Wing Mirror Dilemma - Who should pay...

Bongles

societys_child wrote: »

How is the friend supposed to know how much force is required?

It would take a severe case of idiocy to push hard enough to break it without thinking something was up. Of course, we don't know that the OP's friend isn't an idiot. In which case, more fool the OP for trusting them to not **** up something as simple as folding in a wing mirror.

societys_child wrote: »

They tried to comply with the request, it snapped. Sounds like the mechanism was jammed, hardly the passengers fault.

It's the not noticing that something was obviously wrong that's the passenger's fault.

societys_child wrote: »

To then ask for how much? £200? get real.

I'm not defending the OP for asking. I'm just flabbergasted that almost everyone is attacking the OP for asking, not attacking the friend for failing to offer.

£200 I can't believe.

[Deleted User]

Buy a second hand one off the bay of e or from a scarp yard for £20. I'm often having to replace mine.

:rotfl:

pulliptears

Poundland. Sorted.

olly300

Bongles wrote: »

It would take a severe case of idiocy to push hard enough to break it without thinking something was up. Of course, we don't know that the OP's friend isn't an idiot. In which case, more fool the OP for trusting them to not **** up something as simple as folding in a wing mirror.

Actually if you have attempted to pushed in the wing mirrors on different cars then you find that some are easier than others to do so.

Older models i.e. before 2005 tend to have wing mirrors that are easier to push in.

Personally as a driver I don't ask people to push in my wing mirrors.

I've had some people try and if I know they are not mechanically minded I stop them.

societys_child

Bongles wrote: »

It would take a severe case of idiocy to push hard enough to break it

Not at all, firstly we're talking about a Jazz here and . . . I never fold my mirrors in because so much force is needed!

Just maybe the friend doesn't drive, has no experience whatsoever in the noble art of "wing-mirror-folding-in":rotfl:

Just maybe the friend thought, "this is awfully stiff but the driver said it folds, so it must fold" . . . doesn't make them an idiot.

skivenov

Think you need to think about what matters in the world, and friendship goes way beyond £200 in my opinion.

Quite a few years back, a good mate of mine wrote off the best car I've ever owned. I was just glad he was ok and no one was hurt, he eventually paid me back for it, but at his insistance, not mine.

photome

Sengcheek wrote: »

I have no friends

Not surprised!

you asked her to move it, you should have done it yourself!! you didnt so you pay for it.

your name is sengcheek, i think it is apt

nearlyrich

If I broke it I would offer to pay however if I was the OP I would not ask a friend to pay for accidental damage, it is a tough one.

YoungBusinessman

You can infact pick up a mirror less than £50. If it costs £200 it must need rewired, meaning you have electric mirrors so why didnt you use the switch?

societys_child

YoungBusinessman wrote: »

. . . it must need rewired, meaning you have electric mirrors so why didnt you use the switch?

Good point, maybe it was seized and the little motor couldn't move it