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narf
06/12/09

In reply to Auto Debtors Turn To Fraud For Quick Fix
What ever happened to the old "leave it parked in a bad neighborhood" way of insurance fraud? Or is your car so shitty that even hoodlums don't want it?
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Tyson
06/12/09

@narf: My car certainly is :( It got broken into a few months ago, they took 17 cents in pennies and nickels and left the stereo.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
06/12/09

@narf: Unfortunately with the immobilizers on most modern cars chances are it's just going to get vandalized, maybe have the stereo stolen and interior f*cked up, but not stolen outright... probably end up collecting tickets, getting towed and having to pay impound fees.

If they were smart they wouldn't just torch the whole car, real thieves don't do that. They'd pull the interior and drivetrain, get a group together to fence the parts and then torch / roll the chassis off a cliff. Report it stolen, police find it gutted and dumped, looks like a pro job, they might have a flatbed (thus defeating the immobilizer)... certainly wasn't the owner. Meanwhile a whole bunch of friends are selling off one or two pieces each distributed across several cities / states.

@Tyson: That's bad.
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Joshuman
06/12/09

In reply to Auto Debtors Turn To Fraud For Quick Fix
Say, did you know Jalopnik's all-new twitter-powered F1 live-blog is live from Turkey this weekend? I wonder what they will be live-blogging about?

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.357
06/12/09

@Joshman wants a room at Maison Blanche: O rlly? OMG I cant wait!!11!!
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.357
06/12/09

In reply to Auto Debtors Turn To Fraud For Quick Fix
I turn to alcohol for a quick fix.
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Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
06/12/09

@Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: "To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems!"

On that note, I am buying ingredients tomorrow to make my first batch of homebrew beer, because it costs half as much as store-bought.
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Tyson
06/12/09

@Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: I turned to alcohol for a quick fix last night, and now I've got a wicked hangover and half a bottle of rum.
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.357
06/12/09

@TV's Paul Y.: Cool. Tell me how that works out.
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.357
06/12/09

@Tyson: I never said it was a long term solution.
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MushyHeirloom
06/12/09

@Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.

Just don't make any bathtub banana gin, especially not with opium.
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.357
06/12/09

@Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: How bout herion, cough syrup, whiskey and hot sauce?
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