OK, here's the situation, I just bought my 1 owner, low mileage, '82 a few weeks ago after searching for months all over the country. I had it delivered to my warehouse until I get it insured and registered, I've been busy with the holidays and a couple trips, so I haven't done it yet.

Now here's my rant ( ). I have a friend (Steve) that has been one of those people that's always down on his luck, I'm sure everyone knows someone like that. Anyways long story short, he does work for me a couple times a week and has keys to the warehouse (see where this is going?), I'd gone on a trip to the dunes and I just got back today, the wife and I went out to dinner and ran into some old acquaintances, a little small talk and they bring up that he had seen Steve this weekend, and how glad they were to see that he has turned his life around (I was a 'lil confused but I let it go). He (Steve) told them that he was working for me and was doing really good, and they thought so as well since he had just pulled up in his Corvette (MY UNINSURED and UNREGISTERED CORVETTE ). I'm so mad at this point I could choke him!!!

So the wife and I go to the warehouse and the car is fine, a 'lil dirty, but then I look in at the mileage...... He put almost 1000 miles on it!! Damn we were only gone three days.

OK, dilemma time, what do I do??? He doesn't know that I'm aware of what he did, I don't want a apologie, he planed it so he's obviously not sorry, I don't want to call the police, I'm the one who always bails him out of jail anyways. Any ideas?? Oh yea, this is the first time that he has done something like this to me, that I know of.

Thanks.

 

A) Steve is not your friend. If he killed/injured someone in your car, with no insurance, you'd personally be on the hook. If the damage was more than you are worth, you'd be in line at Bankruptcy Court Monday morning. Friend? Nope.
B) I know people like "Steve". They do not, nor ever will, have keys to my house, warehouse, cars or anything else that cost me more than $8.50.
C) Pull the keys from "Steve" and change the locks to your warehouse, pronto.

 

Sounds like a plan to me.

BigBlockk

Later.....

 

You have no legal standing to call the police or file a police report. He has keys, keys = implied permission. His word against yours.

 

Thanks, the wife said I need to wash my hands of him. Kind of sad we been friends since high school, he just turned 40 and still acts like he's in high school...

 

My brother did the same thing to my fathers '65 Corvette Sting Ray when we were younger. My brother was only 19 at the time, but nevertheless an adult. My dad gave him an *** whipping like none I'd ever seen before. That's exactly what I would do to this guy if I were you. Another man can have sex with your wife, steal money from you, burn your house down, but not steal your Corvette . That last part was a joke. He deserves a butt beating and cut loose. If he did this to you, you'll never be able to trust him again. He made that decision and now he must accept the consequence. No friend would do that to another.

 

Oh really? Please post pics of wife!

 

My pleasure. She’s all Yours……….. Good Luck!

 

Decisions we make go a long way towards being "down on your luck". He's your friend and nothing happened, so there's not much for you to do, except take the keys from him.

 

Steve would be gone brother! Face it, he stole your car. I have plenty of tolerance but not for some things, and that would be one of them!

 

Three words. Steve your fired. Then I would had and lose my phone number. You don't need a Steve in your life. Glad to hear your vette is in one piece. I HAD friends like Steve also. No more.

 

For what it's worth, I still think you should give him a chance to explain, then you decide what you're going to do. Even though it's not in his favour, there are still 3 sides to every story.

 

This says it all.

He is not a friend, he is a immature bum. Lose him and change the locks on anything he has access to.

It is a miracle he drove 1000 miles without an incident. You are very lucky and I wouldn't chance it happening again.

 

Yes but...you've kept Steve as a friend all these years -you need to ask yourself why (feeling a little like Dear Abby here...).

While the Corvette means a lot to you it's only fiberglass and metal. Sure, Steve's a screw-off with poor judgment and to be quite honest, at 40 he'll most likely never "turn his life around". In the animal kingdom he'd probably be a victim of natural selection if you know what I mean. But you said he's your friend since high school, have a “Come to Jesus” meeting with him, let him know how upset you are and keep him as a friend.

I know guys like Steve, I'll loan most anything to them except my wife, my toothbrush and of course my cars. But I'm there for them because they need me and I feel good when I see them all puppy dog like wanting to help me. If the chips were down guess who’d be there to help me? Tying this in to the Christmas season; can’t think of the names right now but remember Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation – his brother-in-law that showed up in the RV, kidnapped Chevy’s boss over the no Christmas bonus…that’s Steve! We all need a Steve! Merry Christmas!

 

 

Handle it as your conscience dictates, but.....

Do you really believe this is the first time he has done something like this? This is just the first time you found out about it.......

 

You are not helping him stringing him along feeling sorry for him...

Rich

 

Life gives us lessons some learn from them and some don't.

 

Exactly. If you really want to help him, sit down with him and tell him you know what happened and that he has violated your trust. Whether you keep him as a "casual" friend or not, is up to you. Tell him you hope he can learn from this and change for the better, but it's too late for you and that you won't be "needing his services" any more.

 

If he can steal your Corvette not feeling guilty I'm sure he stole other things behind your back too, Fire his *** and kick him to the curb