[RP TownTalk] stolen car

[Jeffrey Yorke]

Yes, stealing your car, my car is against the law. But a dealership still
won't take it so for now, its just transportation for bad guys. The overall
profit in a car that old is ziltch to them, a pain in the neck for you.
Sorry.
I embrace Steve Martin's proposal of more than 30 years ago: "death penalty
for parking violations."


On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Roland Walker <walker at pobox.com> wrote:

> Several people said the same thing to me off-list -- that there are
> laws to keep someone from cashing in a clunker that isn't theirs.
>
> But I see a hole in that logic: the people who have my car do not follow
> laws.
>
> R
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Jeffrey Yorke<yorkedial at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Great idea for an automobile mystery writer (remember Billy Joel's "real
> > estate novelist"?) but this morning, Peggy at Koons Ford in College Park
> > gave me the bad news on my historic 1984 set of wheels and Roland, you
> and I
> > are both outta luck. Me on length of constant registration, insurance,
> you
> > on theory. The clunker holder must be able to prove that the clunker has
> > been registered and insured to that same person for the past 12 months.
> > That's where I came up short. I tool Granny's Fleetwood Brougham (74,000
> > original miles !!!) off the road for a few years to avoid paying crazy
> car
> > insurance with a young driver on my plan. Didn't get it re-registered,
> > re-tagged and insured again until late last year so I won't be getting a
> > new, greener Ford.
> >
> > So, no car thefts are gonna be profitting from their ill-gotten gains at
> Mr.
> > Walker's expense.
> >
> > But, Roland, do I have a hell of a deal for you and you can ride off into
> > the sunset in a  beautiful set of (brand new rubber, too!) wheels...
> >
> > No kidding, this garage-kept car belonged to my now 97-year-old
> grandmother
> > and has had great care. Gets surprisingly good milage for its ilk.
> > Jeffrey Yorke
> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Roland Walker <walker at pobox.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Nope, clean run away and not so much as a postcard.
> >>
> >> Though I had a sentimental attachment to the car, it was not in great
> >> shape.  My theory is that it was stolen as a trade-in for Cash for
> >> Clunkers.  The theft was just days before the program started.  It is
> >> my understanding that under that program the car would be destroyed,
> >> which seems like a good way to hide a stolen car.
> >>
> >> I'll be interested if any news stories explore that angle.
> >>
> >> R
> >>
> >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Lou King<lking at knob.com> wrote:
> >> > Roland,
> >> > Any word on your car? Or is someone else still enjoying your ride?
> >> >
> >> > Lou
> >> >
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