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GumshoeAndy t1_j3sapuj wrote

If they did, it would solve the abandoned vehicle problem within days.

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gnartato t1_j3sru2x wrote

We can't have that! What we need is more parking spo.......oh wait.

It's win-win.

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rndljfry t1_j3svz2a wrote

My car got towed for abandonment today and I even had a appointment to tow it myself to a mechanic :c

edit: I made all the wrong choices and paid for it and my car is literally back on the block inspected as fuck and y’all can fuck off now

SELF SHAME

it was <$500 of damage and I had huge anxiety around not being able to get it fixed

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justanawkwardguy t1_j3sya1v wrote

How long was it just sitting for? The city takes forever to come out for abandonment reports and a car would have to be in very rough condition for them to just assume it’s abandoned otherwise

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100dabs t1_j3syw6y wrote

There was a car around 5th & mifflin for months. White Durango or something that had all its windows smashed out, all tires slashed, and “TOW ME” spray painted on the side and it still took months.

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rndljfry t1_j3uodqp wrote

Wow, my car needed some air in the tires and an inspection and a new battery and they snatched it right up

edit: I got a lot of well-deserved shit today for how I handled my car but it was sure as fuck not a trash heap and it was ready to go with one hour of repairs

much to my humiliation and shame for all those reasons but damn my car wasn’t that fucked

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regcrusher t1_j3tshsd wrote

I reported that one to 311 at least 5 times. I gave up hope until it finally left a couple months ago.

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rndljfry t1_j3syryv wrote

Well, the battery was done in by one of the last snow storms of the previous winter (March 22?), but the inspection didn't actually lapse until August. Tires went low and I'm assuming whoever did it knew exactly who it belonged to lol. I will take my lumps

edit: I drove my car home with PA’s blessing today and the only problem was my clinical procrastination. meds can only do so much xo

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ell0bo t1_j3u90au wrote

At that point, why do you have a car? It's cheaper to rent one when you need it than it is to own one for a year and never drive it.

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rndljfry t1_j3ul5p0 wrote

Because I used it every day before the pandemic and never knew when my work situation would change. It’s fixed now and it just so happens i have to go to KOP once a week all of a sudden

edit: and i bought it cash from family so no payments or debt

And now post-pandemmy I’ll be using it once a week with no car payment

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GumshoeAndy t1_j3up8rq wrote

>(March 22?), but the inspection didn't actually lapse until August.

You kept that useless pile of shit on the street for more than five months?

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rndljfry t1_j3upfvw wrote

It was a fully functional motor vehicle with a bad battery and I live a humble townhouse life

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GumshoeAndy t1_j3uqcgd wrote

If your battery was bad, how functional was the vehicle? I've had a bad battery before and my car was pretty much useless until I got it rectified. Sounds like you left your ride to rot for months until well after the inspection expired.

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rndljfry t1_j3uqkiq wrote

I mean I’ve made no secret about the fact that I neglected to take care of it because it was in front of my house and we had another car. I’m not proud of it and I paid all the appropriate fees for my negligence.

What else do you want?

by the way my car doesn’t have feelings and you can’t hurt my feelings by insulting my car

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GumshoeAndy t1_j3ur21w wrote

Totally get it. As long as you're on board that street sweeping is a good thing, abandoning cars isn't cool, and Kenyatta is total trash I feel ya.

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rndljfry t1_j3urhk2 wrote

Trust me I am going through a huge “what have I done” and I guess it took NSU to really make an impact. I’m not joking about organizing btw

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