SO I let my ex borrow my car for a month... - Toyota Yaris Forums

firemachine69 · 01-18-2009, 02:13 AM

Came back... Nope, body panels all intact... No blown out tires...

She had some sort of a Pioneer deck installed (with an auxilary jack for my iPod), and a remote car starter as my x-mas present (was in Edmonton, AB, between December 14th and January 9th - yes, I did spend x-mas alone

).

Had to go back to Future Shop (subsidiary of Best Buy for you Americans

) and get a keyless option added to it as my factory keyless entry doesn't work with the starter installed. I was a bit peeved at first, but soon realized an aftermarket FOB was only about fifty bucks to replace, as opposed to a factory FOB which runs for $359 in my neck of the woods.

Don't worry, I still use my block heater.

I hit the start/unlock buttons and swipe off the snow of the car, then get in, insert key, and drive away without the heart-wrenching 5k rpm song I usually get on a cold engine!

eTiMaGo · 01-18-2009, 02:28 AM

wow, I was expecting the worst! that's real sweet of her

firemachine69 · 01-18-2009, 02:35 AM

I was pretty speechless... since I hadn't really gotten her anything (save maybe a couple hundred in groceries - starving student.

) It was real nice and I know she put in a shitload of OT even though she was already burned out from work.

eTiMaGo · 01-18-2009, 02:39 AM

hmmm maybe it's a sign she doesn't want to be your ex anymore?

firemachine69 · 01-18-2009, 02:43 AM

She's actually stated that quite bluntly.

Surreal she would do that though. My last x-mas check (bi-weekly) I cleared what she makes in six months (also happened to have more deductions than take-home

), so it's definitely not possible to equate $=$.

mackie421 · 01-18-2009, 10:01 AM

That's great! Nice story for a Sunday morning. When I saw the thread title, my heart sank. I lent my old Jetta out to an ex when I was in college, and it came back with both the front and rear bumpers dragging on the ground, and a tweaked unibody. She wasn't technically at fault, but I still think a better driver could have avoided the situation as it was explained to me. Yeah, its 6 years later and I still haven't gotten over it.

/threadjack

DFA · 01-18-2009, 10:19 AM

I have to admit, I was expecting car wreck pics when I clicked on the thread link.

Very happy for you tho... give the girl a chance!

PreciousPups4U · 01-18-2009, 10:35 AM

Excellent story. Sounds like a great girl. At least thoughtful.

One question..........How do I get my ex to borrow my car and install all that stuff?

firemachine69 · 01-18-2009, 07:31 PM

Yes, and thankfully, she was discharged four hours later without incident.

why? · 01-18-2009, 07:35 PM

yea, pretty sweet. I think she would be called,"a real keeper"

firemachine69 · 01-18-2009, 07:43 PM

So is anyone interested in a Toyota remote-key setup for a power-lock'd Yaris?

*kimona* · 01-18-2009, 10:27 PM

Geez, very kind of you to lend the ex your car for a month!

firemachine69 · 01-19-2009, 12:19 PM

The rule is simple if you borrow my car. I leave a Shell fleet card and an Airmiles card in the vehicle, and I expect both to be used to fill-up (and no where else).

And oh, to keep passing my car through the automatic wash (via the fleet card as always) as well.

pixiedixie862 · 01-19-2009, 02:13 PM

As soon as i saw the title, i was like "uh oh... what happened?" glad this wasnt a horror story. You got a good girl there. :)

01-18-2009, 02:13 AM	#1
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	SO I let my ex borrow my car for a month... Came back... Nope, body panels all intact... No blown out tires... She had some sort of a Pioneer deck installed (with an auxilary jack for my iPod), and a remote car starter as my x-mas present (was in Edmonton, AB, between December 14th and January 9th - yes, I did spend x-mas alone ). Had to go back to Future Shop (subsidiary of Best Buy for you Americans ) and get a keyless option added to it as my factory keyless entry doesn't work with the starter installed. I was a bit peeved at first, but soon realized an aftermarket FOB was only about fifty bucks to replace, as opposed to a factory FOB which runs for $359 in my neck of the woods. Don't worry, I still use my block heater. I hit the start/unlock buttons and swipe off the snow of the car, then get in, insert key, and drive away without the heart-wrenching 5k rpm song I usually get on a cold engine!

01-18-2009, 02:28 AM	#2
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	wow, I was expecting the worst! that's real sweet of her __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

01-18-2009, 02:39 AM	#4
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	hmmm maybe it's a sign she doesn't want to be your ex anymore? __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

01-18-2009, 10:19 AM	#7
DFA Compulsive Washer Drives: 08' AT Meteorite Metallic LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 395	I have to admit, I was expecting car wreck pics when I clicked on the thread link. Very happy for you tho... give the girl a chance! __________________

01-18-2009, 10:35 AM	#8
PreciousPups4U I really LOVE this car!!! View User's Garage Drives: 08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lexington, SC USA Posts: 887	Excellent story. Sounds like a great girl. At least thoughtful. One question..........How do I get my ex to borrow my car and install all that stuff? __________________ Cindy “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” - Will Rogers

01-18-2009, 02:35 AM	#3
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	I was pretty speechless... since I hadn't really gotten her anything (save maybe a couple hundred in groceries - starving student. ) It was real nice and I know she put in a shitload of OT even though she was already burned out from work.

01-18-2009, 02:43 AM	#5
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	She's actually stated that quite bluntly. Surreal she would do that though. My last x-mas check (bi-weekly) I cleared what she makes in six months (also happened to have more deductions than take-home ), so it's definitely not possible to equate $=$.

01-18-2009, 10:01 AM	#6
mackie421 Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 9	That's great! Nice story for a Sunday morning. When I saw the thread title, my heart sank. I lent my old Jetta out to an ex when I was in college, and it came back with both the front and rear bumpers dragging on the ground, and a tweaked unibody. She wasn't technically at fault, but I still think a better driver could have avoided the situation as it was explained to me. Yeah, its 6 years later and I still haven't gotten over it. /threadjack

01-18-2009, 07:31 PM	#9
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	Yes, and thankfully, she was discharged four hours later without incident.

01-18-2009, 07:35 PM	#10
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	yea, pretty sweet. I think she would be called,"a real keeper" __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

01-18-2009, 07:43 PM	#11
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	So is anyone interested in a Toyota remote-key setup for a power-lock'd Yaris?

01-18-2009, 10:27 PM	#12
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	Geez, very kind of you to lend the ex your car for a month!

01-19-2009, 12:19 PM	#13
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	The rule is simple if you borrow my car. I leave a Shell fleet card and an Airmiles card in the vehicle, and I expect both to be used to fill-up (and no where else). And oh, to keep passing my car through the automatic wash (via the fleet card as always) as well.

01-19-2009, 02:13 PM	#14
pixiedixie862 Drives: Scion xA Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: G-Hills, So Cal Posts: 247	As soon as i saw the title, i was like "uh oh... what happened?" glad this wasnt a horror story. You got a good girl there. :) __________________ Help me reach my goal... Donate for a great cause. Save the tata's!

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