The FIAT ForumThe FIAT Forum is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by FIAT S.p.A.

Go Back   The FIAT Forum > General > Polling Station


View Poll Results: Would you help a driver, who's car has broken down?
Yes 79 72.48%
No 30 27.52%
Voters: 109. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 22-06-2009   #46
turboo
 
beau's Avatar
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 10,794
Thanks: 99
Trader Rating: 16
beau has donated!
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

broken down- no
crashed- yes

iv broken down/crashed a few times and everyone else seems the same, when my car was sticking out a ditch down quiet country road i had a hell of alot of people stop to help lol, some woman even drove home and got me a tow rope not sure id be that nice to someone else
__________________

1985 fiat uno turbo
1997 fiat punto sporting 16v
2003 bmw 330ci
beau is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 23-06-2009   #47
Βασιλιάς του μπλε
 
blu73's Avatar
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: York
Posts: 4,243
Thanks: 26
Trader Rating: 1
blu73 has donated!
Bubble Trouble Champion, Blot in Hell Champion, Snowboard Slalom Champion
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

try that in a red lotus, everyone just points and laughs apart from one geeza called angus. He raced a lotus and so went and got is disco to pull it out. Well friendly chappy

Turns out he's a dad of a friend of a friend (hope that makes sense) and has so many cool cars its untrue (including a GT40 that came 3rd in Le Mans in the 60's in original gulf colours, 2 lotus cortina's, a mk1 escort rally car and the list goes on and on)


Originally Posted by beau
iv broken down/crashed a few times
how long you been driving mate? lol (sorry i couldn't help myself)
__________________
I was eating my breakfast the other day,
It was going snap, crackle and pop,
Which suprised me,
It was a kipper...


Last edited by blu73; 23-06-2009 at 11:59.
blu73 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 23-06-2009   #48
Telford's Own...
 
Ffoxy's Avatar
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 7,219
Thanks: 249
Trader Rating: 0
Ffoxy has donated!
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

More than twice as amny heroes as villains then so far...
__________________
Ex Suzuki SV1000S jockey, now just me and my 1.9 MJet Grande Punto Sporting in New Orleans Blue. 193.8 Bhp and 261ft lbs torque.
Ffoxy is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-2009   #49
Speed Reader of the Year!
 
Most Easterly Pandas's Avatar
Most Easterly Pandas has donated!
Bolivia 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

__________________
Most Easterly Panda's - Panda'ing in East Anglia
Stockest of mk2 Panda Parts, PM for any parts requests
4 Classic Panda's, Aswell as a 2004 Panda and LPG'ed Stilo both in Blue
Most Easterly Pandas is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-2009   #50
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 124
Thanks: 1
Trader Rating: 0
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

Yes I have done a few times. The last time was down near Clermand Ferrand when I saw an E30 with its bonnet up. He just needed some water for the header tank and that was that.

I only stop for the types of car i own, so any GP on the side I would stop to help.
__________________
116d Sport
82 323i
90 320i
hennabm is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-2009   #51
sdb-punto's evil twin
 
1383matt's Avatar
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: norwich
Posts: 770
Thanks: 42
Trader Rating: 0
1383matt has donated!
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

i was on the A47 yesterday and a lad had his corsa on the side of the road and hazards on i would have stopped but it came up too fast, however i felt guilty to just drive past so i went up the otherside and came back round to go help. made the gf get my hi-vis out of toolbox as i was driving back but the RAC had beaten me to it, still i tried.
__________________
1383matt is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-2009   #52
My Name Is Craig
 
craigb244's Avatar
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Midlands
Posts: 3,096
Blog Entries: 2
Thanks: 99
Trader Rating: 0
craigb244 has donated!
spankthemonkey Champion
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

Originally Posted by 1383matt View Post
i was on the A47 yesterday and a lad had his corsa on the side of the road and hazards on i would have stopped but it came up too fast, however i felt guilty to just drive past so i went up the otherside and came back round to go help. made the gf get my hi-vis out of toolbox as i was driving back but the RAC had beaten me to it, still i tried.
lies! you just went around so you could go past pointing and laughing once more
craigb244 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-2009   #53
Βασιλιάς του μπλε
 
blu73's Avatar
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: York
Posts: 4,243
Thanks: 26
Trader Rating: 1
blu73 has donated!
Bubble Trouble Champion, Blot in Hell Champion, Snowboard Slalom Champion
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

towed a couple of lasses in a mini that were pushing it down the road in selby to a garage yesterday. They were most grateful but i didn't get any phone numbers
__________________
I was eating my breakfast the other day,
It was going snap, crackle and pop,
Which suprised me,
It was a kipper...

blu73 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-2009   #54
Speed Reader of the Year!
 
Most Easterly Pandas's Avatar
Most Easterly Pandas has donated!
Bolivia 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

Originally Posted by craigb244 View Post
lies! you just went around so you could go past pointing and laughing once more
__________________
Most Easterly Panda's - Panda'ing in East Anglia
Stockest of mk2 Panda Parts, PM for any parts requests
4 Classic Panda's, Aswell as a 2004 Panda and LPG'ed Stilo both in Blue
Most Easterly Pandas is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2009   #55
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 1,135
Thanks: 18
Trader Rating: 0
sludgeguts has donated!
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

Helped a bloke the other day, 02 plate honda civic just died on the guy & he was trying to get it off the road out of the way. I got out & helped push it off the road.
Strange how many squeezed past & were happy to sit in a long queue of traffic (probably moaning about having to sit there) watching the guy struggle.
__________________
Sick of the constant tax hikes?
See how much it costs you & write to your MP.
http://www.petrolprices.com/itsyourduty/
sludgeguts is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 07-07-2009   #56
j1ppers
 
Lolita's Avatar
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,235
Thanks: 77
Trader Rating: 0
Lolita has donated!
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

helped a lad push his car off the road as it had conked out.

if someone is on their own and don't look like a pyscho and i can stop safely i'll see if i can help. once got stuck behind an old lady who was driving at about 12mph down the road. traffic was going mental and in the end she stopped in the middle of the road in a panic. the traffic over took her but i stopped to make sure she was ok. she was really confused but lived locally so i drove her home in her car and called her daughter so they could come look after her. i then walked back to my car.

oh and when I had the Sei and broke down (most times I went through a puddle) NO ONE ever stopped to help. i generally had the AA come out or waited for the engine bay to dry out and get going again but i remember once waiting for over an hour in the freezing temperature (frost and ice every where) on a country lane. i had managed to pull over as far off the road as possible and as far past the corner as i could but that was a struggle. plus the electrics had gone so no hazard lights. had the bonnet up so people realised i might not just be parking up for the view. and a good few COCKs drove past honking and swearing saying i was blocking the road. no offer of help. never seen ANYONE in a larger car (BMW/Audi/Merc) stop to help another driver.
__________________
SMUTDAR AS STANDARD

Last edited by Lolita; 07-07-2009 at 13:10.
Lolita is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 07-07-2009   #57
My Sweet Shadow
 
ChrisUK's Avatar
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Newton Aycliffe
Posts: 7,922
Thanks: 256
Trader Rating: 0
ChrisUK has donated!
Bartender Champion
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

I wouldn't do it except for a fellow fiat/alfa owner for risk of law suits etc. This place is getting more and more like the US all the time. And although trained in first aid I wouldn't do it to a stanger especially a female.
__________________


Present: 05 Punto Sporting 1.4 16v & R Plate Fiat Coupe 20VT
ChrisUK is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 07-07-2009   #58
zombie nation
 
Hellcat's Avatar
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: on the A684
Posts: 16,759
Blog Entries: 10
Thanks: 177
Trader Rating: 3
Hellcat has donated!
Snowboard Challenge Champion
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

Helped a marea with a flat battery get started again in Tesco. I was in the Tipo, with full Fiatforum.com stickers down the side.

FF Rescue to the er... rescue?
__________________
DISCLAIMER:
"This post is a natural product made from recycled electrons. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects."

Hellcat is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 07-07-2009   #59
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lichfield
Posts: 134
Thanks: 5
Trader Rating: 0
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

Originally Posted by Hellcat View Post
Helped a marea with a flat battery get started again in Tesco. I was in the Tipo, with full Fiatforum.com stickers down the side.

FF Rescue to the er... rescue?

On Sun i was driving down my lane and saw a Red Mk1 punto broken down, he admittedly ran out of petrol, luckily i had a good old Jerry can in the boot so took his misses to the petrol station where she bought petrol and came back. I got a Lion Bar out of it so i was chuffed!
__________________
C17MGO is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 07-07-2009   #60
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lichfield
Posts: 134
Thanks: 5
Trader Rating: 0
United Kingdom 
Re: Would you help a broken down motorist?

I would not usually help out another car as i aint got much knowledge on that but i would not expect help from anyone else. I'm with AA so people should be prepared.
__________________
C17MGO is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
(G) Stopping to help another motorist? 100hpJames Panda 24 12-06-2008 00:34
what have i broken... serin Computing 20 10-02-2007 18:30
Broken :( PuntoSaz Leisure Lounge 12 23-09-2005 10:17
(T) Is It Broken? Advanced Driver Cinquecento / Seicento 0 02-09-2005 20:50


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:24.

Copyright ©2002 - 2010 FIAT Forum
Proudly hosted by iNETFX Message Boards and Forums Directory