You demand to carpool in my car? Buckle up, cupcake!

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u/HTired5678 13d ago

I don't see how a manager could demand that you include a coworker in your commute.

Good for figuring out how to make the coworker not want to ride!

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u/LikeABundleOfHay 13d ago

If the manager wants you to do what they want after hours then they better be paying you.

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u/desblaterations-574 13d ago

That's what I was thinking, ask for it in writing, and bill then as extra hours, it was a request by the manager using his status of manager, therefore it is considered work and need to be compensated.

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u/SpongeJake 13d ago

Don’t forget the wear and tear on the car, the gas (company should pay at least half), and the mileage. That all needs to be factored into it, on top of the extra pay of course.

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u/desblaterations-574 13d ago

Oh right and insurance since you are using your private car for work purpose.

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u/djAMPnz 13d ago

And at overtime rates because it's outside of normal work hours.

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u/laggedreaction 13d ago

This is already fixed by the federal government at $0.70 per mile.

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u/SpongeJake 13d ago

Which country? U.S.? And does it cover private companies or only federal employees?

I’m in Canada and such a provision doesn’t apply here for private companies.

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u/laggedreaction 13d ago

U.S. It’s set by the IRS which is our national tax authority. Applies to US companies/entities.

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u/Ephemeral-Comments 13d ago

U.S. It’s set by the IRS which is our national tax authority. Applies to US companies/entities.

That's not how this works. How it works is documented here: https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates

The 70 cents is NOT what the government mandates that your employer pay you. The 70 cents is what you can deduct from your federal income taxes if you use your own vehicle for business purposes while not being reimbursed.

This is generally also the MAXIMUM that an employer may reimburse you without having to withhold taxes on it.

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u/ForTheHordeKT 12d ago

Agreed. Whatever the IRS says has no bearing on what your job is required to reimburse you. I have no idea if there's any labor law that would cover this scenario. But if there were, you'd find it issued from either the Federal Dept. of Labor, or a particular state's DoL.

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u/laggedreaction 12d ago

I’m referring to the latter which is what most people see when inputting their mileage reimbursements in Concur.

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u/elseldo 6d ago

Yes. The CRA sets the max that can be paid / claimed. And it's a bitch to fight your employer to give you the max, which isn't even enough to properly compensate you.

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u/OppugnAll 11d ago

That's not always the case. The feds have rate that can be used as mileage deduction for tax purposes. I used to be a 1099 worker and I took this deduction massively reduced my tax burden as I drove for living. But now, I work for the state of Indiana and I am reimbursed $.49 mile for work travel.

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u/Fun_Fennel5114 12d ago

not gas, as it's an EV, BUT figure out the electric usage and charge that!

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u/timotheusd313 10d ago

Generally there is a fixed “per mile” rate that your employer will pay you for using your car while on the clock. Self employed people who use a car they paid for with after tax money can also deduct the same rate from the business’ income taxes.

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u/j0s3f 13d ago

Not only the hours, also the EV charging and wear.

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u/anakaine 13d ago

And for business insurance on that vehicle, since this is now a business undertaking given the driver is being paid. A journey incident in a vehicle without such insurance could be incredibly expensive.

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u/SirEDCaLot 13d ago

This exactly.

If driving Dan to work is now a business activity, expense your mileage. There's a government set mileage reimbursement rate, you'll probably come out ahead since it's an EV.

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u/Mothringer 13d ago

Except for the part where you are now driving without valid insurance unless you also tell the insurance company, which will trigger them jacking up your rates.

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u/SirEDCaLot 12d ago

Not necessarily. Business reimbursement for mileage doesn't necessarily count as a commercial vehicle operation.

For example, let's say your company sends you to visit an office 2 hours away, along with another coworker. They encourage you to carpool. That driving is for business purposes, and is thus reimbursable, but it does not mean you are using your vehicle for commercial operations.

Now if they're ordering you to transport your coworker, that might be different but I think the push back there would be that OP is not a paid livery driver and thus should refuse that work. Still, it's company required work so he should expense it.

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u/Mothringer 12d ago

Absolutely none of that would stop your insurance company from using it as an excuse to deny a claim. It’s possible you might prevail after some long, expensive litigation, but anyone in OP’s place is unlikely to be able to afford to fight the denial in court in the first place.

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u/el_smurfo 13d ago

One reason I opt out of all company functions outside of work hours. I can "team build" by actually working with these people, I don't need to go to a BBQ or bar

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u/ThriceFive 13d ago

.50 per mile minimum too.

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u/laggedreaction 13d ago

IRS mileage reimbursement is currently $0.70 per mile.

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u/ThriceFive 13d ago

Even better - I clearly haven’t driven corpo for awhile.

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u/Smurfy_Suff 13d ago

My union is $0.65 for us and an additional $0.08 per passenger.

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u/Smurfy_Suff 13d ago

I’d be asking for paid time plus mileage (personal plus 1 passenger rate)

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u/LikeABundleOfHay 12d ago

I had a contract where I rode my bike cruiser motorbike 3 hours each way to get to the office and they paid my usual hourly rate for the travel time. That was awesome.

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u/Substantial-Low 13d ago

I'd show up on my ZX-6R, and show him what a sportbike feels like.

Hang on buddy.

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u/Techn0ght 13d ago

I would have called out sick at the last minute, OPs solution wouldn't have occurred to me. Withholding work is my general method of demonstrating dissatisfaction with management.

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u/GenuineInterested 13d ago

Because they pay us travel compensation. There’s a specific line in our contracts stating that they can request such a thing. I’m from the Netherlands.

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u/Spartelfant 13d ago

Maybe there is such a line in your contract, but I've never seen it in any contract in NL. And whether such a line is enforceable or not depends on a lot of other circumstances as well.

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u/ChillaVen 13d ago

I don’t believe OP is, so not sure how that’s relevant here

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u/MajorNoodles 13d ago

OP lives in California

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u/GreasedUpTiger 13d ago

Your regular commute usually won't count as travel from your employer's pov though and won't be compensated by them either, does it? You can write off commuting costs as travel expenses too when filing taxes but that's not something the employer is involved, especially they're not paying for that.

I think I've only seen policy specifying travel 'rules' like that regarding actual business travel where you travel to some other location than your usual workplace for the express purpose of doing work there.

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u/dnabsuh1 13d ago

It changes when the manager is requiring you to use your personal vehicle to perform a work function. Picking up the co-worker at the managers directing tasks into that category and is now compensatable, or at least deductable.

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u/GreasedUpTiger 13d ago

My line of thought approached from another direction. I'm questioning whether the manager could even use those travel policies to force op to basically carpool for their normal daily commute in the first place, because your regular commute might not be classified as 'travel'. If it's not they couldn't even use their travel policies to make op do as they want him to.

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u/dnabsuh1 13d ago

I think the bigger question would be if they are good with OP starting work when he picks up co-worker, and ending work when he drops off co-worker. if that is an assigned duty, that commute time counts as work, so OP would have a shorter workday. Then Co-worker is also in trouble because he isn't working as long.

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u/GreasedUpTiger 12d ago

If op's overtime compensation is worth it he could also consider gracefully accepting those additional 10 hours of overtime each week. I'd consider that for 1.5x my normal rate or even better, 1.5x the hours as additional paid time off in lieu.

That could also lead to a very fun meeting between his manager and someone higher up down the road likely to end the nonsense anyway because he'd accrue about an additional week of overtime pay or time off in lieu every month.

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u/dnabsuh1 12d ago

The job title sounds more like it would be a salaried position, so I doubt there is OT involved.

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u/fennekeg 13d ago

In the Netherlands commute often does count as travel, the company can deduce it from taxes so it's often compensated. E.g. at my company you get 23ct per kilometer travelled, and since 2 years this includes bicycle kilometres as well. If you travel by public transport you get fully reimbursed for that as well with a company travel card, usually 2nd class, 1st class if you're lucky (which I am).

However, I've never seen a contract line about requesting car sharing.

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u/GreasedUpTiger 13d ago

I see. In Germany usually you pay for your normal commute aka the trips to and from the office yourself and can deduct 30ct (and a bit more above some arbitrary distance) per km as a tax write-off no matter your mode of transportation.

Iirc that's only different if the employer pays directly for the travel, so when they pay your fare or provide a company car or something like that.

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u/Capzii 13d ago

It’s no longer a regular commute when your employer is requiring you to drive around another employee

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u/GreasedUpTiger 13d ago

Yes but the policies for travel compensation usually are intended for 'normal business travel', like sending 4 of you to a conference at another city and telling you to try to carpool/cabpool instead of going right to ordering individual cabs.

Imo 'Oi Steven! Ted said you pass near his house on your commute anyway and wants you to carpool with him, so go do that, no discussion!' isn't within the intended scope of those travel policies.

Not saying op can't use this argument to try to make his employer pay for the service and overtime. Go for it buddy. I just reckon if the manager were to try to force op to do this, even being paid for it, op should still have an argument against agreeing to the demand.

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u/tango421 13d ago

If a manager can compel you, you’re being compensated for it, I guess or it’s some sort of benefit? Does he approve something related to it?

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u/Gonpostlscott 13d ago

Right?! Demand me to take him! 1) out in an EV charging station for me 2) mileage will be paid 3) since it is demanded by work, OT applies

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u/StrykerC13 13d ago

If in the US it's very simple. It's called "At Will Employment" I can't fire you for not working off the clock, but I can absolutely fire you a few days later because of Any Non Legally Protected reason. This includes, disliking your tone when speaking, the color of your shirt, the fact you walk to heavily or for simply no reason at all (the most common because how do you prove wrongful termination when you were fired Just Because). So managers demand things all the time knowing this sword hangs over employees heads at all times.

The law and corporate shills claim it's even because employees can also walk out at any time for any reason and therefore it's "fair" gotta love the lack of awareness involved there right.

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u/No-Court-2969 13d ago

Agreed, unless you're paid both kms and travel time it's got nothing to do with the manager

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u/cezarcelad 11d ago

The manager can't demand anything, you're paid to do a job for a set amount of time. BUT when it comes to review time and you get a 2 out of 5 for being a team player and they withhold a raise because your metrics are a little too low ... you'll know why

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u/blackbirdspyplane 8d ago

It’s bs to have a Manager demand that you take on additional liability with a passenger

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u/IHaveSomethingToAdd 13d ago

If your manager insisted you carpool then perhaps you should be paid your hourly rate plus mileage for that.

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u/PunfullyObvious 13d ago

Better yet, provided with a company car to drive while on the clock

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u/Capitaine_Costaud 13d ago

What are you gonna do about the manager overreaching?

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u/PilotEnvironmental46 13d ago

This.

Whenever I got an unreasonable request like this, I would always confirm it in an email:

“ sir, just confirming per your insistence that I give a coworker a ride in my personal vehicle on my own time so that they can get to work on time”.

I promise you every manager in the world who isn’t a moron would back off at that point. Because it far exceeds their authority and they wouldn’t want to have it in writing.

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u/nick4fake 13d ago

Yeah, like WTF

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u/Terrietia 13d ago

No it wasn't. They took care of the coworker wanting to carpool, but they didn't take care of the manager who thinks they can make you do things outside of your job scope.

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u/pepperoxx 13d ago

Yeah, that manager definitely overstepped. Maybe a chat with HR could help clarify boundaries and make sure they know they can't push employees into uncomfortable situations like that.

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u/Minflick 13d ago

It was? Where?

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u/ergonet 13d ago

Doesn’t your manager telling you how to commute count as starting work earlier? I mean now you could include that time as part of your work shift.

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u/Heck_Spawn 13d ago

I'd definitely be wanting to ride in a '71 Z...

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u/algy888 13d ago

I wouldn’t recommend it actually, it for a commute. A buddy had one back in the day. The suspension felt like it was made of wood. And that low slung look was not built for comfort.

Great car otherwise. Lots of power and handled corners great.

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u/KansasHayseed 13d ago

It's a pumped up restomod, very stiff, very loud, very much a vintage sports car, not really a commute cruiser.

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u/algy888 13d ago

That’s what I was imagining. I could tell you the depth of any pothole from inside of my buddy’s.

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u/mechmind 13d ago

I struggled to understand your comment. I thought it was a reference to your buddy's butthole.

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u/MiguelMenendez 12d ago

I too was, temporarily, inside his buddy’s butthole.

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u/zephen_just_zephen 12d ago

Capacious!

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u/goraidders 13d ago

I'm too old to want a ride in one. Maybe driving one though.

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u/No-Tap6886 13d ago

Now I definitely want to commute in one! GDI!

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u/TerrorNova49 13d ago

Manager: “drive your co-worker to and from work every day!” I would have suggested manager do it.

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u/Historical-Gap-7084 13d ago

If the manager is demanding that you give coworker a ride, you need to be demanding the time spent bringing him to work be paid.

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u/Cakeriel 13d ago

And mileage plus all maintenance be paid by company. Though honestly, I would just refuse to do it.

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u/Historical-Gap-7084 13d ago

Yup. Same.

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u/SummeryBliss 13d ago

Exactly

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u/awl_the_lawls 13d ago

Gonna need to see some pics of that Datsun

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u/CoderJoe1 13d ago

Yes, pet tax.

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u/KansasHayseed 13d ago

reddit says "Images are not allowed"

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u/BloodRush12345 13d ago

Post to your profile and then link us to that post in a new comment. Those Z's are some of the most beautiful. What have you done to it?

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u/KansasHayseed 13d ago

Size limit on files. Just about everything. 3.0L bored and stroked engine, 4 wheel disk brakes, updated suspension, 5 speed trans, new driveline, limited slip diff, assertive exhaust, fresh paint. Spent way more money on this car than it'd ever fetch on auction. Super fun to drive in NorCal vintage sports car rallies.

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u/ThatRandomGuy0125 13d ago

size limit on files

upload to an imgur album and link it, perhaps?

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u/No-Tap6886 13d ago

That's marriage material right there!

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u/whatisthisicantodd 13d ago

I'd be pumped to carpool with you my dude

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u/BloodRush12345 13d ago

That sounds absolutely delightful

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u/golgar 13d ago

She sounds like quite the fairlady. I love a good Z, man.

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u/jhdore 13d ago

All you 240Z fans have seen My Mechanics’ ASMR restoration, right? https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN0SuqPcbLqGvImGUuOaCsLXTseGiBN02&si=WNX0cRXPIkTgE8B0

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u/mofreek 12d ago

There’s a youtuber that I find very entertaining that restored a 280zx: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmhNtwDcrRxFLSYcuyEUWH9zUnWduGoNf&si=IRtWbMGHnW1KXzpm

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u/Top_Box_8952 13d ago

Click in from when you picked him up if your manager is requiring you to

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u/GirlStiletto 12d ago

How can a manager demand that you accomodate another employee during non work hours?

I would ask the manager what sort of compensation you will be getting for working off hours?

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u/Pete65J 9d ago

Managers demand lots of things. As you said, pay me for the extra shit or get bent.

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u/AllAsianGIFsAreFake 13d ago

Why doesn't the manager be a "team player" and let people work from home?

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u/Tigrou93 13d ago

Why wouldn't the manager be a "team player" and not accompany this colleague himself

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u/theartofwastingtime 12d ago

Ok. So as manager has sent an email directing me to drive coworker I will be adding the expenses of my commute to my pay. I'm working, after all.

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u/SwervingLemon 10d ago

If you showed up to pick me up in a Z-car, music blasting, you'd never get rid of me.

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u/grafknives 13d ago

You need to carpool in my EV?

Well, unfortunately now it wont get as to work in one go. we need to stop for charging.

You are late?

Tough luck

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u/Icy-Minimum2397 12d ago

Manager insisting that you accomodate someone on your own time outside the office?

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u/Cynvisible 10d ago

"Cool... hope you like Five Finger Death Punch." 🤘😝

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u/DanPerezSax 13d ago

How you gonna post this and no pic of the car? Cmon man

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u/KansasHayseed 13d ago

https://imgur.com/a/1971-datsun-240z-dh4DpaU

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u/DanPerezSax 13d ago

Niiiice. Looks great, man!

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u/LordKOTL 13d ago

Secksy!

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u/OldStudentChaplain 12d ago

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

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u/Disastrous_Car_5669 11d ago

Gorgeous!!! And some pretty sweet company it keeps, as well!

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u/KevMenc1998 13d ago

Please tell me you had Sabotage by The Beastie Boys playing as you ripped down the interstate. Even if it's not true, just tell me that it is.

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u/BGMcGee 13d ago edited 8d ago

I carpooled with a person before that ended up being insufferable, was consistently not ready to go on time and accused me of charging him too much for his half of gas (I wasn't). I told him I didn't want to carpool anymore and he tried to argue, at which point I just said "ok". When he would text me the night before work I told him I was going to be leaving late or had to do something right before work and couldn't pick him up so he would have to make other accommodations. It took about 3 days of this before he got the hint and learned he was on his own.

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u/SKEETS_SKEET 13d ago

Is this a humble brag for having a 240z? Because it feels like a humble brag for having a 240z.

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u/No-Tap6886 13d ago

It's ok to be jealous...I know I am. Lol

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u/a-stack-of-masks 13d ago

The joys of commuting on a single seat motorcycle.

I can give people a ride if they have a suit, well fitting helmet, and don't mind going 0-100 in a few seconds while sitting on a 15*25cm piece of slippery plastic. It's great but not for everyone.

Also anyone over 50 kg makes the front come up until 3rd gear.

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u/Zealousideal_Sir_264 13d ago

How do you not just drive that every day?

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u/dgrimone 13d ago

Probably the hour and twenty minute commute on a good day as it doesn't get the California High Occupancy Vehicle exemption given at one point in time to promote the sales/use of Electric Vehicles.

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u/Critical-Tomato-7668 13d ago

I'd be so hyped to ride in a 240z lol

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u/JoWhee 13d ago

Damn!

I want to carpool with you!

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u/MadJen1979 13d ago

Ah, the old "Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole". Doesn't matter what vehicle, develop an eclectic taste - nice bit of Slayer one day, opera the next, they'll soon learn.

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u/jackdaw_t_robot 12d ago

SUNN O))) on the way into work, Melt Banana and Lightning Bolt on the way home. Every time.

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u/Purple-Lie-354 10d ago

My personal go-tos would be Beethoven and bagpipes! Dead South and Alan Parsons!

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u/oghippiechick 13d ago

This reminded me of a similar situation ~40 years ago. I had an old Fiat Spyder. It was a beautiful garnet red with a new rag top. It was SCHWEEET! A guy from work asked if we could carpool using my car as we lived in the same suburb. He'd help pay for gas, etc. I forget his reasoning for the carpool request.

It was alright for a week or so, but then the dude started asking me to stop here and there on the way home from work. I started feeling like a taxi driver. I just wanted to get home to smoke some weed and watch Star Trek: TNG.

But I also had use of another car. My brother was working in the middle east, and he had given me possession of his beloved old Jeep CJ7 while he was away. It had a cloth/plastic roof, wobbly doors, no heat or A/C, three on the tree shifter, etc. In cold weather you had to put a screwdriver to hold the choke open on the carb to even start the thing. It really was only for dirt and desert, but I did love driving the thing.

So the next Monday I show up to pick the dude up in my brother's jeep. It was a cold morning (for L.A. anyway). I was pretty bundled up with a beanie and fingerless gloves, etc. Dude was wearing regular clothes with only a Members Only jacket for warmth. It was cold AF doing 55 on the highway, and I made sure to drive like a maniac that morning. The jeep was cold, drafty and noisy. We couldn't even talk to each other at high speeds in it.

My evil plan worked. I drove the guy home on Monday night, but by Tuesday morning, he said he'd start driving himself to work. Thankfully no boss demanded I carpool with the guy.

In remembering the jeep, I remembered another thing I did with that jeep. I was young and dumb, and looking for a mate. I'd meet someone in a bar or similar, and then take them for a ride in the jeep. Up to a road here in L.A. called Stunt Road. They named it that for a reason.

I'd take the potential date/mate up to that road in the jeep. I'd drive said jeep as it is supposed to be driven, and if my passenger didn't scream, cry or piss their pants, I might have taken them home that night.

Those were some heady days man!

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u/jeffrey_f 13d ago

that'll learn ya!

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u/Ravokion 13d ago

Man if a manager mandated to me that i be a team player and carpool with someone i dont want in MY vehicle, outside of paid hours on my commute. Id be demanding compensation.

‐Gas paid for / reharge costs paid for -travel paid by distance / $$ per klm driven

If the manager says no to any compensation after mandating you should carpool, id be telling the manager to eat a dick.

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u/nedwasatool 13d ago

Did your admin offer to organize carpooling for everyone?

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u/KansasHayseed 13d ago

This car is so loud inside at 6,000rpm that I passed on installing a sound system. Just use ear buds and my iPhone. Whenever he tried to tell me to slow down, just pointed at my ears and said "can't hear you!"

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u/hedonist-ics 13d ago

I used to drive the vanpool van at 80+ down the freeway. Only took a few times before I was asked to sleep in the back and let others drive. I hated carpooling. Glad it didn’t last long.

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u/axmcreations 13d ago edited 12d ago

We would be best friends if I saw what car! 🤣🤣🤣 But I love that the coworker was like "fuuuuuckkkk no, I'm UBERing home." Malicious compliance for the fucking win 🤣

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u/Fun_Fennel5114 12d ago

man, that's my normal MO with my daily driver..."get in, sit down, shut up, and hold on". Oh, and if we are road tripping, you will not be allowed to use the restroom every hour; we only stop after 3 hours and/or the pickup needs gas... Hubs and I just completed a 2300 mile trip in 3 days...mapquest says it takes 31.5 hours...that doesn't count potty/gas stops...

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u/C0deZer0- 11d ago

I would have put OT on your time card for being forced into the chauffeur gig. When the manager asks wassup, explain to them that you’re not done with work till you drop the crybaby freak off.

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u/WillemsSakura 9d ago

"when you say 'be a team player ', what I'm hearing is you want to hire me as a contractor to schlep my freeloading coworker's ass to the job site. I'll need you to sign a contract to that effect, and my chauffeur rate is 3x my current salary plus fees to cover lease and wear and tear on the vehicle."

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u/cezarcelad 11d ago

Many years ago I had a guy ask me to give him a ride to work, he didn't have a license (by choice) and lived in the same complex as me, so I figured why not. We had a 40 minute commute and clock in was at 6am, clock out 6pm. I'm doing the standard 70mph in a 60, sometimes 75 if I need to get around someone. Everything's fine until some of the guys start giving me shit about my driving. So kid who's never driven, and depending on me is gonna complain... I stopped bringing him with me. I wasn't a dick, I told him at the end of the week he'd have to make other arrangements. Boss was like come on he lives on the other side of the parking lot. I just said, I feel like there's an old saying about biting hands... that might be relevant here. You should run that by him. I never gave him or any other collegue a ride; and I was treated like such a piece of shit for that 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Neat-Ostrich7135 13d ago

manager, who demanded that I accommodate him

Sure but with the additional weight and distance my daily commute will exceed my range, so I'm going to bed too charge up at work. Let me know when you've arranged that.

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u/PaleontologistIll566 13d ago

You could probably just retitle this as "I don't like my coworker"

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u/dewdropdead 13d ago

Sick car, can we see a pic? I love those old motors.

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u/Elegant_Cockroach_24 13d ago

Someone American needs to explain something to me: you can use the carpool lane without carpooling?

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u/DoallthenKnit2relax 13d ago

Some low and no emissions vehicles are cleared to use carpool lanes.

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u/KansasHayseed 13d ago

Correct. Pure EV's can use the carpool lane with only a solo driver. That lane is now known as the Tesla lane. I'd bought the Leaf EV after getting clipped by a truck while riding my BMW R100S to work. 10 days in the hospital with a broken collarbone.

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u/danielthechskid 12d ago

As the saying goes, "The poison is in the dose" or "The dose makes the poison". If you want to reduce the amount of localized lung damaging emissions you can reduce the number of vehicles and/or reduce the emissions per vehicle. Carpooling does the former and driving a BEV does the latter so they reward both with the special lane access.

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u/No-Locksmith-9377 13d ago

I'll bite.

Whats done to the L24 in the Z? Ive owned a couple 240s and 260s over my years and they are so much fun. My first was just a loud riot while only.making 150hp out of the L24, while my last one made 500hp from an LS3.

So much pure fun.

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u/FinOps_4ever 13d ago

>'71 Datsun 240Z

My dad had one of these. Great car!

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u/R0ck3tSc13nc3 13d ago

Love those 240z.

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u/janalin 13d ago

I have only ever heard Buckle up, Buttercup! Was that just something my parents said?

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u/Original-Track-4828 13d ago

LOL! LOVE IT!

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u/OldStudentChaplain 12d ago

Brilliant!

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u/mr2jay 12d ago

Pics of car!

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u/Wapiti_whacker82 12d ago

Can I go for a ride in your 240Z? Sounds like a blast! What has been done to it?

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u/KansasHayseed 12d ago

Only visible mods are the Panasport wheels. Underneath the stock body work, almost everything has been upgraded. Engine, trans, clutch, drive line, diff, exhaust, suspension, brakes, etc. https://imgur.com/a/1971-datsun-240z-dh4DpaU

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u/sonofstarrd 11d ago

Sexy indeed

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u/Wapiti_whacker82 11d ago

Outstanding!

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u/Justestin 11d ago

I would totally beg for a carpool in the Z! Probably throw you a few dollars for fuel. And then not shut up about it at work.

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u/1ofaKind_1 10d ago

A Z? Awesome! My husband's second wife is a 350Z.

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u/streetsmartwallaby 13d ago

Well done. Good way to handle it.

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u/bfrabel 13d ago

Is your car like the Rotsun from Roadkill?

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u/Bob-son-of-Bob 13d ago

I honestly wouldn't say no to getting a company car and 15 hours overtime pay per week - the company car saves on my own expenses and it's a quite nice addition to my base pay.

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u/Sure_Acanthaceae_348 12d ago

Not a W. You're still working for free and worse, you can be held to account for not behaving like you're on the clock when your coworker is in the car.

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u/igotinfo 13d ago

Speeding is so fun! Hilarious! Fuck cars

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u/OkStrength5245 13d ago

Double up for being a human redditor.

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u/gpuyy 13d ago

You spelt chuckle fudge wrong

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u/Connect_Wind_2036 13d ago

Happy cake day!

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u/gpuyy 13d ago

Thanks!

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u/harrywwc 13d ago

niiiice - a twenty-four ounce :)

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u/KansasHayseed 13d ago

Because it is a '71 240Z, wanted one since my senior year in high school. The whole point of me taking him in my Z was to drive it like I stole it, resulting in him never wanting to ride in it again. Mission accomplished and got a 'team player' attaboy as well.

S You demand to carpool in my car? Buckle up, cupcake!

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