Ever been having a good ole time when suddenly a, good friend does this to you? Options

[wbergtho]

I know it's not that big of a deal...but I offered to let my friend drive my V-8 car yesterday and he needed to pull the seat up a bit...and he grabbed the pot metal handle and pulled up on it like some fricken latch on a WWII submarine....pop...there it was in his hand...all freshly powder coated and gleaming in the sunlight...I told him I had another one in the basement and that it wasn't a big deal. I searched everywhere this morning and cannot find one that hasn't cracked off already. (anyone have one?) I may have to go back to the "No one drive's my car" rule again.

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

Whenever I get some "newbie" to my cars I look 'em in the eye and tell 'em this, "This [Porsche 914 or VW Squareback] is an old car. You don't need to slam the doors shut. Anything you can adjust, for example, a window crank, you do so gently and smoothly. If you feel resistence or it stops, you stop and don't try to force it, because you'll break it and you don't want to know how much replacement parts cost."

Short, to the point, but let 'em know to be gentle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Sorry about the breakage but at least that is common (happened to both of my teeners...by ME (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) ) and there's an after-market replacement for it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)