@ kevin22262:
Im a teenager getting my license this month and hopefully my car too but i have to say how glad i am i read this. One good idea iv learned is, if you have the money, spend 50 to $100 dollars to by a video camera to watch your car or park the car in a garage if you can. I may be a little more paranoid about my car getting stolen but i DID learn i have more legal actions to take than i thought. Thanks for posting this!

I know that this is way after the fact, but did the repossession company ever pay for the damages. Also if you have not thought about it, not sure, but im sure you probably have, you could also sue this company for a “Wrongful repossession.” As a repossessor “former” I have never done that, thank the lord. But it does happen from time to time. Not making excuses for the agent that did it, but it can happen. That is why I was trained to VIN check the vehicle before even touching it. That saves you from so much liability. Now in this case, it is clearly obvious that this repo agent from the company totally ignored that rule. In my opinion he stole your car. He personally can be and should be responsible for the damages, as well as the owner of the repossession company. It would be interesting to hear more from you on a more personal level. If interested please leave a reply to this post, with your email, and I would be more than happy to discuss other things about this company that I personally know.

Well, my car was taken by a tow truck, and short of chaining the damn thing to the house with a strong chain, no on-board security system would have mattered.

Today, the insurance adjuster finally made it out to see my car. The fender and bumper damage was a given, and they will pay for that repair. However, if the damage includes either the transmission or differentials, if they discover any damage they might call “normal wear”, there would be the possibility that I would have to foot the bill.

Never mind that the symptoms I am experiencing did not occur prior to them taking my car, it would be up to me to “prove” that those symptoms aren’t a result of this “normal pattern of wear”.

So I still might have to take this repossession company to court on my own if my insurance company denys that part of my claim. I will also have to take my own insurance company to court for breech of contract if that happens.

Here is one more…

Answer Bag

DJ and others.. take a look at these links.

Pinch My Ride

Edmunds.com

I got these after following a link from your site stats.

Kevin

Washington Woman