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Who's Responsible?

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all I'm saying is that if my friend of 18 years tried charging me $125 because he can't find his mom's car keys....I would laugh and walk away.
 
This sounds like a personal issue between you and him. Some friends you know will take you and your business seriously, some will not and you take the risk unto your own shoulders in how you deal with the person.
 
I would have moved the car myself. Your mom trusted you with the car, not your friend. Like it or not you are responsible. You passed the buck on moving the car then you passed the buck on looking for the keys. You gonna tell Mom the truth that your friend lost them?
 
You borrowed your mom car therefore it is your responsible for it. You should have been the one that move your mom car for your friend to park, but instead you let your friend moved your mom car. Consider you are lucky for only have to replace the key/s if it is truly is missed placed. It would be your & your mom responsible if there were an accident when your friend moved the car because it was in trust to you.
 
you are responsible in the eyes of your mom no doubt. between your friend and yourself, i happen to agree your friend is responsible, since he did not fulfill his "responsibility" which was to move the car and give you back the keys, unless you told him to put it back in the box. if i read correctly, you did not tell him that, so it was his responsibility to guarantee a safe return of the key to you. if he didnt want the responsibility he never should have taken it. especially if he knew a house party would happen and that complete strangers would be present in the house, unless he could guarantee the safety of the key in the box via a lock requiring a key.
 
To be honest, I am amazed that most people posting in this thread seem to be giving a pass to the friend that lost the keys. Please keep in mind, I am not criticizing anyone taking that position, I just didn't expect the sentiment to fall that way.

Sure, ultimately, the OP is responsible for fixing things with his Mom. But as soon as his friend took the keys and agreed to move the car, he assumed the responsibility associated with said task. One aspect of that responsibility was returning the keys, which he didn't do.

Anyway, to each his own. I hope everything works out ok.

-KeithP
 
KeithP said:
To be honest, I am amazed that most people posting in this thread seem to be giving a pass to the friend that lost the keys. Please keep in mind, I am not criticizing anyone taking that position, I just didn't expect the sentiment to fall that way.

Sure, ultimately, the OP is responsible for fixing things with his Mom. But as soon as his friend took the keys and agreed to move the car, he assumed the responsibility associated with said task. One aspect of that responsibility was returning the keys, which he didn't do.

Anyway, to each his own. I hope everything works out ok.

-KeithP
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The friend didn't loose the keys. He put them in the assigned spot for keys. Now if I was the friend I would have put them back from where they originated which in this case is the OP's hand, but I am just that way. Years of experiences similar to this taught me that lesson.
 
Let's say you let a friend look at a gun that your father has in gun cabinet and your friend accidentally blows someone's head off while he is checking it out at the party you are having at the house. Who's fault is it?
 
Not sure if this will be helpful to you, but I bought remotes and keys from this place and it was substantially less than the dealer: keylessride.com (they were streetkeys back when I bought from them about 5 years ago)

I had to take the keys and get them cut and programmed myself to a local locksmith (recommended by them), but it was well worth the hassle. The two fobs and keys still work today on the original batteries.
 
BoomerD said:
I agree with the above posters. YOU are responsible for the lost key, but if your friend is truly a friend, he will accept at least part of the responsibility to you for the replacement cost...and will pay up.
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ajskydiver said:
Not sure if this will be helpful to you, but I bought remotes and keys from this place and it was substantially less than the dealer: keylessride.com (they were streetkeys back when I bought from them about 5 years ago)

I had to take the keys and get them cut and programmed myself to a local locksmith (recommended by them), but it was well worth the hassle. The two fobs and keys still work today on the original batteries.
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When you borrow something from anyone, you want to return it in good condition, if not better then what they gave it to you IMO.

So giving his mom off-brand key fob is a bad idea.

IF you wanted to save some cash, you can get VW uncut key, and get them rechip'd/programmed at the dealership for a less then what you would typically pay the dealership out of pocket.


In regards to the OP's question, your friend SHOULD help out on the costs (if he's a good friend at all) but you are ultimately responsible for what happens to the keys/car.
 
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