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
