What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[SCHRUMGMC]

How do you ask a Family member to loan you some money ?

The kid has told me people are offering more then $2,200..and I just need $400 to get my truck, and in which I am short of the $400, so can anyone give me Tips on how to ask ?

I seriously need to get it before he ends up selling it to someone else, I'd be crushed

[fabguy]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

How do you ask a Family member to loan you some money ?

The kid has told me people are offering more then $2,200..and I just need $400 to get my truck, and in which I am short of the $400, so can anyone give me Tips on how to ask ?

I seriously need to get it before he ends up selling it to someone else, I'd be crushed

I would say give them an Honest "paid back by date" and do what ever it takes to pay it off before that date. That is how My brother and I do it for each other.

[SCHRUMGMC]

I have the Truck in my hands, basically...me and my Grandmother are very close and I do a lot of things for her such as mowing,building etc...I just hope she can help me out for this.She knows how much this truck means to me

[mechanixman]

I got the U Joints in, and the driveshaft back in the truck.
IT MOVES!!!!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

How do you ask a Family member to loan you some money?

I seriously need to get it before he ends up selling it to someone else, I'd be crushed

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be
For loan oft loses both itself and friend
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man"

Sorry, to be a Debbie Downer but I'd recommend letting it go if it means borrowing from other than a bank. Personal borrowing is almost always a bad idea. Besides, not getting it, saving and buying another would be an excellent life lesson. Just my $.02.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Thanks for the advice, but I think i'll be fine asking..I've worked too hard to let it get out of my Reach...I will...get...this...Truck

[Dodger]

If the truck means so much to you mate, sell whatever you can to get the extra $400 before putting family in the bad position where they feel guilty if they don't loan you the money.

In saying that I've never been in a position where I can ask because my family have never had money so I've learnt that if I really want or need something, I do whatever it takes even of it means selling some other treasured item. It really makes you assess what is important.

Sell your other truck, a computer, an XBox/Playstation thingymigig, or whatever you may have - if the truck means that much. You will always find excuses or reasons why you don't want to sell such things but those excuses will just tell you exactly what is most important to you.

If your Grandmother and other family members know how much you want it and also know you are short some money, they would have offered by now if they were able to loan the money I would have thought, so maybe they are not on a position to loan.

I wouldn't ask family because I don't want them to feel obliged but that's just my answer and opinion based on your question.
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[SCHRUMGMC]

Well I've had other family members ask for someone to loan and they have.I wouldn't sell my PS3, because its something I can play and not get bored...Wish me luck later on today

[mechanixman]

I'm 17, I don't have a PS3, and I have a truck.
Sell the PS3. You'll find it just wastes your time anyway.

[Dodger]

As I said, comes down to what is most important to you and it's clear you need a PS3 more than the truck at this stage which is fine. At least it isn't end of the world of you miss out on this truck as long as you have video games.
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[mknittle]

Originally Posted by mechanixman

I got the U Joints in, and the driveshaft back in the truck.
IT MOVES!!!!

When do we go for a ride?

[Bierkan]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

Thanks for the advice, but I think i'll be fine asking..I've worked too hard to let it get out of my Reach...I will...get...this...Truck

OK, what about after you get the truck? If you spend all your money for the truck, what will you have to fix the truck with? Is your plan to get it in your driveway and just look at it? If you can't make a deal on this one, keep saving so you're ready for the next. The right truck, when it arrives, will come together. I'm not saying you shouldn't work hard for this truck, but if the deal falls through, it's not the end of the world. We've all been there. We've all had the one fall through our grasp, only to have a better deal come along later. You have to consider what is most important: spending all your free time and cash working on a project, playing video games, keeping family relations good, etc.
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[mknittle]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be
For loan oft loses both itself and friend
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man"

Sorry, to be a Debbie Downer but I'd recommend letting it go if it means borrowing from other than a bank. Personal borrowing is almost always a bad idea. Besides, not getting it, saving and buying another would be an excellent life lesson. Just my $.02.

I am with Dan on this. There have been quite a few times I couldn't get something I really wanted that it worked out for the better.

Maybe you have something the kid likes that you can throw in as a part trade?

[dubie]

I agree with what mechanixman and dodger are saying, now let's not hijack this thread from what it was meant for, working a truck that you actually possess.

[Indian113]

Thanks Dubie!

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by mechanixman

I'm 17, I don't have a PS3, and I have a truck.
Sell the PS3. You'll find it just wastes your time anyway.

Nick is right. But what do I know I haven't owned a television for 15 years. With the trucks ,Bonsai and photography I don't miss it.

Maybe you should throw the PS3 in to sweeten the pot!

[mknittle]

Well nothing yet, But I am going to going to do some more on my motor mounts and devise a way to pull a transmission in a spot that a transmission jack won't work. It's an automatic so it won't be that tough once I get started. That is the tough part.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

How do you ask a Family member to loan you some money ?

I seriously need to get it before he ends up selling it to someone else, I'd be crushed

Don't. It will only cause grief and hard feelings. In the time you have been talking about the truck you could have earned the extra $400

If you really want the truck sell the PS3, when you get the truck you will not have time to play it anyway. Apparently you live somewhere that does not have fast food restaurants or day labor places that always have openings. If you already have one job and really want the truck take on a second for a month to get the $400, sleep is highly over rated. I started working when I was 10 to get the stuff I wanted and could not get anyone else to buy and have been ever since.

Best advise I ever got was to consider any loan to a family member a gift and if it gets paid back fine, if not no hard feelings.

And start an independent thread for your potential and buy and build.

Sorry if I come off as a hard ass but it seems no one in your family is giving you this advise, or if they are you are not taking it.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Mostly he's asking but not taking the advice...especially when he doesn't like what he hears/reads.

Back to ME! Lol.

Picked up a set of 3 point retractable seats belts for (get this) $9 apiece!! Pretty happy with the deal. Bought via a CL ad from a shop that strips Ram 12 passenger commuter vans and exports them to Japan. He's got as-new $99 bench seats too!
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[SCHRUMGMC]

Appreciate it, I've decided to try and buy a Volkswagen Beetle

[mknittle]

Oh brother!

I guess I can go back to working on my motor mounts.

[dubie]

popcorn anyone?

[Indian113]

Originally Posted by dubie

popcorn anyone?

[Dan in Pasadena]

So much for being "crushed" if he doesn't get this family heirloom!

And younger people wonder why olders treat them like they're flaky.
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[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

I have the Truck in my hands, basically...

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

Appreciate it, I've decided to try and buy a Volkswagen Beetle