Author Topic: Stolen car advice (Read 3374 times)

sallyalli · « **on:** January 15, 2008, 09:43:41 am »

So last night my car got broken into, stolen and crashed. I did not have insurance. My parents took me off their policy and i could not afford it. The car is possibly totaled.

I know this has happened to other people in their lifetime and I\'m wondering if anyone has some advice to get through this a little easier. I\'m having a hard time dealing with it.

Also if the car is totaled I\'m gonna be in the market for a new cheap car...so if anyone knows of any. Let me know

I HATE willimantic.

ds673488 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2008, 09:54:35 am »

did they catch the people who stole it? if so, id just sue them. there must be someone on .info with some court experience that could represent you.

if not, then sell the car to a car part store...they wont give you a lot, but enough (depending on how much damage there is/how much the car was worth) to get a cheap used car in its place.

sorry to hear, thats so shitty.

sallyalli · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2008, 09:59:59 am »

No, didn\'t catch the guy.

kartoon42 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2008, 10:28:11 am »

my advice to you would be to get the hell out of willi, you could still live in the area, just not in the heart of willi.

sorry bout your car : (

sconnie4satan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2008, 10:34:25 am »

oh honey....i\'m so sorry. i\'m glad you were not involved in the crashing of said car, but it still sucks!

good luck on finding a used car.

Dweasel Weasel · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2008, 10:51:21 am »

SA - If they didn\'t catch them, and you were uninsured, there\'s very little that can be done. If the police eventually get him/her, then you\'ll have both a civil remedy (lawsuit) AND you\'ll have access to a Victim\'s Advocate in the criminal court. The lawsuit would likely be useless, as you can\'t get blood from a stone, but there\'s a victim\'s compensation fund in the criminal court that could help.

Good luck. I hope the bad guys get caught.

derickw · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:08:28 am »

my buddy got into a hit and run. he ended up buying a car with his own money because the cops didn\'t say anything about getting the person who fled. a couple months later he gets a settlement check for a couple grand and something that said they caught the person this is what we feel your owed........

but it sucks either way because you don\'t have a car. good luck and i hope they catch the bastard

Overexjoesure · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:14:44 am »

1. Unless your still in school, move the hell out of Willimantic.
2. Let the Lords of Karma sort this out.
3. There\'s very little you can do to take control of the situation. Take Dave\'s advice and shop the car around to various car part stores/ scrap yards.
4.Have one of your roommates go on a bender and steal another car, preferably one of someone without legal residence in the US, or someone with an itchy arm. Leave Willimantic the same night.
5. Call Geico. Get insured!

postom · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:17:40 am »

if it\'s \'totaled\' you may be able to get $100 from a junkyard somewhere

if you\'re savvy you can take the time to sell parts on ebay or something..

i got nothin else

i\'m so sorry - good luck
::hugs::

kindm's · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:38:21 am »

you could also donate the car to many charities. Generally the will give you atleast a $500 tax deduction for it, it can be more than that but the low end is the $500.00

Depending on your tax situation it my or may not be a good idea.

Also if you feel comfortable enough you could always go with a motorcycle or scooter to get around locally and not spend too much cash to do it. INS is very low on those types of vehicles.

Good luck and sorry about your car.

sallyalli · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:48:35 am »

I just went to the tow lot.
I guess there are some cops coming from new haven to finger print my car. they wouldnt let me touch it. the bad guy went though my cds, I cant wait to see which one he picked to listen to while crashing into a ditch.
The damages are around 1,500. my car is a 2000 honda civic and I think it goes for about 5,000.
So it\'s not totaled. Which I guess is good news. I still dont feel good about it though.
The guy brought me around and showed me other stolen hondas they had...they looked horrible. One of them was set on fire. I guess they see more hondas than any other type of car.
The douchey bad guy torn off the part under my steering wheel to hotwire the car when there was a spare key in the cup holder 3 inches away.

I\'m just wondering if there is anything I should be doing legally. I have not talked to the cops all day.

Overexjoesure · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:55:40 am »

Did you file a report last night?

I don\'t know. Seeing as you don\'t have insurance, I don\'t think it would be the wisest idea to file a report. They can easily turn around and charge you.

sallyalli · « **Reply #12 on:** January 15, 2008, 11:58:19 am »

yeah, I did file one. Im looking up quotes right now.

BennyBoomers · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2008, 12:05:00 pm »

Charge her with what? She wasn\'t driving the car...

I\'m sorry Alli, anything I can do to help let me know.

My car is in the shop this week, but I would be able to help you with rides to work or whatever next week if you need them.

ulee · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2008, 12:08:32 pm »

sorry sweetie, good luck, and let me know if you need a ride too.