You see a broken down car at the side of the road, and you know a thing or two about cars.

Do you stop and offer assistance?

Any stories if you have done so before?

I've not stopped to help a broken down car (cause I wouldn't be much use) , but I have stopped to help a biker who'd run out of fuel.

i have cirlced back twice 1st to a punto with hazards on he drove off as i aproached

second to a milf but her husband arrived in a van as i approached

The answer is yes, especially a fellow FIAT owner.

However, the problem these days is if its a women, then no. This is two fold, firstly they would be scared of me (big hairy biker type - me not the women) and second, the world has gone mad and anything could be said or any sort of accusation made. Mind you this goes for anyone really, if you stop are you going to get mugged, have your motor nicked etc.

So on that basis I would stop to help a biker out and someone who displays the www,FIATForum.com logo in their car.

Mind you, what can you do these days, electronics rule :bang:

No. Too many nutters about these days.
Wouldn't expect anyone to stop to help me either (except the nutters)

Depends but generally know for the reasons above.

Have helped a couple of people by pushing their cars off the road but I'm no mechanic so can't help much with any technical stuff.

I clicked yes, but it all depends where it is and if i think i could help... i know little about cars (im in the learning process) i am confident doing the basic repairs on my own car...

There was a car broken down at the end of our road, he was having trouble starting.... so i stopped and gave him a jump start and let him phone someone on my phone, he gave me £5

I do volunteer my assistance, I do travel a lot in the countryside and tend to have a tool kit in the boot.

However, most people in need have either a puncture and clean clothes on, so don't want to get dirty, or they have driven for 50 miles with the oil or temperature light on so thing is toast anyway.

I am offered tips, but always refuse.

Never found a fit horny milf needed 'assistance' yet, unfortunately.

Cheers

SPD

Yes, especially if Fiat driver but hardly see any brokendown down cause they are so reliable

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Depends but generally know for the reasons above.

Have helped a couple of people by pushing their cars off the road but I'm no mechanic so can't help much with any technical stuff.

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That's just reminded me - one day on the way home from work I'd been in about a half hour tailback on the M42 then onto the M5.

When I finally got to the blockage there was a car in the middle lane that had broken down. A lorry driver stopped in L1 and got out to push so I stopped in L2 and helped shove the broken car onto the hard shoulder.
I couldn't believe how many people had driven past and left her there.

a qualified "yes", first and foremost being safety, can i park so as not to endanger myself, or others? does the driver look like a psycho?

do i have the tools/ability to render meaningful assistance?

sometimes it's been just pushing a stranded car out of the road, onto the pavement, etc. it has to be said though, those have always been for female drivers...... other times they have needed a jump start, and the paj always has a set of leads in the boot.

for work, it's generally a lot easier, and can use the car/van with lights to fend off, esp on fast roads, but can't actually do any work on the vehicle itself.

I would stop for a biker, they don't have a car to sit in and stop the rain and cold getting to them.

There's an unclassified road in between Evenley (Northants) and a village called Charlton (west off the A43) that I have known people to stop and offer assistance, particularly in the night hours, haven't been down that road for a few years, mind.

I would stop and offer assistance and make sure the driver and passengers were ok; i.e. if someone got stuck in a snow storm and the heating packed up, I'd offer them a blanket or something from my car.

If people were going to be rude to me for stopping I would simply get in the car and drive off. But if someone would be polite about it then, yep, I'm no mechanic, but I'd stop if it was safe for me to do so without causing an obstruction and get out and make sure they were ok.

no just wind down the window an shout Oi should have bought a fiat you :tosser:




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To be honest I can't decide what to vote.

I'd love to say I'd stop but it's just not worth the risk these days! I think if I was in the middle of nowhere I'd stop and help, main road or built up area - they can fend for themselves.

But as mentioned earlier most cars these days are toast on the side of the road, the days of bodging a fan belt from string or repairing a hose with gaffa tape seem to be long gone. Then if you do a temp repair for someone - in 6 months when there engine chucks it's oil everywhere or the exhuast falls off, it's bound to be your fault!

To be honest I wouldn't stop and help anyone roadside. Not worth the hassle.

Once though, i was with a few mates in an Asda car park and we noticed this old fella had a puncture on his car. We watched him struggle trying to undo the wheel bolts so we had to help him. In the end his wife came out and thanked us and offered us a discount (she worked there). Got talking to us and asked about what we did (college at the time) and we found out that her grand daughter went to the same college... Unfortunately she didnt offer her instead (the grand daughter!) but we did a good deed and helped an old couple on their way.

Is it wrong that I would never stop and help a BMW driver?

But yes, normally I would stop. I carry a big bag of tools in the boot just in case I break down, and my car has been solidly reliable. Sod's law I guess. Even with a blowing HG, I was able to carry on to somewhere convenient.

Of my encounters, I went down a dark country road and came across a Vectra with almost complete electrical failure, so the lights were pretty dim. Luckily, I have a torch obsession, so I was able to light up the area pretty well. Went to tow him to safety, but it was a damn automatic, and with no power, it was stuck in 'park'. I know there is a special key you can use to unlock the transmission, but the driver had no idea where that was.

And a Peugeot the other time. Peugeot are complete retards when it comes to putting together a tool kit for the car. The wheel brace was integrated into the back of the scissor jack winder, so there was no chance the guy could get the wheel off. I could put more torque on the bolt with my teeth! I got my 'proper' Fiat wheel brace out and had him moving again in no time.

But still, if I see a broken down BMW, I shout, "You should have bought an Alfa!", and then I drive on...

Biker yes, usually run out of fuel or puncture...

Cars no, unless I knew the car and its owner, too many hi-jack scams around these days and what a tit you would look,,,,

Thats why I have Green Flag and others should take responsibility for themselves IMO.

I'd always stop to help a lady...me being a gentleman and all that

I've only stopped once to help a lady. I was in slow moving traffic on the M1 and her BMW blew a rad hose. Services were only 3/4 mile up the road. I towed her in and then got told off by Highway Men for doing it! Haven't ever stopped to help out since, and yes, there are too many psycho's out there nowadays, you never know what could happen and help is only a short phone call away for most.