very cheap compared to hiring a mechanic to replace your starter
OP lives downhill.
Not a concern if it's a manual transmission.
That brings back memories of pushing my mates car half a mile to the nearest petrol station because he was too cheap to not let it run completely dry.
I've pushed way too many cars that weren't mine. Probably like 10 in my lifetime? Few strangers, I like being helpful if I can.
Once was a teenager stuck on a very busy road during rush hour. They were in a small little two-door. So I pulled over to a side street ran out. Told her to throw it in neutral and keep her foot ready on the brake Incase I lose my grip and started pushing.
Everyone else was honking at her up until that point and continued even when I started helping. Eventually two other guys came by to help because I started going up a slope and had to really lean into. Still some old lady was honking at the three of us.
Just funny how people will honk nonstop like that's going to do something, assholes. If you're not physically able to help, don't, but lay off the damn horn.
You are tempted to just go up to them and say "no keep honking, it will probably scare engine to start again"
Same. Most cars I've pushed have been random strangers.
Ive also stopped and helped fix cars on the side of the road. I've got a WRX, and driving to work one day I saw another WRX broken down. Maybe a teenager or early 20s. Only a little younger than me at that point. His radiator hose had been rubbing against a belt after some mod. He said his mechanic couldn't figure it out.
I took him to get a new hose. Showed him how to trim the edge of it to accommodate his mod, taught him to burp it, and sent him on his way.
Wait what?
Hey man, assuming $4.50 a gallon and 20MPG....that's like, 11 cents saved by having you push it for that half a mile.
You don't get rich by buying stuff!
This was about 2004/2005 so yeah probably about 80p to 90p to per litre. It was a Peugeot 205, a quick Google suggest about 30mpg.
Gas in liters, efficiency in mpg. UK I take it?
Depends. I once drove a 2007 Chevy that absolutely refused to be push-started. I think it was an anti-theft feature.
Good will makes it better for both parties.
A guy bought an old dirt bike off me, it was when premixing 2 Stroke gas was no longer needed because of oil injectors. But I never could verify how much oil was being injected because the manual was vague onsettings the injector.
He saved up $150, hitch-hiked to my place and rode it home. A few days later he called to ask troubleshooting questions, because it died and wouldn't restart, and he had no mechanical knowledge.
I went through the list:
Hmm
OK, rings could be shot, or piston is blown.
Dude was crestfallen. Because he was low on cash and had no experience doing work himself.
I said there's a parts place between my house and yours, I'll grab some parts.
We spent the next two hours disassembling the head and cylinder. Piston had a hole blown in it. Probably too lean a fuel mixture.
Swapped for new piston and rings.
We still could not make sense of the manuals oil injector setting, the image made no sense on how to set the valve.
Started right away. I said the rings have to wear in, so take it easy for the first while. He rode it out like a bat out of hell, up and down a field, with me cringing. Then Pop! Blew the piston again.
Sigh. I was disappointed, but didn't know if it was his riding style or a faulty injector. But I know I did the right thing trying to help him out.
Something very charming about this story, thanks for sharing.
If a complete stranger reaches out for help, do it. Your future self will thank you.
I've run into too many scams for this to work for me. It's highly situational. If I can verify that they genuinely are in need of help, I'm all for it. But if a random person walks up to me and says they need money for a train ticket/gas/whatever? Nope.
Yeah a stranger walking up to you and asking for money is a bit different from this
You're right. In this case, it's easy to see that helping was the right thing to do. There are many possible scenarios where offering help is good. There are also many situations where offering help makes you a mark, or, in the worst case, threatens the safety of yourself or people you care about. That's why I say it's highly situational. Many variables to take into account.
We saw two ladies trying to take a car wheel off one night so me and the boys jumped out the car to help them out, we took the wheel off the car and they said they would be back once repaired and said thanks as they jumped in another car and drove off.
Then we realized the two other wheels on the other side of the car were missing and we had just helped them finish stealing someone's wheels
that's funny as fuck (not for the person who lost their wheels)
The easy litmus test is to offer to buy them the thing they want.
But I've given money to panhandlers twice. First guy said, "hey man, do you got any change? [N-word] needs to get drunk."
The second time was a group of guys scrounging for change in their car because they were trying to get a dime of weed.
Bro, that's free dopamine and I'll take it. I recall someone stopping me and asking for help with changing a flat because they didn't have a lug wrench. I didn't have the time to stop and help but I told them they were in luck because I just so happen to have a universal lug wrench in the trunk and they could have it, they wanted to pay for it and my broke college student ass could use it but there is more dopamine in giving then selling haha.
I've taken to telling them that someone else helped me out, and I'm just trying to pay it forward, with interest. If they can pay it forward in future, I would be very happy with them continuing the chain.
You still get the dopamine of a good deed, they feel like they can pay you back by passing it on. If they don't, no harm done. If they do, your good deed just got amplified to some other poor sod's benefit. It might even loop back!
I'm confused. Are they saying that they knew the starter was going to die and bought the replacement before the kid ever called them back?
so I've sold a car and forgot i had bought parts for it. i think it's pretty common.
I've sold one and forgot I had parts for issues I'd forgotten about. I called the buyer and told them to come pick up the parts, free of charge.
Also, how did the kid bring the car back if the starter was dead?
Sure it could be bump-started if it was a manual, or otherwise towed, but the author left that out.
Back 'round the turn of the century I had an ancient car with a dying starter.
It was a manual, so sure I could start it on a hill. But sometimes you just have to whack the starter itself and it will work!
I think I went months with a straight wooden axe/sledgehammer handle in the trunk as my starter starter until I replaced it.
Hill/push starting a car was pretty common occurrence when I was a teenager, since there was so many proper shitboxes in the town
I read it as once the kid called about the failed starter, they went out and bought a new one specifically to teach the kid how to do the repair
Tbh, I know a few gear head types that just have a bunch of parts in their garage. If they see a part being sold for a decent price and it has potential use they'll just hoard it.
Yep, so he either knowingly sold him a car with a dying starter or the story is made up
Beautiful. Now imagine being able to just take a bus or train.
You should crosspost OP to fuckcars.
sadly not the community i was expecting. very awkward wank that was
~~Beautiful~~ not abusive
This reads more like a linkedin lunatics than a wholesome 🤷🏼♂️
i had to check the community lol
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