Would you help a guy you sold your car to, get the vehicle out of the tow yard?

[MuffD]

To make a long story short, I sold my car to this dude. He get's a DUI and then keeps calling me to see if I can help him get it out since it is legally in my name and his bank is lagging on the registration. I told him that it would be hard because it's the weekend and I have stuff to do. Is that wrong? I mean, I have a family and this guy shouldn't be getting DUI's in the first place right? I really am trying to help him. I told him I would for sure help him tomorrow morning and then he cries to me telling me that it costs him 100 bucks a day. I told him that it's not my fault that he got caught drinking and driving.

 

[ATLien247]

I wouldn't...

 

[mztykal]

It's not your problem. Tell him to fvck off.

 

[LordMaul]

Tell him you will do it for 50 bucks.

 

[snakesnfrogs]

Hell no----let him learn a lesson the hard way.

 

[Nutdotnet]

But if it is in your name then would you be getting charged the $100 a day?

 

[MuffD]

I wouldn't get charged since the DUI is in his name. I guess he spoke to his bank and they said that the process takes like sixty days before they could get him an updated registration paper for him. I feel bad sometimes but then again, like I said earlier, it is HIS fault, not mine!

 

[Slapstick]

Think of it this way. The longer the car stays in the inpound lot the more lives you might be saving since he isn't driving drunk.

 

[MuffD]

Even though he is kind of a nice guy?

 

[NakaNaka]

ya I wouldnt help the dude ... You might feel bad and I would too but DUI = very serious ...

 

[rahvin]

He can't get the car out because it's not registered to him guys, he's not trying to skirt the law and get it out early or anything, the impound lot just won't release it to anyone but the registered owner.

Help him get it out, but I wouldn't go out of my way.

 

[Soybomb]

A dui isn't a good offense, but I'd still help the guy out if it wouldn't take too much of your time. He did something dumb, but then again we all do and all want help sometimes. If its that big of an inconvenience tell him you'll help, but want $50 for your time and gas. Its alot less than $100 a day. You'r enot obligated to help, but its the nice thing to do.

 

[Gunther]

Just be courteous like you are being right now and don't help him till its convenient for you.

 

[Libra]

why was he driving an unregistered vehicle?

and doesn't the car have to be insured to the registering party?

and why is the bank doing the registration? isn't that a DMV thing?

if you still have the title, it's your problem.

 

[Atlantean]

No, don't do it, he has to learn his lesson, it is not your fault that he was dui so make him learn his lesson. people shouldn't be driving like that anyways

 

[gumbysucks]

I know california's different but why doesn't the dmv handle registerations? You sure he changed the title? My daughter scrapped a car here in NJ and several months later it was getting tickets in NYC. The NY dmv traced the v.i.n. to my daughter. I called NY and told them it was no longer our car.

 

[amnesiac]

I'd call the bank and tell them to sit on the damn registration until he goes to a 12-step program. There's NO excuse to drive drunk, EVER.

 

[gooseman]

Hell no.

 

[ggavinmoss]

Sounds like keeping this "nice guy" from behind the wheel of a car is a good idea.
You're not obligated to do anything (as he wasn't obligated to drive under the influence).

-geoff

 

[getbush]

Until this guy learns some respect for human life, I'd grab my nuts and tell him to f off. Or you could politely tell him no if that's your thing.

 

[DaLeroy]

Yup, I would help him. What ever happened to the thoughtful human being? If you wanna laugh at someone's mistakes, and let them suffer heaps of money for it, fine, but hell, I wouldn't be. Help the bloke out. he got caught, hopefully he learnt his lesson.

 

[xraymongral]

I do not understand him not having the car registered in his name. In Michigan, when you transfer the title to the car, you also put the plates in your name, and get a registration slip. If the car is in your name still, does that meen that he purposely didn't put the car in his name? Or did he just buy it the day he got pulled over?

If he willingly didn't put the car in his name, then screw him. If he is being legit, help him out.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

<< I do not understand him not having the car registered in his name. In Michigan, when you transfer the title to the car, you also put the plates in your name, and get a registration slip. If the car is in your name still, does that meen that he purposely didn't put the car in his name? Or did he just buy it the day he got pulled over?

If he willingly didn't put the car in his name, then screw him. If he is being legit, help him out. >>



Boy, many of you are being VERY obtuse about this. States have wildly different laws on vehicle registration, and in some cases it can take quite a while to get the registration switched over.

If I were in muffstah's situation I would probably help the guy. DUI is serious, but the cost of a long-term stay in the impound lot is not a penalty the state envisions when the impound the car. Many, many people get one DUI without being alcoholics or hardcore criminals. Without muffstah's help, this guy may lose the car altogether, an awfully harsh (and legislatively unintended) punishment for one DUI.

 

[cpars]

I will second what DaLeroy had to say, the legal system will deal with his offense and he will most likely pay dearly for his maistake. I would help him get his car at &quot;my conveinence&quot;, simply because it is his fault he is in this situation. DUI is a serious offense agreed but not tied to helping this guy get the car out unless he has said &quot;man as soon as i get this car out Im gonna go get drunk and drive some more&quot;.




<< I'd call the bank and tell them to sit on the damn registration until he goes to a 12-step program >>



One DUI does not constitute anything more than a lack judgement, disregard for the law or whatever. 12 step programs are for those that want help, not those that need it!

 

[MuffD]

So this guy calls me again and is still cryin about how he has to pay X amount of dollars to the towyard. I'm like &quot;dude, first of all you shouldn't be driving drunk and I'm doing YOU a favor. I don't have to do this but I will so don't get all snappy with me. I could let the car sit there till you get your papers but I won't so just hang in there&quot;
I think I'm gonna take off from work at 9 this morning to help this dummy. I feel really sorry for him and I think that this will be my good deed for the week