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. <div>
<br></div><div>I embrace Steve Martin's proposal of more than 30 years ago: "death penalty for parking violations." </div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Roland Walker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walker@pobox.com">walker@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Several people said the same thing to me off-list -- that there are<br>
laws to keep someone from cashing in a clunker that isn't theirs.<br>
<br>
But I see a hole in that logic: the people who have my car do not follow laws.<br>
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On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Jeffrey Yorke<<a href="mailto:yorkedial@gmail.com">yorkedial@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Great idea for an automobile mystery writer (remember Billy Joel's "real<br>
> estate novelist"?) but this morning, Peggy at Koons Ford in College Park<br>
> gave me the bad news on my historic 1984 set of wheels and Roland, you and I<br>
> are both outta luck. Me on length of constant registration, insurance, you<br>
> on theory. The clunker holder must be able to prove that the clunker has<br>
> been registered and insured to that same person for the past 12 months.<br>
> That's where I came up short. I tool Granny's Fleetwood Brougham (74,000<br>
> original miles !!!) off the road for a few years to avoid paying crazy car<br>
> insurance with a young driver on my plan. Didn't get it re-registered,<br>
> re-tagged and insured again until late last year so I won't be getting a<br>
> new, greener Ford.<br>
><br>
> So, no car thefts are gonna be profitting from their ill-gotten gains at Mr.<br>
> Walker's expense.<br>
><br>
> But, Roland, do I have a hell of a deal for you and you can ride off into<br>
> the sunset in a beautiful set of (brand new rubber, too!) wheels...<br>
><br>
> No kidding, this garage-kept car belonged to my now 97-year-old grandmother<br>
> and has had great care. Gets surprisingly good milage for its ilk.<br>
> Jeffrey Yorke<br>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Roland Walker <<a href="mailto:walker@pobox.com">walker@pobox.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Nope, clean run away and not so much as a postcard.<br>
>><br>
>> Though I had a sentimental attachment to the car, it was not in great<br>
>> shape. My theory is that it was stolen as a trade-in for Cash for<br>
>> Clunkers. The theft was just days before the program started. It is<br>
>> my understanding that under that program the car would be destroyed,<br>
>> which seems like a good way to hide a stolen car.<br>
>><br>
>> I'll be interested if any news stories explore that angle.<br>
>><br>
>> R<br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Lou King<<a href="mailto:lking@knob.com">lking@knob.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > Roland,<br>
>> > Any word on your car? Or is someone else still enjoying your ride?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Lou<br>
>> ><br>
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