Neighbors car

[Primalzer]

So I am kind of in a conundrum. My neighbor has a X-Type Jaguar, and this guy must be the biggest idiot. I park next to him in our lot all the time, and his car rarely moves (once a week). A few months ago I noticed a significant amount of rust on his brake discs. I just assumed it was from not moving for awhile, and didn't think much of it. Then a few months later I noticed that the car has been moving. The rust has gotten to point where I know the brakes are not working. The front to discs have more rust than I've ever seen, the right side is rusted so bad the cooling fins are starting to show on the disc face. There is one corner that is still "working" and that is the rear right, and even that has significant scoring. I wouldn't drive this car 10 feet let alone anywhere of distance. What should I do about this?! I mean what if some kid walks out in front of this car and gets killed?

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[skeezer]

Maybe leave him a note on his car?

 

[Primalzer]

By the time he reads it, it will have blown away or gotten so wet that it'll be unreadable. Its just very sporadic when he drives it.

 

[skeezer]

Put it in a ziploc bag.

 

[Primalzer]

maybe you are on to something...

 

[skeezer]

I'm guessing you're not really close with your neighbors. Go bang on his door and tell the dude what the deal is. I swapped out my neighbors alternator the other weekend when he was at work when his car died. That's what neighbors are for.

 

[Primalzer]

Its really my neighbors boyfriend...he is kind of a doucher...I have never said a word to him...and even his girlfriend I only say hello when I see her which is once a month. I'd do the brakes for him, but I don't know, and am kind of assuming that both the front calipers are frozen, and I don't have the tools to fix that.

 

[IDAFC21]

slash his tires. car wont go nowhere then. you said hes kind of a douche anyways, right? :hsughno:

 

[Primalzer]

The one looks similar to this except more rust on the disc face.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Haha wow that's scary. I'd bet those cooling fins would stop good. May be a bit rough though

 

[SilentShado]

The one looks similar to this except more rust on the disc face.

Plenty of life left.

 

[Primalzer]

Maybe tomorrow I'll try to grab some pictures, I think you guys would get a kick out of it

 

[Tuner World]

Go tell him before someone dies please. Who knows it might start off a good relationship also!

 

[Primalzer]

Go tell him before someone dies please. Who knows it might start off a good relationship also!

If I ever saw him I would, I think the last time I saw him was almost a year ago. They are hardly ever home, hold weird hours. I have no idea what he does or how he gets around. I honestly think he goes out on business for most of the week, and comes back every so often.

 

[skeezer]

Since dude is never home, put the car on blocks, sell the wheels on ebay, then he can't drive the car at all and you pocket some cash.

 

[cacicgtp7]

PICS!!!

 

[Poopshinanigans]

he drives an x-type, those are automatically death traps for the driver right? It'll be a complete deathmobile if you add outside pedestrians.

 

[Yaj Yak]

rust helps stopping distances duh.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

more friction surface, if anything get him some higher performance pads so they can withstand the higher temps.

 

[sickmint79]

+1 for note in ziploc. fawking dangerous

 

[andcbii]

if you know his GF just knock on the door and tell her.... other then that i say ziploc note. if that doesn't work then slash tires.

 

[Primalzer]

Camera batteries are super dead, i'll try and grab some pictures tonight or something

 

[Primalzer]

Well here's the pictures, the one as you can see is REALLY bad, and the rest aren't good, but I've seen worse.

 

[sickmint79]

uhhh how does that not feel terrible? how old is this guy? that is pretty scary, especially if the dude ever goes on the highway!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Haha you can see the vains! That guy is gonna die soon