I've been having some car troubles lately and my car has been out of commission. A friend of mine was nice enough to help me out in my situation. We carpooled to work (we live in the same neighborhood and work at the same company and we've been friends for many years), and she let me borrow her car when she was out of town for a couple of weekends. In return, I paid for the gas (whenever the car was running low and I was with her). Hers is a 96 Honda Civic with 158K miles on it and in generally poor condition.
Last weekend, I took the car to get some groceries and opened the trunk to put the bags in there. Once I opened the trunk with the key, it wouldn't close again. I don't know what happened. All I did was insert the key and open the trunk. Now she claims that I broke it and expects me to foot the $130 or so bill for it. I tried telling her that if it was something I had broken I would have gladly paid for it. But I did nothing other than open the trunk (had not needed to open it before, and I know she was the last one who used the trunk) with the key.
Is my thinking wrong? I wouldn't be paying for this if the transmission fell out of the car while I was driving it. Or if it was the car door that I had opened the first time as I am about to get into the car and the door didn't close once I opened it. I will pay for this repair, but she took offence to my argument. I am just wondering if I am as clearly in the wrong as she thinks I am.
Last weekend, I took the car to get some groceries and opened the trunk to put the bags in there. Once I opened the trunk with the key, it wouldn't close again. I don't know what happened. All I did was insert the key and open the trunk. Now she claims that I broke it and expects me to foot the $130 or so bill for it. I tried telling her that if it was something I had broken I would have gladly paid for it. But I did nothing other than open the trunk (had not needed to open it before, and I know she was the last one who used the trunk) with the key.
Is my thinking wrong? I wouldn't be paying for this if the transmission fell out of the car while I was driving it. Or if it was the car door that I had opened the first time as I am about to get into the car and the door didn't close once I opened it. I will pay for this repair, but she took offence to my argument. I am just wondering if I am as clearly in the wrong as she thinks I am.