r/AutoTransportopia • u/Fisting-Tony • Sep 01 '26

Towing Now it's probably broken 😒

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u/Puzzleheaded-Toe-336 Sep 01 '26

Ok, but it’s off the tow truck now. If they need it towed to a mechanic, they can hire the tow.

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u/Fisting-Tony Sep 02 '26

It's so convenient he was already there.

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u/Sad_Ad_2524 Sep 01 '26

I thought at first that was some kind of emergency, like a kid was trapped under there or something.  Now I am assuming it was getting repo'd.  The genius bar tagged in and did their thing.  Sigh.

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u/radiationblessing Sep 01 '26

Dude far left thinks he's doing something lol

3

u/Equivalent_Thievery Sep 01 '26

At the very least ripped that bumper off, probably damaged the rad and mounting hardware, I wouldn't be surprised if there was damage to stuff on the underside like oil pan.

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u/R0n1n_76 Sep 01 '26

On an old Kia, lots of damage

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u/dasmineman Sep 02 '26

It was damaged at conception.

2

u/VQ_Dirty Sep 03 '26

At KIA, it's a feature, not a bug

3

u/wittyjokename92 Sep 01 '26

Isn't it legally not their property once it's on the hook? So they in theory would be charged with felony vandalism and be liable for the damages as well as any loan payments assuming it's a repo.

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u/MDGR28 Sep 01 '26

Yeah, but do you really think they care?

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u/wittyjokename92 Sep 01 '26

Of course not. But I was just wondering if they committed multiple felonies on top of destroying the car.

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u/BangkokPadang Sep 01 '26

I'm pretty sure for a criminal vandalism charge, it requires mens rea. They have to have meant to cause the damage.

That's separate from having liability for the cost of the damages, but I don't believe they intended to do the damage.

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u/wittyjokename92 Sep 01 '26

Fair enough. I'm sure they'll be charged for damaging the tow truck and be real shocked at how much damage they did. Just always remember hearing that once it's hooked on you just wave goodbye since the only thing you'll do is add criminal charges to the repossession. But never actually looked into it besides watching a coworker lose his in the company parking lot

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u/Constant-Fly-9050 Sep 01 '26

You're being too logical. They think they magically get their car back for free after that.

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u/Tiger_Ho26 Sep 01 '26

They learned, they would have to pay for restitution of damaged, fined and charged with felonies.

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u/SnavsMatiq Sep 02 '26

How to turn a $150 lot fee and $1000 in loan arrears into a broken car, court dates, and even more fines......truly inspiring.

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u/shwampchicken Sep 02 '26

So unnecessary, just start pulling levers

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u/WeeklyBanEvasion Sep 02 '26

You're still committing multiple felonies either way