? 164 Volvo? On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 12:40 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Max and I went to LKQ Saturday and pulled a bunch of stuff from a SEC they > had there. There was a “new” 211 sitting in the intake lot. I need a wheel > 🛞 , the other 211 wheels have been picked so i asked the guy when it > would be available and he said they were waiting on the title to it before > it could go in the yard. > > There was a 164 there with a set of AMG wheels some curb rash with good > Michelins, I was tempted to grab them all. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jun 14, 2022, at 9:28 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Spoke to neighbor the other day. He sold the car off to a recycler who > went to the impound yard to pick it up. He haggled with the impound yard > and got their price down somewhat. Said the amount the recycler paid for > the remains nearly covered the impound fees. > > > > Interesting exposure to the seedier side of business. Pretty skeezy if > you ask me. > > > > -D > > > > > >> On Jun 9, 2022, at 9:57 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Yes > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>>> On Jun 9, 2022, at 10:05 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> It pretty much appears that if he just walks away from this the yard > will take possession of the remains of the truck and do with it as they > please. > >>> > >>> Thanks, everyone! > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>>> On Jun 8, 2022, at 11:26 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I don’t know about Florida but here if a vehicle sits for 30days > (“abandoned”) the yard or mechanic can file a lien and then has to auction > it off. I’m not sure how the title sorts out but I think the yard gets it > from the state, or the buyer gets it somehow. In any case the auction sale > lets them recover something. The original owner is out of it at that point. > If the vehicle is not worth much it’s probably easiest to just walk away > from it and let it be the yard’s problem. > >>>> > >>>> --FT > >>>> Sent from iFōn > >>>> > >>>>>> On Jun 8, 2022, at 9:34 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Interesting discussion with a neighbor today that I thought might > elicit some responses here that could be of value…. > >>>>> > >>>>> Seems his college aged school son totaled his (the son’s) little > pickup truck, a 2010-2012 Ford of some sort. Because of the minimal value > and limited resources of the son, who works in the summer to pay his bills, > the truck had no collision or comp coverage, so it’s essentially a > write-off for him. > >>>>> > >>>>> Sheriff had the truck towed to an impound lot from the crash site. > Three days in (this apparently happened sometime on Monday) the fees at the > impound lot are already something crazy, like $650, and of course > increasing exponentially every day. The son has no interest in the remains > of the vehicle, and certainly doesn’t have the resources to cover the > impound fees. I’m assuming he would even have to pay to have the wreck > hauled off to someplace like CoPart or LKQ, if they would even want it. > >>>>> > >>>>> So the neighbor’s wondering (he’s asking me, because he knows I’m a > “car guy") if I think the impound place, a private towing firm contracted > to the County for such services, would just take the title to the truck in > lieu of the fees. I’m thinking that the scrap value of the truck is > probably minimal, so even if he did this they would still want the balance > of the fees they’ve charged to-date. I presume they could take a lien on > the truck/title, but even if they did that it’s still more or less > worthless and they won’t get jack out of the kid, who has reached the age > of majority and is not on anything connected to the parents as far as I > know. > >>>>> > >>>>> Let’s also realize that these places charge exorbitant fees as a way > to rip people off, of course, and I have to believe there are plenty of > instances where they don’t get a dime. > >>>>> > >>>>> Anyone encounter a situation like this, or know of one or a > resolution for it? > >>>>> > >>>>> -D > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
