And you thought Miegs Field was a bad deal

"BTIZ" wrote in message news:LzCld.93815$bk1.21567@fed1read05...

perhaps a claim filed with the insurance company for theft by the city..


Won't work. Virtually all auto insurance policies exclude covering
loss due to an act of terrorism.

"BTIZ" wrote in message
news:LzCld.93815$bk1.21567@fed1read05...
interesting that they can seize and re-sale a car.. when the original
title
and lien is being held by the finance company.. how do the clear the lien
to
the new buyer?

The original owner is stuck paying the loan. the cars are purchased for
$125 no matter how old or what condition they are in. My guess is they go
to the scrappers or get torn down for parts.


perhaps a claim filed with the insurance company for theft by the city..

BT

"Louis L. Perley III" wrote in message
...
Just be glad the City of Chicago doesn't have a towing contract for
aircraft! What a racket.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-wot10.html

--
Louis L. Perley III
N46000 - C152
N370 - PA-23-250

"Dave Stadt" writes:
The original owner is stuck paying the loan. the cars are purchased for
$125 no matter how old or what condition they are in. My guess is they go
to the scrappers or get torn down for parts.

It's not like the car owner is completely innocent here. She had tickets
that were unpaid. She was traveling overseas so it's not like she was part
of the "poor and elderly" the press tried to slant the story toward.
While the price was a little steep if it has been going on for years she
should have known better.

Pay your tickets folks!

The bottom line is don't let a citation(ticket) go unpaid. As for the
rest of it.... Move to Wyoming. ride a horse.

"BTIZ" wrote in message news:LzCld.93815$bk1.21567@fed1read05...
interesting that they can seize and re-sale a car.. when the original title
and lien is being held by the finance company.. how do the clear the lien to
the new buyer?

I assume there is a court order in there somewhere that seizes the
title. Otherwise you could just go down and get the car from the
current "owner".
-Robert

"Royce Brown" wrote in message
news:fc.003d093b01edd24b3b9aca002c7ffbcf.1edd274@a mugonline.org...
"Dave Stadt" writes:

It's not like the car owner is completely innocent here. She had tickets
that were unpaid.

$300 worth of parking tickets is chump change if you live in a major city,
especially one like Chicago where they're a major source of revenue.

She was traveling overseas so it's not like she was part
of the "poor and elderly" the press tried to slant the story toward.

Traveling overseas does not imply "lives of the rich and famous." She was a
bloody missionary, probably making no more than the cost of living in
Guatemala or whatever third-world mudhole she was in.

This sort of scam is by definition going to screw poor people the worst.
Anyone who is middle or upper-class will find a way to cough up the cash to
get the car out of hock.

While the price was a little steep if it has been going on for years she
should have known better.

No, the government should not be allowed to do this, period. This is such
obvious crookedness it makes me almost physically ill. Garnish her wages,
put her in jail, whatever, but taking your car and basically giving it to a
campaign contributor to auction off is ridiculous. Daley should be in jail.

-cwk.