How would you prevent towing?
I was forced to park my RX7 in an empty houses driveway (live in the townhomes...)anyway they tow the shit out of any car wrongfully parked and charge like 400$. its a possibility for me so how would you try to stop them. i got the e- brake way up and want a more promising technique(sp?) thanks for any input
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Put it on jacks. :dunno:
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acttually i considered that,
did anyone happen to see the towing add at the bottum of the page:lol: |
buy a parking pass?
john ny |
35$ for a pass. but my gf jeep broke in the driveway and i cannot get into the garage.
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cry a river?
They will find a way |
ooops for double post
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push the jeep 'into' the garage to fix it and park in your own driveway? If they want to tow the car they will, and they wont care about your property when they drag it away either.
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E-brake will do nothing anyways if it gets towed they will pick it up from the rear anyways. There is really nothing you can do to stop a determined tow company. Ive hauled a few cars back when I worked another job, and if they are serious about making some cash they will get it out anyway possible. Hell i had some asshole pulled his rims off to so i threw 2 spares on it and hauled it away.
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It's true, there's not much that you can do to stop a car from being towed even if all 4 wheels are locked in gear or have a brake on - a dolly is an easy way to just lift and go.
I had a similar situation, and my advice is to just talk to your neighbors. You'll likely find there is someone with a "spare" spot that will give you permission to park your car in their spot temporarily. |
Wait for the tow truck to show up and slash it's tires?
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Originally Posted by need RX7
(Post 9047116)
Wait for the tow truck to show up and slash it's tires?
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Originally Posted by Squeeb
(Post 9047201)
Best idea so far :icon_tup:
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+1 for moving the jeep into the garage. I had to push my blown TII into the garage after I ended up flooding it and for the life of me couldn't get it started XD
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get a big savage dog and tie it to your car when the tow man comes he wont know what to do:lol:
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Look into your local laws and city ordinances, play the GAME sun! Usually the law are like........example; vehicle can't remain parked in spot without moving for ......24hrs, 48hrs,72hrs...or something like that! Know the law and move it when you have to. I have played that game lots! still do actually!
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for me if its in a driveway and you put a car cover on it then they can't tow it away.
not sure if your laws are similar or not. but look into as stated before. |
Bury the car.
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they wont care they will tow it regardless find a way.. my friends wheels where stolen off his car, and then city towed his car cuz they thought it was abandoned, you could see dents/scrap marks on the ground from teh frame dragging...
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Well the way i do it........is i parked so that if the tow does get me, it picks me up from the back and then i lock my steering wheel :P so it will always go sideways unless they have a flat bed witch is rare because it takes longer to for them to get the car
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Originally Posted by Iwantamuffin
(Post 9052456)
Well the way i do it........is i parked so that if the tow does get me, it picks me up from the back and then i lock my steering wheel :P so it will always go sideways unless they have a flat bed witch is rare because it takes longer to for them to get the car
http://www.thetow.com/images/214_Dolly_4.jpg They slip those bad-boys either side of your front wheels, crank them up and off you go in a few seconds. |
square tire and rims in the front?
or a boot |
Park it in between two cars lol :P cant get to you then
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^^^^^^ yeah they can theres a video somewhere of a tow truck driver dragging a car sidways so he could reposition and get it correctly haha. +2 for pushing the jeep in the garage? that option seems pretty obvious if you ask me
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Convert your car to front wheel drive and do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chBRSH5-dSQ to them.
john ny |
If you can buy a $35 parking pass, then what's the problem here exactly? Or could you talk to the owner of the property before it becomes an issue and see if he will give you a few days/weeks to move it? Otherwise some bad ideas include:
-Get a loan and fix the car. Then you can get your RX-7 running, and help stimulate the economy at the same time. -Get a super big-ass heavy-duty chain, then lock your car up like a bike. Thread the chain around your subframe and a lamp post or basket ball pole. Hell, you could even loop it through the subframe of another vehicle. Position the padlock in your engine bay where it can't be reached from below. If your chain is big enough, they will have to cut the lock instead of the chain. Then lock your doors so they can't get in to pop the hood. -Install hydraulics and drop the car until the frame is sitting on the ground. -Find the potential tow company ahead of time, and bribe them less than $400 to not tow your car if they get the call. -Sell the car quick and let it become somebody else's problem. |
Sit in your car naked, then when the tow truck driver comes by attack him with your penis.
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Originally Posted by 93rx74lyfe
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sit in your car naked, then when the tow truck driver comes by attack him with your penis.
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this thread reminds me of this guy:
http://www.parkingenforcementforum.c...ic.php?f=3&t=3 its old but if you havent seen it already, read the whole thing its hilarious |
haha. the tow guy can just use the winch and drag your shit on the bed. nothing you can do.
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Move. There's some solid advice.
Homes for rent. Try those. They have driveways you can park your shit in. Your girlfriends jeep is what's causing your beloved rx7 to get towed? PUSH it out into the street and put your rx7 in it's place. Rx7>girlfriend. |
Originally Posted by NoPistons!
(Post 9056043)
Rx7>girlfriend.
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Heres one that actually works. Get some window paint, like white shoe cleaner or something. Write in big capital letters on your car "REPO". Towing guys will leave it alone because they think its a repo and about to get towed. And a bank will never actually send a truck out to pick it up as its not really a repo.
I've honestly used this method before, had my buddies 240 sitting in a driveway of some house for sale in a gated community for almost a month and a half before we went and picked it up with a flatbed of our own. And agreed with ^^^. Push your girlfriends shit into the road. I'd never let my 7 get towed. |
Seriously that 7 is priceless :P Whats more important the 7 or the gfs jeep? lol I would take the 7 any day lol.......it will be around longer than any gf hehehe or get another gf with a bigger house =p and more parking space
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