Transport a car that's not worth transporting?

erville wrote:
> Michael Johnson wrote:
>
>> I would take a couple of cars tortured to death over time without a
>> problem. Ours managed to total 5 cars in two years. Two of those
>> five (one mine and one his Mother's) came in the SAME WEEK! Your's
>> chooses to torture the poor vehicle over time while ours just puts the
>> proverbial bullet in the back of their heads. The good news is that
>> he now pays for his own car insurance and he is off our policy.
>
> 1977, I was 17
>
> a friend of mine managed to wreck 2 cars , and 2 motorcycles in a 24 hour
> period.
>
> 1975 Datsun Honey Bee..... car ran a stop sign on him
>
> his Honda Motorcycle.... that was his fault
>
> his Dads Kawasaki Motorcycle... car cut him off, and he landed in a soft
> ditch
>
> early next morning, he is driving his dads 1973 Chevrolet Caprice
> convertible to work, and someone sideswipes him changing lanes.........
>
> thats the record as far as one person in 24 hrs I am aware of

I would say it is time for this guy to ride the bus.

erville wrote:

> sounds like my brother.... 44, and has wrecked or totalled every car of my
> dads he ever drove, and wrecked or totalled every car he has ever owned.
>
> and people asked me why he never drove my truck.....
>
> oops.... I take it back, the Caprice wagon I left him and mom to use, after
> I moved to Arkansas.... the deal was he finished paying it off..... ~
> $1,000..... then I would sign it over to him.
>
> it got repossessed......
>
> my credit took the hit.
>
> but if I would have left him, and my handicapped mom in Louisiana without
> any transportation, I would have earned the SOB title that I have anyway.
>
> now he drives a 1996 Lincoln Town Car his girlfriend bought him.....
>
> just a matter of time before that Lincoln gets crunched.
>
>

Oh dear God, where in Louisiana so I can avoid him at all costs....

WindsorFox wrote:
> erville wrote:
>
>> sounds like my brother.... 44, and has wrecked or totalled every car
>> of my dads he ever drove, and wrecked or totalled every car he has
>> ever owned. and people asked me why he never drove my truck.....
>>
>> oops.... I take it back, the Caprice wagon I left him and mom to
>> use, after I moved to Arkansas.... the deal was he finished paying
>> it off..... ~ $1,000..... then I would sign it over to him.
>>
>> it got repossessed......
>>
>> my credit took the hit.
>>
>> but if I would have left him, and my handicapped mom in Louisiana
>> without any transportation, I would have earned the SOB title that I
>> have anyway. now he drives a 1996 Lincoln Town Car his girlfriend bought
>> him.....
>>
>> just a matter of time before that Lincoln gets crunched.
>>
>>
>
> Oh dear God, where in Louisiana so I can avoid him at all costs....

Alexandria, LA

he lives one block off Jackson Street Extension, ..... the 4 lane all day
bumper to bumper parking lot.

erville wrote:
> WindsorFox wrote:
>> erville wrote:
>>
>>> sounds like my brother.... 44, and has wrecked or totalled every car
>>> of my dads he ever drove, and wrecked or totalled every car he has
>>> ever owned. and people asked me why he never drove my truck.....
>>>
>>> oops.... I take it back, the Caprice wagon I left him and mom to
>>> use, after I moved to Arkansas.... the deal was he finished paying
>>> it off..... ~ $1,000..... then I would sign it over to him.
>>>
>>> it got repossessed......
>>>
>>> my credit took the hit.
>>>
>>> but if I would have left him, and my handicapped mom in Louisiana
>>> without any transportation, I would have earned the SOB title that I
>>> have anyway. now he drives a 1996 Lincoln Town Car his girlfriend bought
>>> him.....
>>>
>>> just a matter of time before that Lincoln gets crunched.
>>>
>>>
>> Oh dear God, where in Louisiana so I can avoid him at all costs....
>
> Alexandria, LA
>
> he lives one block off Jackson Street Extension, ..... the 4 lane all day
> bumper to bumper parking lot.
>
>
>

Okay I never go that far. You know anything North of Alec is Yankee
territory... :-P

Further....

The Boy "thinks" that it's just the battery. He bought a new one, but
couldn't figure out how to remove the cables from the battery (?).

Bottom line, the car's been sitting in one spot for a year (probably will
need new tires?), but we're going to drive up and see if ol' Dad can't
figure out how to swap out the battery. IF the car runs, I'll drive it from
New York to Philly, even if the tires have flat spots.

Once I get it here, it'll go right into the shop for a complete inspection.

There's hope.

I kept him on the phone tonight while I renewed his driver's license for PA,
updated his new address down here, took out an insurance policy, and I still
have to renew the vehicle registration tomorrow (once the insurance kicks
in). So the only real issue will be that the car's inspection stickers have
expired.

But any fine for driving a car with expired inspection stickers is FAR less
than having the car picked up and delivered down here. And (knock wood)
getting pulled over is not a certainty....

dwight
(just bein' a dad)

dwight wrote:
> Further....
>
> The Boy "thinks" that it's just the battery. He bought a new one, but
> couldn't figure out how to remove the cables from the battery (?).
> dwight
> (just bein' a dad)




"Son, step away from the vehicle and put down those tools"

Jan

"Jan" > wrote in message
...
> dwight wrote:
>> Further....
>>
>> The Boy "thinks" that it's just the battery. He bought a new one, but
>> couldn't figure out how to remove the cables from the battery (?).
>> dwight
>> (just bein' a dad)
>
>
> "Son, step away from the vehicle and put down those tools"
>
> Jan

Sure, but if ever there was any doubt that he's MY son...

)

Well, Dave, I'm not sure how Dwight handles his instances....

For my part, I have a 19 year old that has a mortgage payment... this,
alone, makes all those times he told me he hated me worthwhile. There's a
lot of things he could be spending that money on.... Not many of them are
good.

I made sure that he can swing his own hammer..... Now, with his truck, I
have the chance to give him some of his inheritance without the tax
burden.... OMG, did I just admit to being mortal?

A lot of folks don't like the way I dispense advice... what makes anyone
think I don't treat my own boy the same????

Politically correct ain't.

Jim Warman wrote:
> Well, Dave, I'm not sure how Dwight handles his instances....
>
> For my part, I have a 19 year old that has a mortgage payment... this,
> alone, makes all those times he told me he hated me worthwhile. There's a
> lot of things he could be spending that money on.... Not many of them are
> good.
>
> I made sure that he can swing his own hammer..... Now, with his truck, I
> have the chance to give him some of his inheritance without the tax
> burden.... OMG, did I just admit to being mortal?
>

I can't believe you did that...