Abandoned Volvo

James Goforth · 2005-07-19T02:16:46+00:00

Re: the abandoned Volvo 760 turbo wagon I posted about earlier: After I sent a registered letter to the owners offering to buy the car(which has been sitting unlocked in a motel parking lot for over a year)I got the card back in the mail indicating the letter was delivered tothe intended recipient. They never made any attempt to contact me. I talked to one of the owners of the motel and he said he'd talked tothe other two co-owners and they said they're not going to do anything about thecar--i.e. apparently just let it sit there indefinitely (until itdeteriorates beyond feasible repair). Pisses me off. Since it's on their property, I can't really mess with it, butobviously neither they nor the car's owner care about it. Still seems like I should be able to get it away from those dummiessomehow--while it's still worth something.

Jul 19, 2005 21 Replies

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Marvin 21 years ago

Depending on the law in your state, you might be charged with possession of stolen property.

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James Goforth 21 years ago

I went to the local salvage yard and told him the story, he had a few of his own, and he gave me the number of this DOT official who deals in matters such as this. One of the other guys there chimed in with a story about how someone abandoned a mustang at a friend's rental property after they moved out, and he (not his friend) was able to claim it... not a big deal.

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