"m-b-w loves his SUBAROO" (m-b-w)
11/25/2013 at 22:24 • Filed to: None
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"m-b-w loves his SUBAROO" (m-b-w)
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I was at Best Buy back in September, and saw an abandoned 2003ish Ford Explorer in their parking lot. It had 2 flat tires and no license plates, but otherwise looked in good shape. Fast forward to tonight, I was at Best Buy, and saw the car in the same parking spot, with the same two flat tires. One of my friends owns a farm, and we have been searching craiglist for a car to goof around with on his property. Is there any way that we could claim this abandoned Explorer? I am located in North Carolina.
Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
11/25/2013 at 22:26 |
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Hotwire it while no one is looking. Honestly, if it's been there that long, it won't be missed.
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m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
11/25/2013 at 22:27 |
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I doubt it's battery has any juice.
offroadkarter
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
11/25/2013 at 22:28 |
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it has PATS, you can't just "hotwire" it
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m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
11/25/2013 at 22:29 |
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Also, it would look really bad with a news headline reading, "US Marshall's Son Arrested For Attempting to Steal a Car"
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Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> offroadkarter
11/25/2013 at 22:38 |
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Tow it?
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offroadkarter
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
11/25/2013 at 22:38 |
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I mean he could but thats theft lol
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Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> offroadkarter
11/25/2013 at 22:39 |
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It's not theft if you don't get caught...
Don't listen to me. I'm full of bad ideas.
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offroadkarter
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
11/25/2013 at 22:41 |
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Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
11/25/2013 at 22:48 |
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I would probably contact the best buy owner. See if they can do anything about it.
Suuuubaru
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
11/25/2013 at 22:58 |
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Maybe give the local police dept a call?
iDriveCode3
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
11/25/2013 at 23:11 |
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I'd think it belongs to a store employee. If I managed a store and I even half-cared about getting/keeping customers, I'd be on the phone with the local PD to get it removed if I thought someone had dumped the car in my lot. The process in California involves, in part, sending notice to the owner that you want to claim the abandoned property. I'd suspect NC has similar laws.
I recently dealt with three individuals removing the flat tires off of a fantastic first gen Honda Civic that was left neglected in a private parking lot one afternoon. Their plan was to fix the flats gratis, then approach the owner or start some kind of civil process to claim the obviously abandoned property. It didn't take long to find the owner in the adjacent business park, who was in fact using the lot as his own vehicle storage. I think we let them go after identifying them, as there was no way to prove they acted with any criminal intent to steal the car or tamper with it.
The car left the lot a few weeks later. I should have shot photos; it was a nifty li'l thing. Maybe I'll dig around and find the case file and lift the photos from our reports.
MMinSC
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
11/26/2013 at 07:49 |
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Rent a UHaul dolly, and drag it away...
zadtheinhaler
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
11/26/2013 at 09:54 |
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You could probably snag it in five days .
GrnBeret2B
> iDriveCode3
11/26/2013 at 13:27 |
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Does CA allow for mechanic's liens on vehicles? That was my first thought when you described their plan, but I think a lot of states require a signed agreement for the work to prevent abuse like that.
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iDriveCode3
> GrnBeret2B
11/26/2013 at 21:52 |
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Precisely. Mechanics' liens are over "authorized" work in the Civil Code. Which I've honestly never thought about, as I avoid civil law as often as I can.