Best way to handle going after these people? (1 Viewer)

[Binky The Doormat]

this is why i always travel with a valve stem remover tool,

couple twists air leaks and they will have no idea why their tires wont fill back up

I have never heard of this. May never use it but excellent to know. Thanks!

 

[Sebowski]

I dinged a car while parking to meet a friend for lunch. Actually pretty bad as far as dings go. I left a note. Vented about it to my buddy during lunch. A year or so later I'm hanging out with the same guy and mention that I never heard anything from the car I hit. He laughed and said that after lunch he went by the car and took the note off. He's a crazy somma#####.

 

[fred_1_15301]

This is an instance where ### for tat was required. I would have keyed the #### out of that car.

 

[belljr]

this is why i always travel with a valve stem remover tool,

couple twists air leaks and they will have no idea why their tires wont fill back up

I have never heard of this. May never use it but excellent to know. Thanks!

i was a bit mischievous/####### as a teen. we would drink then hit parking lots loosening valves

 

[gianmarco]

So here we are a few months later and, I've gotten the driver's information (name, address, phone number), but she is not listed with any insurance company that my insurance company can see. They tried contacting her directly and were unsuccessful. At this point, my option is small claims or suck it up.

The filing fee here is $17 + the service fee ($10 for certified mail or $36 to have the Sheriff serve her). I think there's a very real chance she wouldn't even show up and I would think I should win easily even if she does with the proof we have. However, getting her to pay is another issue and I can imagine trying to collect is going to be a pain (will likely have to garnish wages and I'd have to figure out where, if anywhere, she works).

Words of wisdom on how to proceed here?

 

[mr roboto]

How expensive is the repair?

 

[gianmarco]

How expensive is the repair?

$425.

 

[gianmarco]

FWIW, the car is registered to the grandmother, it seems, and she's been at her current address since 2006, paying property taxes, etc.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I think you've already done too much. It sucks, but in the big picture, a child made a mistake and you have a mark on your car. Move on.

 

[Spock]

Since you know the description of the other car, and their address, a late night visit with a sledgehammer should be in the works.

 

[[icon]]

Only real solution would be to pistol whip the woman.

 

[McGarnicle]

So here we are a few months later and, I've gotten the driver's information (name, address, phone number), but she is not listed with any insurance company that my insurance company can see. They tried contacting her directly and were unsuccessful. At this point, my option is small claims or suck it up.

The filing fee here is $17 + the service fee ($10 for certified mail or $36 to have the Sheriff serve her). I think there's a very real chance she wouldn't even show up and I would think I should win easily even if she does with the proof we have. However, getting her to pay is another issue and I can imagine trying to collect is going to be a pain (will likely have to garnish wages and I'd have to figure out where, if anywhere, she works).

Words of wisdom on how to proceed here?

Going through the legal process is time-consuming and unlikely to yield any satisfaction. Even if it does, considering we're talking about a relatively small amount, your time cost will make it a wash or even a net loss when all is said and done.

As much as keying their car or taking some other revenge might be tempting, that's not something that would sit right with my conscience. And it would make you a criminal, and it wouldn't result in your getting the $425 back.

So, as has been said over and over, it's time to move on.

 

[johnnycakes]

Start carrying a hammer in your car for just such an occasion.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

So here we are a few months later and, I've gotten the driver's information (name, address, phone number), but she is not listed with any insurance company that my insurance company can see. They tried contacting her directly and were unsuccessful. At this point, my option is small claims or suck it up.

The filing fee here is $17 + the service fee ($10 for certified mail or $36 to have the Sheriff serve her). I think there's a very real chance she wouldn't even show up and I would think I should win easily even if she does with the proof we have. However, getting her to pay is another issue and I can imagine trying to collect is going to be a pain (will likely have to garnish wages and I'd have to figure out where, if anywhere, she works).

Words of wisdom on how to proceed here?

For all the people who've had their car dinged by an idiot, please go after her by any means.

 

[sbonomo]

So here we are a few months later and, I've gotten the driver's information (name, address, phone number), but she is not listed with any insurance company that my insurance company can see. They tried contacting her directly and were unsuccessful. At this point, my option is small claims or suck it up.

The filing fee here is $17 + the service fee ($10 for certified mail or $36 to have the Sheriff serve her). I think there's a very real chance she wouldn't even show up and I would think I should win easily even if she does with the proof we have. However, getting her to pay is another issue and I can imagine trying to collect is going to be a pain (will likely have to garnish wages and I'd have to figure out where, if anywhere, she works).

Words of wisdom on how to proceed here?

I think you know what needs to be done here....you have the address so poop in a flaming bag sounds about right. You have the phone number to post here so that the collective degenerates here can call her non stop. You know where her car is to get at least $425 worth of satisfaction. Please report back on Friday.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I'd go slash her tires... Won't recoup the money, but it'll make me feel better knowing she is out of pocket too.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Is $425 worth the filing fee, fee to serve, time off for court and even parking and gas for trips to the courthouse? If so, do it.

I have won two judgments, both in the low thousands that I have yet to receive a penny from. Looking back, it cost me money to win the judgement.

 

[NCCommish]

I'm still on the let it go train. I mean I can't imagine you haven't already burned up more in time value than you are ever going to recover.

 

[TakiToki]

Living well is the best revenge.

 

[Johnny Rock]

It would be nice if everyone had to pay for a $5,000 bond when renewing their tabs. You get a judgment = instant payment. You shouldn't need to go to small claims court, win and be out of pocket from deadbeats. If they can afford to drive a car they can afford a few bucks for the bond.

Love the stem removal tool idea.

 

[East Coast Bias]

File in small claims and get a judgment.

 

[McGarnicle]

Curious to know if people in here are serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

 

[DiStefano]

Curious to know if people in here are serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

Oh, I tend to think of it as the perpetuation of Roman culture:

"However, modern historians tend to regard the Vandals during the transitional period (from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages) as perpetuators, not destroyers, of Roman culture."

 

[Spock]

Curious to know if people in here are serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

If the mom is going to be a b itch about it, an eye for an eye.

 

[McGarnicle]

Curious to know if people in here are serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

Oh, I tend to think of it as the perpetuation of Roman culture:

"However, modern historians tend to regard the Vandals during the transitional period (from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages) as perpetuators, not destroyers, of Roman culture."

Yeah seriously though, my perception is that the OP keying the lady's car or going back to deflate her tires would be strictly a dirtbag move. As in, lowlifes who welch on bets or beat their wives. People with low moral standards who maybe are already inclined toward criminal behavior. That's not at all my impression of the average FBG, thus my query.

 

[DiStefano]

Curious to know if people in here are serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

Oh, I tend to think of it as the perpetuation of Roman culture:

"However, modern historians tend to regard the Vandals during the transitional period (from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages) as perpetuators, not destroyers, of Roman culture."

Yeah seriously though, my perception is that the OP keying the lady's car or going back to deflate her tires would be strictly a dirtbag move. As in, lowlifes who welch on bets or beat their wives. People with low moral standards who maybe are already inclined toward criminal behavior. That's not at all my impression of the average FBG, thus my query.

There is certainly a lot of satisfaction in revenge. However, in the long run, you are better off letting it go; it's better for civilized society. Plus, there is a very small risk that you might be found out as the vandal, and if that is the case, you would be in a world of hurt.

 

[NCCommish]

Curious to know if people in here are serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

Mostly shtick

 

[jwb]

So here we are a few months later and, I've gotten the driver's information (name, address, phone number), but she is not listed with any insurance company that my insurance company can see. They tried contacting her directly and were unsuccessful. At this point, my option is small claims or suck it up.

The filing fee here is $17 + the service fee ($10 for certified mail or $36 to have the Sheriff serve her). I think there's a very real chance she wouldn't even show up and I would think I should win easily even if she does with the proof we have. However, getting her to pay is another issue and I can imagine trying to collect is going to be a pain (will likely have to garnish wages and I'd have to figure out where, if anywhere, she works).

Words of wisdom on how to proceed here?

Leave an ominous note in their mailbox. Then a night or three later, ring their doorbell at 2am.

 

[gianmarco]

Quick update--

Our insurance company gave one more go at it. I noticed in the pictures we took that they had a AAA sticker on the back of the car. Sure enough, that's their insurance company.....oops.

Claim now filed through their insurance company and the adjustor I spoke with initially seems sympathetic to our side. We shall see.

 

[chet]

Quick update--

Our insurance company gave one more go at it. I noticed in the pictures we took that they had a AAA sticker on the back of the car. Sure enough, that's their insurance company.....oops.

Claim now filed through their insurance company and the adjustor I spoke with initially seems sympathetic to our side. We shall see.

GL

I always tell my kids to be very careful of other cars when exiting.

 

[Fariq]

Curious to know if people in here serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

My mom's car got a ding in it at the Woodbridge Center Mall in the mid 1990s. My father then took The Club and hit the other car several times and made multiple big dents in it.

Another time, at KMart, we were leaving the parking lot when my father noticed a dog inside a car. This was a 90 something degree day. He pulled over and got out of our car to see if he could roll down the window of the other car. The car was unlocked. When he opened the door, the dog jumped out and ran away.

Sorry if you lost a German Shepherd in East Brunswick about 25 years ago.

 

[Nugget]

How bad is the damage - do you need to get it repaired? Did you purchase any type of protection plan as a part of the lease or is it included?

I leased a 2008 Mercury Milan and a 2011 Ford Explorer - I purchased WearCare on both and it covered all interior wear and damage, and somewhere in the ballpark of $1500-$2500 of certain exterior damage. I think the rule was anything that you could cover up with a credit card.

Best of luck.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Curious to know if people in here serious about committing vandalism in a situation like this or if it's just shtick.

My mom's car got a ding in it at the Woodbridge Center Mall in the mid 1990s. My father then took The Club and hit the other car several times and made multiple big dents in it.

Another time, at KMart, we were leaving the parking lot when my father noticed a dog inside a car. This was a 90 something degree day. He pulled over and got out of our car to see if he could roll down the window of the other car. The car was unlocked. When he opened the door, the dog jumped out and ran away.

Sorry if you lost a German Shepherd in East Brunswick about 25 years ago.