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Mr. Flopnuts 05-17-2015 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 11504761)
I figured as much..

That is troubling. I know someone in Ohio that was recently driving on a suspended license and no insurance. She said if she were to get pulled over she'd just get additional fines.

My roommate was also driving on a suspended license with no insurance about a year ago. We're in Florida. He said he'd have been taken to jail if he ever got pulled over. I wonder if that's true..

That just seems so strange. It seems the only people who'd actually have incentive to get insurance are those with a large estate or a newer vehicle that's still being paid off.
It is true. It's also true that if you cause an accident without insurance you lose your license until you pay for the damages. Statute of limitations comes into play but I don't think it should.

Mr. Flopnuts 05-17-2015 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 11504773)
Don't get me wrong - if someone is motivated enough, you could go after them for a lot of money. I don't think it's impossible to get wages garnished and that type of thing. It's just a matter of how much money you're talking about and how much your time is worth to take them to court over it.
You can. There are tons of avenues available to take the ****ing money from them. In Brock's case, he would've had to wait in line and it wasn't worth it. I would've done it anyway though just to watch the ****ers squirm when the shit head kid, AND the mom both lost their drivers license.

Brock 05-17-2015 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts (Post 11505116)
You can. There are tons of avenues available to take the ****ing money from them. In Brock's case, he would've had to wait in line and it wasn't worth it. I would've done it anyway though just to watch the ****ers squirm when the shit head kid, AND the mom both lost their drivers license.
The sad thing about it was the kid had proof of insurance, but the policy was out of force for non payment. Insurance companies should not issue 6 month cards unless you paid for six months but they do.

GloryDayz 05-17-2015 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Guru (Post 11500868)
And he drove it into a curb tearing up his wheel.

I'm beside myself right now

Starting to see my limit on how far I'm willing to stick my neck out to help him at this point.
I'm with you... My son has seen his last gimmie with daddy-provided car fixes. I get that less kids these days are gear heads than back in my day (how can you be with modern cars - no points and plugs!), but no young man, and I mean NO YOUNG MAN (!!!), should need much help figuring out a bad starter and need help changing it. And taking it to the shop to get such things fixed should cost you dearly, it's dumb, and dumb should cost you.

There, I said it!

Reerun_KC 05-17-2015 04:00 PM
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GloryDayz 05-17-2015 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Guru (Post 11500871)
Right now it is sounding as if the repair may be more than the car is worth. He only had it for two ****ing months.
Mine's first car lasted 3. The ONLY thing that didn't suck was that it only cost $500. What really sucks is that it was worth a LOT more, but the neighbor thought the world of him, so it was his for 500 of my $s.

I love that he lived at school, but these things tend to piss me off a bit.

But in the end he's doing a lot more right than some of these irritants, but I still think diagnosing a bad starter and changing it should be in every young man's ability.

ThaVirus 05-17-2015 05:32 PM
If your son is 18 years old and doesn't know basic auto repairs/diagnostics then that's your fault.

You wouldn't know your ABCs if you weren't taught.

GloryDayz 05-17-2015 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 11505392)
If your son is 18 years old and doesn't know basic auto repairs/diagnostics then that's your fault.

You wouldn't know your ABCs if you weren't taught.
Meh, mine has done a lot of car "maintenance" (oil changes, jumping a car )properly), differential fluid changes, bleeding breaks, battery replacement, changing lights (and entire lenses too!!), brake pad changes, plugging of tires, and some others....), but the 'ol hammer-on-starter trick never came up because it's the first failure. He learned, I just want him to learn more.

Oh, and OBD-II systems suck when it comes to not starting issues! LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO

Brock 05-17-2015 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 11505392)
If your son is 18 years old and doesn't know basic auto repairs/diagnostics then that's your fault.

You wouldn't know your ABCs if you weren't taught.
This isn't basic repair.

Mr. Flopnuts 05-17-2015 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Brock (Post 11505268)
The sad thing about it was the kid had proof of insurance, but the policy was out of force for non payment. Insurance companies should not issue 6 month cards unless you paid for six months but they do.
Agreed! I don't even print cards anymore because the geico.com app has it stored right on it. And I, ya know, pay my ****ing insurance every month.

KC native 05-17-2015 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Brock (Post 11505439)
This isn't basic repair.
Yes, but it's not rebuilding an engine either.

I ****ed up a few major suspension components on my cars as a teen. I got to fix every one of them because my mother didn't have the money to fix them.

His kid can do it with a little supervision.

Buzz 05-17-2015 06:55 PM
Every person is different, not everyone is mechanically minded. If a kid is tearing up a car being dumb then let him walk or get a ride.

KC native 05-17-2015 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Buzz (Post 11505502)
Every person is different, not everyone is mechanically minded. If a kid is tearing up a car being dumb then let him walk or get a ride.
I agree. I wasn't very mechanically inclined. It took taking on a lot of jobs above my then skill level to get better at it.

Buzz 05-17-2015 07:19 PM
If I may point out, if your kid is wrecking cars and not being responsible, you might want to look for a root cause, such as weed and alcohol.

Miles 05-17-2015 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Buzz (Post 11505527)
If I may point out, if your kid is wrecking cars and not being responsible, you might want to look for a root cause, such as weed and alcohol.
Or just as likely its young and dumbass driving and just not being responsible.


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