Discussion Does a Mechanic have to reassemble a car?

[Captante]

Yeah, including a tidbit like this makes one appear considerably slightly less like a crack-addled nutcase or dementia patient.

fixed.

 

[Meghan54]

Hertz is currently in court because some errors in their computer system and their procedures accidently reported some cars stolen getting a few hundred people arrested.

https://www.yahoo.com/now/hertz-customer-falsely-accused-theft-201641137.html

Hertz Will Release Records on Rental-Car 'Thefts' That Weren't

The rental-car giant's computer system is apparently at fault for claiming hundreds, maybe thousands, of renters stole vehicles they actually returned as agreed.

www.caranddriver.com

Actually, I've read the problems extend over years and an average of over 3K people have been arrested per year during that time. Hertz's reporting of stolen vehicles to be later found on their own lots have caused one police dept to cease taking stolen vehicle reports from Hertz....at all.

Hertz Just Admitted It Files 3,365 Stolen Car Reports Every Year on Customers Who Rented Its Cars

Hertz claimed this number was a trade secret. The judge didn't agree.

www.inc.com

Hertz Is Even Sending People To Jail That Never Rented Cars From Them - View from the Wing

Hertz seems to have a real problem sending customers to jail for no good reason. As best I have been able to tell, it seems that when a customer changes cars, or extends a rental, Hertz sometimes doesn't record the transaction correctly in their system. They show the original car as overdue and...

viewfromthewing.com

More Than 100 Hertz Customers Are Suing The Company For Falsely Reporting Rented Vehicles As Stolen

Earlier this year, a man, wrongfully arrested and imprisoned for murder, was finally able to prove his innocence by producing rental car receipts showing he could not have possibly committed the cr…

www.techdirt.com

Hertz customers claim they were arrested, some jailed and even held at gunpoint after false theft reports

More people have come forward to claim they were accused, arrested and even jailed after Hertz reported cars they had legitimately rented were stolen.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[JEDIYoda]

Crazy thing is that back at the end of 2019 when I got rear-ended on the highway I had a Hertz rental for about 5 weeks and halfway through week #3 I got a weird voicemail from the local office saying my rental was "overdue" and had to be returned immediately. ("or else" was only implied but still)

Fortunately a quick call to the body-shop that arranged my rental to say WTF(?) resolved whatever the "problem" was and I got another voicemail apologizing but it was still weird. I didn't think about it at all until I saw the news story about Hertz doing this to a bunch of folks.


Hertz customers claim they were arrested, some jailed and even held at gunpoint after false theft reports

Column: Renting a car from Hertz? You could wind up in jail (msn.com)

 

[JEDIYoda]

Just so I understand... you're saying if you rent a car from Hertz, they will report it stolen and put a warrant out for your arrest?

when I read your reply to my post i thought to myself -- the ignorance is strong in this dude!!
Column: Renting a car from Hertz? You could wind up in jail (msn.com)

 

[scorpmatt]

Hertz, the car rental company that tries to live up to its namesake.

 

[Brainonska511]

Why you wouldn't just take the free rental car and would rather drive your broken car is beyond me.

I agree. I don't understand the hand wringing: take whatever free rental they give and just deal with whatever short term inconvenience it may cause. It's less inconvenience than having no car or having to pay for a rental.

 

[nakedfrog]

when I read your reply to my post i thought to myself -- the ignorance is strong in this dude!!
Column: Renting a car from Hertz? You could wind up in jail (msn.com)

#1 - not a dude
#2 - You came off like a fucking crazy person, don't blame me for thinking you're a looney when you come out of left field in all caps suggesting that everyone who rents cars from Hertz gets arrested, without providing anything to support your seemingly-insane ranting. Obviously it's not a great look for Hertz, but 3,500 per year doesn't give you high odds of being one of the unlucky few.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Hertz, the car rental company that tries to live up to its namesake.

- Their new jingle should be "Let's Goooooo.... to jail!"

I agree. I don't understand the hand wringing: take whatever free rental they give and just deal with whatever short term inconvenience it may cause. It's less inconvenience than having no car or having to pay for a rental.

- I get a $40 credit towards a rental, and rental prices have been quite high for a long time. Last time I had to use this credit was at the start of the pandemic and enterprise had just sold off most of their fleet, so I got put in an beat to crap base trim NIssan Frontier that drank gas like your mom drinks to forget you (luckily gas was dirt cheap at the time) so it wasn't a great rental experience. Nissan handled like a dump truck as well, was liable to get into an accident driving that thing.

In all serious I mean I could afford it without much of an issue, and in hindsight I was wringing my hands somewhat unnecessarily, but it has proved a convenient excuse to work from home more days of the week (where I type this from now).

 

[JEDIYoda]

#1 - not a dude
#2 - You came off like a fucking crazy person, don't blame me for thinking you're a looney when you come out of left field in all caps suggesting that everyone who rents cars from Hertz gets arrested, without providing anything to support your seemingly-insane ranting. Obviously it's not a great look for Hertz, but 3,500 per year doesn't give you high odds of being one of the unlucky few.

so that is your excuse for claiming ignorance.......nice try...

 

[Charmonium]

Didn't read thread so apologies if already mentioned. Is it possible that your insurance provides for replacement with manufacturer parts or else new aftermarket parts? Because it should be possible in the case of most cars to find a ready supply of used parts. And since we're not talking about anything that directly affects to safety or reliability of the car, it might be a minimal risk that could very much accelerate things for you.

 

[nakedfrog]

so that is your excuse for claiming ignorance.......nice try...

I don't really need an "excuse" for not being aware of that particular issue
I was, in fact, ignorant of it. I'm not sure what you mean by "nice try"? Like I'm attempting to pull off a cunning ruse, here? No, you just sounded (and still sound) a bit nutty.

 

[Captante]

I don't really need an "excuse" for not being aware of that particular issue
I was, in fact, ignorant of it. I'm not sure what you mean by "nice try"? Like I'm attempting to pull off a cunning ruse, here? No, you just sounded (and still sound) a bit nutty.

A bit?