When lending out or borrowing vehicles the rule is always the same - YOU BIN IN YOU BUY IT - so the person you lent the Volvo to now owns it and needs to pay you it's value.
When my mum died, my dad had a really great cash offer for her car. However, one of my cousins needed a car so my dad did him a deal. He was to pay a small amount every month for 3 years. He totalled the car after 3 months and then refused to pay any more, arguing "why should he pay for something he could no longer use?". We had been close friends but I never wanted to see him again after that.
Keep shining bright soul of Geoff 🌞 remember ~ Not I but Christ (impulse) in me. The Cosmos feels/records everything (Akashic records) I hope I brightened a chap's light today, he said "i" did. He and his brother own BG&S Mowers. Richard was so flat of mood from dealing with cold customers they're thinking of packing it in...here was my lifter "if someone tries to give you the "gift" of a bad attitude and you don't accept it, who does it still belong to?"
Imagine how they felt, having to write an email to a virtual stranger asking for a FREE car. The fact that you can help even one person speaks volumes about your nature. You are doing good work here, Geoff. Don't let it get you down, it should lift you up, knowing that you've done a good thing today.
Hi Geoff,,,IF WE HAVE TO PAY PER MILE ,,WE WONT NEED TAX THE CAR EVER AGAIN RIGHT ???? ,,,,coz I am only Paying one or the other,,,Right or wrong ,,,Budgie from Bognor Regis
Yeah my sentiments also.everyone just be nice and get along🙂end of the day we only have each other.🙂it's good to be kind regardless. Your a good guy..and thanks for all your videos.
I feel your frustration. I've been a car guy since I was a little kid. I know what is good and what is crap. My knowledge is well known. People for years have asked me for advice on what to buy. The frustrating part that more often than not they do the opposite of what I advise them. Now I don't bother and direct them to spend 15 minutes online searching for said cars reliability. It's quickly obvious what is shit and what is not. If they can't be bothered to do a little research to save themselves some grief, too fucking bad. I have sympathy for the stupid and lazy
Geoff, Know where your coming from. Some years ago I lent a car to a mate who was down on his luck & needed a car for work. After not hearing a word from him for months eventually found out through a mutual friend he'd got himself into drugs & had sold the car to feed his habit. Needless to say that friendship was over & never heard from or saw him again.
Lending cars to 'friends' is a mugs game. Last time I did it, it was so a neighbour could get to a job interview, while hers was in for repairs. She drove it through a speed camera (50 in a 30), and kept shtum. When the letter came, her family got really shirty, blaming me (wait for it) for not warning her that the car was capable of breaking the speed limit! Said it was my responsibility because it was my car. I got a lecture from her aunt, chastising me for being a man with a big powerful car (it's a 1.2 Nissan Micra), then her dad offered me £1000 to take her points (I guess she already had 9), and called me selfish for saying no. In the end, I had to just write to the Authority dealing with the fine, explained the circumstances and gave them her contact details. The girl in question never spoke to me again, never even thanked me for loan of the car, and her family shit-talked me all over town, accusing me of all sorts. Thing was, I wasn't even cross to begin with. I just wanted her to deal with it in an adult fashion. The whole thing left me with a very sour taste in my mouth. Never again.
Geoff, even only being able to help one person, is pretty amazing. You're being generous and very kindhearted. Hopefully, you'll feel better after discussing the short list with Mrs Geoff. ❤
Being a Counsellor, you can guess I’m not sitting down with all sweetness and light. I’m glad to hear that you are involving MrsG as it can be a lot to cope with on your tod.
I know a man who's life would be greatly in proves I'd he for the free car, the poor guy is out of pocket when he got a donkey of a car and may of gone a bit mentally disturbed, I feel he would be top of ur list. His name is Lee I think you have his details 😁
Lend the car instead of give away. That way you can help many people get on their feet for a month or so. Be nice to see how many people an old car can help.
I’ll quickly tell you a story about cars. I’m not asking for one though. I wanted to take my old camper off the road for some much needed repairs but therefore needed a car to get about in (I used to have the camper for camping and a car for cheap driving). I’ve always had older vehicles but generally bought well because I know enough to find a half decent car. I went to look at 4 cars over the cause of a month and I walked away from all of them, they were all expensive for what they were and broken in various ways. A friend sold me her car (with a few issues) for a very cheap price. I decided to have a new clutch and flywheel put on because the existing one seemed a bit dodgy (was working fine but showing signed of wear.) I also had to have the cam belt done. The new clutch slipped, garage told me it was fine, I decided to have the whole job done again at another garage wanting to put the whole affair behind me - new clutch slips! In the meantime I had the cam belt service done, the new water pump seal failed instantly and 3 new pumps were fitted before one sealed. There was then a belt or pulley noise associated with the new belt, I’ve had it looked at twice and it’s still making the same noise. I know a bit about cars and have always had pretty good luck with the old bangers I buy. Now I have heard from a good few mechanics that replacement parts are rubbish and I’m convinced that the problems are due to this rather than dodgy mechanics, both garages I went to are highly recommended places with fairly high labour costs. So I now have a camper van which still hasn’t been repaired (it’s desperate) and a car which should have been cheap which has cost me a small fortune which I drive along feeling anxious that something will go bang. Cars I used to buy for a grand or so are now more like 5 grand and the ones I looked at were clearly at the end of their life. It’s depressing to say the least.
If you lent me a car and I crashed it I'd have had the decency to let you know. I'm gutted I didn't get the Saab but I hope I made the short list with my C5. 😅
'Neither a lender or borrower be'. (Old proverb'). Sorry, but if i had to beg for a car, i'd rather walk. Ive bought some crap cars in my time and had to put it down to experience. P.s. the best conmen rips you off with a smile on their face while they do it.
Hi Geoff, fyi, ask your viewers to Check if they are still subscribed. We have had to resubscribe several times a day and we only find out because we check how many subscribers you have regularly and it shows subscribe instead of subscribed. We still get your vids and notifs though. It is very strange.It's not just your channel we have noticed this for. Interesting 🤔ask people to comment SUBS in their comments to see how many it's happened to. Cheers A&K France, p.s. rumble is banned here !
It's not you tube algorithm reducing you watch time. It's quality of content.look at what you were doing a year ago and compare that with now eating up time having a drink as soon as you start. That's not creating cc content that's lazy.
Tough day finding out someone you lent you a car to wrote it off and let you down and then having to go through a load of hardship letters and having to pick just one, arghhh, I don't envy being you right now. I suggest you don't do that again, you have a bit too much empathy to be dealing with that. Why not help people by doing a (detailed!) Geoff guide to buying old sheds from Facebook?
A life lesson for you there Geoff plus I don't want to be a bearer of more bad luck but don't retail parks have a maximum 3hr parking time limit policed by anpr 😬 Hopefully not in your case Geoff.
On TH-cam, Chops Garage, small one man dealer. he gives a lot of info on dealer warranty and your rights buying cars from dealers. People may find they have a lot more rihts than they think.
i need a car, i havnt had one since 2015. has to be cheap to run. been through quite a few issues, dont give it to anyone who has bought a car or vehicle in the last year/1800. ive been planning on getting a car sinc before the lockdown, ive never even thought of paying more than a thousand. dont give a car to someone who can afford to spend more than that anyway and has done. i didnt even email you about it because you didnt show the car.
you borrow it, you break it, you bought it, simple as that... your friend is a twat... i borrowed an old mustang once, LHD, yup, binned it on a central reservation... hired a sierra, but unfortunately crashed into his mustang on the first day, quite hard into the OSF, had to fill a claim form in + loose me deposit, but my friend got his mustang repaired...
I too lent a car to someone. A Volvo 440. They said they wanted to buy it too, but they just wanted to use it until they moved house. Last time that happened to me.
You what 😂 ... I think you should stop being soft and look after the people close to you .... Unless you find someone genuinely in need ... PS if someone brought a shit box then they are to blame really ... Try find somebody with potential to do good themselves in the future who needs a leg up
Thank goodness for our other halves, Geoff. Mrs G is a real keeper l think.
If everyone that can, helps one deserving person, this would be a much better world.
Cheers Geoff.
When lending out or borrowing vehicles the rule is always the same - YOU BIN IN YOU BUY IT - so the person you lent the Volvo to now owns it and needs to pay you it's value.
The rule is to NEVER lend a car to anyone no matter the reason.
The you break it, you buy it caveat 👌🏼
When my mum died, my dad had a really great cash offer for her car. However, one of my cousins needed a car so my dad did him a deal. He was to pay a small amount every month for 3 years. He totalled the car after 3 months and then refused to pay any more, arguing "why should he pay for something he could no longer use?". We had been close friends but I never wanted to see him again after that.
Keep shining bright soul of Geoff 🌞 remember ~ Not I but Christ (impulse) in me. The Cosmos feels/records everything (Akashic records)
I hope I brightened a chap's light today, he said "i" did. He and his brother own BG&S Mowers. Richard was so flat of mood from dealing with cold customers they're thinking of packing it in...here was my lifter "if someone tries to give you the "gift" of a bad attitude and you don't accept it, who does it still belong to?"
You’re a good egg Geoff 👍🏼
Imagine how they felt, having to write an email to a virtual stranger asking for a FREE car.
The fact that you can help even one person speaks volumes about your nature.
You are doing good work here, Geoff. Don't let it get you down, it should lift you up, knowing that you've done a good thing today.
It's pretty humbling having to ask for a car but needs must. Just a shame I didn't get it.
Betrayed. One of the worst things someone can do.
Geoffrey take a holiday! Your waffling!!! LOL Bob
Hi Geoff,,,IF WE HAVE TO PAY PER MILE ,,WE WONT NEED TAX THE CAR EVER AGAIN RIGHT ???? ,,,,coz I am only Paying one or the other,,,Right or wrong ,,,Budgie from Bognor Regis
Unfortunately never lend out what you’re not prepared to lose…
Yeah my sentiments also.everyone just be nice and get along🙂end of the day we only have each other.🙂it's good to be kind regardless. Your a good guy..and thanks for all your videos.
I said the same thing to myself about the weather at 3/4 ish.
I feel your frustration.
I've been a car guy since I was a little kid. I know what is good and what is crap. My knowledge is well known.
People for years have asked me for advice on what to buy.
The frustrating part that more often than not they do the opposite of what I advise them.
Now I don't bother and direct them to spend 15 minutes online searching for said cars reliability.
It's quickly obvious what is shit and what is not.
If they can't be bothered to do a little research to save themselves some grief, too fucking bad.
I have sympathy for the stupid and lazy
*no sympathy
Gutted for you on 850. Can feel your pain. Well done for keeping your emotions in check. I’d be angry Geoff in your position.
Geoff, Know where your coming from. Some years ago I lent a car to a mate who was down on his luck & needed a car for work. After not hearing a word from him for months eventually found out through a mutual friend he'd got himself into drugs & had sold the car to feed his habit. Needless to say that friendship was over & never heard from or saw him again.
"Every good turn gets you a kick up the arse"
What a shame about that car. Are they going to reimburse you Geoff? 🤔
I’d be gutted to9 the T5 s a really cool car
So if Drunken Dave crashed your Volvo, How is he going to get to the pub? Will you give him a lift?
No good deed goes unpunished
Some it's bad luck and others just seem to ignore people's advice on the cars they want.
Don't let it ruin your life.These things happen❤
Lending cars to 'friends' is a mugs game. Last time I did it, it was so a neighbour could get to a job interview, while hers was in for repairs. She drove it through a speed camera (50 in a 30), and kept shtum. When the letter came, her family got really shirty, blaming me (wait for it) for not warning her that the car was capable of breaking the speed limit! Said it was my responsibility because it was my car. I got a lecture from her aunt, chastising me for being a man with a big powerful car (it's a 1.2 Nissan Micra), then her dad offered me £1000 to take her points (I guess she already had 9), and called me selfish for saying no. In the end, I had to just write to the Authority dealing with the fine, explained the circumstances and gave them her contact details. The girl in question never spoke to me again, never even thanked me for loan of the car, and her family shit-talked me all over town, accusing me of all sorts. Thing was, I wasn't even cross to begin with. I just wanted her to deal with it in an adult fashion. The whole thing left me with a very sour taste in my mouth. Never again.
Wow.
People eh?
Very similar situation here.
@@GeoffBuysCars Not nice, is it? It's a good thing to help others, but sometimes, it does make you wonder.
Geoff, even only being able to help one person, is pretty amazing. You're being generous and very kindhearted. Hopefully, you'll feel better after discussing the short list with Mrs Geoff. ❤
Being a Counsellor, you can guess I’m not sitting down with all sweetness and light. I’m glad to hear that you are involving MrsG as it can be a lot to cope with on your tod.
I know a man who's life would be greatly in proves I'd he for the free car, the poor guy is out of pocket when he got a donkey of a car and may of gone a bit mentally disturbed, I feel he would be top of ur list. His name is Lee I think you have his details 😁
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That’s funny.
Excellent 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
CME incoming this weekend. Kp level 8 geo magnetic instability... Higher psychological interference and generally
Surly the person that borrowed your Volvo would have had to have insurance.
He must pay you.
Nasty situation for you x
Lend the car instead of give away. That way you can help many people get on their feet for a month or so. Be nice to see how many people an old car can help.
Hey there some car goods one and bad one is all about luck.
It all starts with one if you help one person you may enable them to help another.
If you lend a car "You bend it you buy it"
I’ll quickly tell you a story about cars. I’m not asking for one though.
I wanted to take my old camper off the road for some much needed repairs but therefore needed a car to get about in (I used to have the camper for camping and a car for cheap driving). I’ve always had older vehicles but generally bought well because I know enough to find a half decent car. I went to look at 4 cars over the cause of a month and I walked away from all of them, they were all expensive for what they were and broken in various ways. A friend sold me her car (with a few issues) for a very cheap price. I decided to have a new clutch and flywheel put on because the existing one seemed a bit dodgy (was working fine but showing signed of wear.) I also had to have the cam belt done. The new clutch slipped, garage told me it was fine, I decided to have the whole job done again at another garage wanting to put the whole affair behind me - new clutch slips! In the meantime I had the cam belt service done, the new water pump seal failed instantly and 3 new pumps were fitted before one sealed. There was then a belt or pulley noise associated with the new belt, I’ve had it looked at twice and it’s still making the same noise.
I know a bit about cars and have always had pretty good luck with the old bangers I buy. Now I have heard from a good few mechanics that replacement parts are rubbish and I’m convinced that the problems are due to this rather than dodgy mechanics, both garages I went to are highly recommended places with fairly high labour costs.
So I now have a camper van which still hasn’t been repaired (it’s desperate) and a car which should have been cheap which has cost me a small fortune which I drive along feeling anxious that something will go bang.
Cars I used to buy for a grand or so are now more like 5 grand and the ones I looked at were clearly at the end of their life. It’s depressing to say the least.
Beef and yorky pudding for dinner , scotch egg as dessert
I moved to the US 35 years ago, and there isn’t much I miss, but your comment made my mouth water.
What are your thoughts on Drax power station ( our eco bio fuel power station ) co2 emissions are 4x higher that a coal fired power station.
Fucn 10pm uk what
FYI I am not getting your notifications 😉
N9! That's gutting. Honesty is always theb3st policy. Shit happens. It's always how it's dealt with.
You are a good man
If you lent me a car and I crashed it I'd have had the decency to let you know. I'm gutted I didn't get the Saab but I hope I made the short list with my C5. 😅
Hope they get you another volvo. 😢
'Neither a lender or borrower be'. (Old proverb'). Sorry, but if i had to beg for a car, i'd rather walk. Ive bought some crap cars in my time and had to put it down to experience. P.s. the best conmen rips you off with a smile on their face while they do it.
Sounds like your friend who wrote the volvo off needs the saab Geoff.
Hi Geoff, fyi, ask your viewers to Check if they are still subscribed. We have had to resubscribe several times a day and we only find out because we check how many subscribers you have regularly and it shows subscribe instead of subscribed. We still get your vids and notifs though. It is very strange.It's not just your channel we have noticed this for. Interesting 🤔ask people to comment SUBS in their comments to see how many it's happened to. Cheers A&K France, p.s. rumble is banned here !
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It's not you tube algorithm reducing you watch time. It's quality of content.look at what you were doing a year ago and compare that with now eating up time having a drink as soon as you start. That's not creating cc content that's lazy.
This is a live broadcast.
Tough day finding out someone you lent you a car to wrote it off and let you down and then having to go through a load of hardship letters and having to pick just one, arghhh, I don't envy being you right now. I suggest you don't do that again, you have a bit too much empathy to be dealing with that. Why not help people by doing a (detailed!) Geoff guide to buying old sheds from Facebook?
Well put. I know it must have been a tough day for @GeoffBuysCars
numberwang!!!
The vid is freeze-framing, and your audio is dropping words and making dalek noises!
That's because people are not very good.
I'm happy to pay forward. Honesty is always the best policy 👌 🙌 💯 brake you own it
Lot of bad luck and a lot of lazy, free loading bullshitters too, be careful with your kindness Geoff
100% ☝🏼 lots of fake “needy chancers” about.
100% 👍🏼 lots of chancers about these days
Geoff jokes aside, are you pissed that ur car is a right off, or that the guy didn't tell you! And is the guy OK!
Buy Honda 🏴
100% 👍
What's the crack geoff
A life lesson for you there Geoff plus I don't want to be a bearer of more bad luck but don't retail parks have a maximum 3hr parking time limit policed by anpr 😬
Hopefully not in your case Geoff.
HELLO GEOFF. FINISHED A BAN LAST NIGHT AGAIN
Hi Geoff. Two in one day? I missed the first one.
On TH-cam, Chops Garage, small one man dealer. he gives a lot of info on dealer warranty and your rights buying cars from dealers. People may find they have a lot more rihts than they think.
Afternoon Geoff,
Honda CRV 2.0 dtec !!! 4 years and now it needs maintenance
Your only allowed 2 hour in them retail park.😅
followad you for years had an old mk2 polo and 2 cv and a 1966 fiat 500 and saved a bit now finaly got my 911
You must be over your free 90 minutes parking now 🤣
i need a car, i havnt had one since 2015. has to be cheap to run. been through quite a few issues, dont give it to anyone who has bought a car or vehicle in the last year/1800. ive been planning on getting a car sinc before the lockdown, ive never even thought of paying more than a thousand. dont give a car to someone who can afford to spend more than that anyway and has done. i didnt even email you about it because you didnt show the car.
Get a honda 🙂
Hi wee bit late to the live stream...love ur site
you borrow it, you break it, you bought it, simple as that... your friend is a twat...
i borrowed an old mustang once, LHD, yup, binned it on a central reservation...
hired a sierra, but unfortunately crashed into his mustang on the first day, quite hard into the OSF, had to fill a claim form in + loose me deposit, but my friend got his mustang repaired...
Looks like you need it mate 😂
You bend, you mend !
Hugo talks yt
I never get notifications for your lives Geoff. I'll try unsubscribimg and resubscribing 🤷♂️ modern tech eh?
saab will love some one
any car can be a pup
I too lent a car to someone. A Volvo 440. They said they wanted to buy it too, but they just wanted to use it until they moved house. Last time that happened to me.
Sorry Geoff it was a 340 hatchback
So if the weather today is the same as yesterday, the climate has not changed. Just saying!🤔🫣
You what 😂 ... I think you should stop being soft and look after the people close to you .... Unless you find someone genuinely in need ... PS if someone brought a shit box then they are to blame really ... Try find somebody with potential to do good themselves in the future who needs a leg up
No good deed goes unpunished