My XJ got stolen last night! They are stealing cars and chopping them around here. In a few days, they will probably find a shell of my Jeep somewhere, stirpped to the uni-body. :-( I wish people would just leave my stuff alone!
Carl
Post up pictures and a description. Also post it up in the stolen section of pirate4x4.com and on the
Pictures can be seen at:
Carl
They found my Jeep, it was involved in a high speed pursuit. The driver crashed it into a telephone pole, totaling the car. All three suspects were injurted an apprehended. The tow company charged me $300 for impound fees and to take the truck to the junkyard. What a freaking ripoff.
How do I go about sueing these jerks for the loss of my vehicle, and all the expenses that go with it?
Carl
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Other than selling their body parts for science? :]
I'd be talking to my insurance company. All depends on what your coverage is.
Time to get a lawyer and to make sure the Police and DA are going to press charges for grand larceny. I'd call the police that made the arrest and go from there.
Junkyard already? Usually your insurance company will want to look at it to see if it is in their best interest to fix or have it totaled. That is the insurance company / owners call, and not some tow truck driver. Call the police that made the arrest, they hate these scum as bad as you do. The officer will be on your side 100%. They can give you advice on your best steps to get compensation, and what you can do to punish the scum. Hate to see people get hurt, but in a case like his I see it as mother nature taking care of the dumb ones. I hope it is more than a bump on the head. Dirt bags
I only had liability on the Jeep. The entire front end was completely smashed. On Monday, I'm calling the King County office number they gave me. Carl
King County, WA? Move, like I did. (And I don't mean, move to Pierce County!)
I don't know the state laws that apply, but it may be in your best interest to wait for the disposition of the criminal case, or you may be better off suing at the same time. This is for a lawyer versed in the local laws to figure out. With stolen property, possibly felonies committed, you may qualify for punitive damages.
On the other hand, pursuing a civil case is extremely stressful, even if you use a lawyer as intermediary. What year is your XJ, and what was its real value? If you want to save yourself a lot of trouble and annoyance, forget about it, and take whatever restitution the criminal court decides to give you.
Earle
Oh Carl, that sucks! I hope it is well insured, but that still doesn't take the pain away of losing your Jeep. Your insurance company should cover anything except your deductible.
When they go to court, request court ordered restitution. It can be ordered, but you will still play hell collecting though.
It's strange that that sort of thing is happening in your area. Was it kids or part of the group that is stripping the vehicles out?
KJK
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Aw, that's just so sad.
Seahag
"Carl" wrote:
So very sorry to hear.
Dunno where you are, but a few club members I know have found theirs by driving around checking back lots and alleys. Granted their rigs were pretty well stripped but they found them.
So very, very sorry.
If you are going to sue get a very good lawyer who is experianced in these sorts of cases. Its going to take time, a lot of time, a very long time. Best of luck to you!
Find out if they, or anyone responsible for them, has any money. Then hire the slimiest lawyer you can find. Alternatively, you might check around for folks named Guido or similar, specializing in application of baseball bats to appropriate kneecaps.
Carl proclaimed:
Carl, This does indeed suck and I feel bad for you. When someone rear-ended my pop-up camper it was a pain to get it sorted out, and this is many times worse than that. At least I had the other guy's insurance company to deal with. I don't have any real advice for you here, but I wanted you to understand that we all do spiritually pull for you here, each in his/her own way. Tomes
Pictures of my crashed Jeep and stripped Dynasty can be seen at:
What's the irony of it all? Friday night before my girl and I got back to my place, I was talking about possibly giving the Jeep to that low-income family that should have gotten my Dynasty. (I still feel bad about that)
The Jeep was parked at the end of the parking lot because we got home late. I used the Jeep to hold a spot up close so I could keep and eye on the 'Stang, and when I moved the Jeep only a few spots at the end were left. Both cars would have been parked up close had we not gone anywhere. And where were we untill late, you ask? We were in another city buying gifts to donate to 'toys for tots' event.
Carl
That is one of the saddest things I have ever heard. Combined with the thought that you might have given them the Jeep too after the other car was taken it makes me wonder if something else isn't out there keeping those folks from having their own vehicle.
Why do nice guys always get it?
KJK
Carl:
Sometimes the saying "What goes around, comes around" is true. The blood on the inside and the heads into the windshield is a good sign that these guys got "their just desserts."
Tom
It is probably safe to say the XJ is totaled and the chance to recover damages is probably non-existent unless the cretins were minors and the family has some assets..
It ..... makes ya sick just thinking about it....
Were they stripping it?
Carl did pass the time by typing:
Dang! That sux. :(
I'd be thinking about one of these for my next vehicle if I parked in that area.
Carl, Any updates for us?
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