my car got towed last night

i locked the steering wheel to the right and parked real close to the curb. (same spot as in my sig, but facing forward not backed in) when i came out at 5:30am it was gone...all i see is tire marks where they dragged me out. my heart sunk

i didnt even have enough money to get it out of impound but i fuckin pulled it out of my ass... fuck im BROKE!

so i finally get to the tow yard and see her sitting there, steering wheel is STILL LOCKED....

i get in and drive it and its shaking like crazy and whining like a bitch. i pull over...

they ripped the fuck out of my driver side axle boots and fucked up the steering assembly...WOW, my life really fucking sucks right now ya know!??!!!

im talking to a lawyer tomorrow hopefully and sueing these bitch ass mother fuckers!

seriously though, please give me advice

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

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damn man that SUX. What sux even more is they are going to get away with it. All they have to say is "It was like that when I picked it up." You have the burden of proof, and you don't have any. That really sux man

-Roman

Why did they tow you, Is it a no parking area or do you not display your pass or something? In VA at least I know that they are pretty much not responsible for damages to your car from the tow if you were breaking the law. If they tow it improperly like put it on and it falls off or something that's a different situation. But any damage to the car from a proper tow (ie: you leave the car in reverse so it can't be towed, or locking your wheel, etc etc) then you are responsible for the damages yourself...

I edited to the wiki!

theyve been towing me illegally....this is #3

theyre saying the night patrol guys called it in as a expired registration, but my current registration was blantantly in the windshield

fuckin...dont tell me im going to have to pay for this out of my pocket...thats not what i wanted to here. fuck these bitches!

edit: my proof is the tire drag marks on the curb and ground in the parking spot. also rub marks on my wheel indicate they dragged it when towing. also the FRESH axle boot grease and minimal scattering indicate the damage was done recently. especially with the method used to tow the car, they definately fucked my axle up and i can prove it

edit2:

it feels like someone just raped my wife or something...im so ridiculously mad im about to pull some vigilante justice shit up in this bitch

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

Explain how the tow tore an axle boot and discombobulated the rack and pinion?

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91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

I hope to God you can get your shit fixed man. I guess if anybody can prove shit in court it's you. Just leave your weed spray at the house

-Roman

is it possible to replace the steering arm coming out of the rack? or just that boot? its possible they got both the axle boot and the steering arm boot. there's grease everywhere.

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

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Yeah, it's possible. Never done it, but it's possible.. look up replacing an inner tie rod.

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'99 Eclipse RS-T (daily beater)
'13 Evo X (mostly stock)
'17 Sienna (Middle Aged Dad Mobile)



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In our city any damages resulting from a tow that is called in is not thier responsiblity. Even if they use you TIRE to pull your car away from the curb(which I saw myself, guy put the hook right into the tire and had his partner pull on the handle that activates the winch). Really suck for this to happen to you man. I hope it goes well, but if it was the police that called it in then you will have a hard time getting any money out of them. If they just towed it for shits and giggles (no police report on the call) then it is them that is in the wrong and you would have to sue them. Most likely if they are doing that(towing without cause) to you, then they are doing it to other cars and there would be more than just you to go to court with.

Kevin
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The new:

wow, i wanted to cry while reading turby
what i would do is this:
take pics of everything for a lawyer (i.e the rubber marks, puncture, etc)

then call the tow company and say you want the car # or squad # of the police/security who called it in for exprired registration. if they dont give it to you, they should have seen your registration was valid in your window when they towed it since most tow co's copy ur VIN # down on paper. if you get the car # of who called it in, you ca sure them as well.

anyway, only way your going to get some money for it is to prove your case obvisously, and i think this is your best way. the police or whoever will need some good shit to prove your reg was expired when it clearly shows its valid in yoru window ya know.

get a good lawyer and go at the fuckers man. good luck.

-MIKE-

Stroked 2.2L

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

Well if they towed it for no reason then they should have to pay. The only issue is that if it really was called in by the night guard then it is the complex's responsibility to fix it since it was towed under false pretenses. So you may want to check your lease and see what it says pretaining to this. But if they called to have your car towed for no reason then they should pay to fix it. I would first go raise hell with your leasing office and see why it was towed when thwe proper sticker is on the window. Also if the guard called it in under false preteses then you may have found your masked keyer also...

Edit you didn't take pic's at the tow yard did you?

I edited to the wiki!

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

Dude shoulda called me. I have a camera.

BTW Im curious, what is the name of the company? I know one around your area that owes me 200 bucks....the batards. Also theres like the BBB, consumer affairs and such. Takes time, but they get the point.

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When something was wrong with my engine (back when i would have other people look at my engine) I had it towed on a flat bed. the IDIOTS!!! let it drop down and they didn't put blocks out. my car slams onto my front bumper smashes my neon (at the time i had neons). i was like OMG WTF!!!! then they use the wench to back it up onto the truck. the whole time my front bumper is flexing and scraping even more. then he says "I won't be able to get this off without blocks" I was basically like NO SHIT. so i got some boards laying around the automotive shop and finally got my baby to safety. all i got was them to repair the neon. the asshole tried to insult me by saying "there is no way all those scrapes on the front bumper are from us". and also "usually cars don't have neons on them". so i said "is it usual for your guys to just drop people cars off your truck then". Between then and now i have had a couple other bad experiences with people touching my car. that is why i do it myself unless it absolutely has to go to a shop/etc.


edit: i was in the same town as RxR eclipse. the towing company was Clydes towing (just in case for some reason anyone should ever have a problem or thinks about using them).

I totally remember telling you when you got the bling green they would break Yea Bryan I remember when Clyde's towing busted up your shit. They are totally shady company. In fact they are the ones I saw put a hook thru that lady's tire. Couple of years ago some lady was parked by the radio shack and they needed to get a plow thru to clear the street. They just hooked it on the tire and turned on the winch. Really messed up that car.

Kevin
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The new:

FUCKIN MONEYSHOT! ^^^^

mm....greasy...






this is the drag marks from my front wheel....nice




this is what i first saw...i was likeohh fuck nooo



bitchasses are going to get OWNED.

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

GO GET EM TURB.

so what happened Josh? anyone bloody yet?

2gnt: '99 RS-T, killed by a toyota, pending rebuild...
Daily: Volt
Daily #2: '99 EVG ebike- STOLEN by PEDRO

-MIKE-

Stroked 2.2L

Well i have done towing for years and seen shit liek thathappen quite often. What happens is the "J" hook tilts up since the bed is on an angle and the tip of the hook digs into the CV boot. This is why its a general rule all FWD cars must be "T" slotted. There are "T" hooks in the tow stap that fit oblong slots in the subframe to tow FWD cars. The engineers really thought that one through for once. If your Rack and pinion is screwed up i have one for ya.....you pay the shipping and its yours.

Terry

YOU ARE A IDIOT! you sit here and dis my car...and you can even PARK your damm car. You can't even afford to get your car back...I'm laughing at you screw ball...Lets have some kind a charity benefit for people who can't park there cars....good for you! I hope your car is messed up...here's a good word of advise LEARN TO PARK!

Did you miss the part where he said that his car was towed because of an outdated registration? Did you also miss the part where he said that his registration really was valid, and that it was an unjustified, groundless tow?

I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. It's obvious that we share a hobby, and even though your car's style is not my own, a lot of effort and work was put into it, and that is, in my eyes, respectable. I can't help but feel, however, from your posts, that you are a real douchenozzle with a broomstick up your piss-hole.

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

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If a sentence found online has 35% misspellings or greater and includes at least two racially charged expletives, chances are it is a YouTube comment.

'95 Eclipse TurboGS (garage deco)
'95 TSi AWD (restoring a survivor)
'97 Talon ESi-T (poor impulse control)
'99 Eclipse RS-T (daily beater)
'13 Evo X (mostly stock)
'17 Sienna (Middle Aged Dad Mobile)



Factory Service Manuals: http://nawdu.de/files/

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~Chris
03 SRT-4

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If a sentence found online has 35% misspellings or greater and includes at least two racially charged expletives, chances are it is a YouTube comment.

'95 Eclipse TurboGS (garage deco)
'95 TSi AWD (restoring a survivor)
'97 Talon ESi-T (poor impulse control)
'99 Eclipse RS-T (daily beater)
'13 Evo X (mostly stock)
'17 Sienna (Middle Aged Dad Mobile)



Factory Service Manuals: http://nawdu.de/files/

yea, both my talons are SO STOCK its not even funny...<cough>

got_nawz...you were formally DINOWNED. keep talking, because id love to see you banned.

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

I have this wicked urge to hit up a Best Buy and purchase a copy of F&F from the discount bin with every intention of doing a burn out on it.

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~Chris
03 SRT-4

the things is none of you have a clue what I have in my car...and whatever I do have it's far from stock. You don't think that I know my car is out of style now? It wasn't 3 years ago when I built it...but that is changing. I'm sure if we compared mods you'd like my set-up I did lots of research on the forum to building what I have. You dis my car because of the look you don't know me personally..the thing is, if you dis me I will come right back.

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

You know, when Dino says "Shut the fuck up, queer" you usually should shut the fuck up. Seriously, Fast and Furious was cool for about 1 month after it came out. Get over it.

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If a sentence found online has 35% misspellings or greater and includes at least two racially charged expletives, chances are it is a YouTube comment.

'95 Eclipse TurboGS (garage deco)
'95 TSi AWD (restoring a survivor)
'97 Talon ESi-T (poor impulse control)
'99 Eclipse RS-T (daily beater)
'13 Evo X (mostly stock)
'17 Sienna (Middle Aged Dad Mobile)



Factory Service Manuals: http://nawdu.de/files/

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

NM

Well, I just wanna say hi...

MiztahfooLish...
'95 RS (16.72 @ 84 mph) *wheel hop sucks!* 97-99 front/rear end conversion, Autometer
tach, shift light, oil pressure, & air/fuel ratio gauges, Accel 8mm wires, CAI w/ K&N, 60MM
throttle body, ported and polished intake manifold, OBX-R 4 to 1 header, Greddy EVO 60MM
catback exhaust, 2.5" test pipe, Energy Suspension urethane motor mount inserts & shifter
bushings, short shifter, Ishihara-Johnson oil crankscraper, Dropzone lowering springs, front
and rear strut braces, 4 ga. ground wire kit, Powerslot brake rotors, 17"x7.5" Rota Subzero
wheels with Kumho Ecsta 712 tires, Optima redtop, Pioneer head unit, 6.5 front & rears

Back on topic...

So whats up with the car now Turby?


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Haha i had to go back to the top of the page to remember what it was even about. I worked with a guy who worked with a tow truck company, he said most of those guys try to fuck up cars on purpose. They are basicaly dirtbags that dont give a fuck about anything.

myspace.com/coastiecobb

good, you deserve what you got.

I'd just like to thank DR1665 for making my morning a little better. I've never seen pseudocode to insult anyone before.

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

Yeah, I was referring to DR1665, no offense to turbo8u. Anyways, I feel the same way, except I'm going to be around $100,000 when I'm all done. MSOE with my upcoming junior year at FHL in Germany isn't cheap. Ah,the joys of being an ME. P.S. I hope you get your tags soon so you don't have to go through all of the same crap.