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Old 12-04-2006, 04:20 PM
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so i have been living in my neighborhood for 6 months and there has always been this black Z28 sitting here. i have been told by a couple people that you can take possesion of an abandoned vehicle after a certain anount of time. the car doesent have any plates on it and hasnt been touched since i have lived here. anyone know anything about how you can go about taking possesion?
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1. Hotwire car.

2. Repaint it.
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pull it onto your property then run a lien sale aon that bitch, even if the owner surfaces, you can then collect for "storage fees"
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Will, your a shady ****!
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Will, your a shady ****!
like you aren't, Alex
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Originally Posted by Juiced
Will, your a shady ****!
ahahaha
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i'm not shady....I'm secretive
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i was thinking more along the lines of pull motor out, bastardize mustang, sell the rest.
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Write down the VIN number from under the windsheild and CarFax it. If it's salvaged, it could make a nice project car. It not, I guess you could register it or sell it as a non-operational vehicle.
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anyone know if i can legally take ownership somehow? if i could get ahold of it im seriously going to try to get the motor into my mustang, i think that may be the only kind of car that hasnt had an LS1 swapped in..yet
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Im pretty sure there's already been a LS1/SN95 car.
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damn it!
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yeah...but i hear that theyre not hard to swap
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Originally Posted by 02NBMWS6
pull it onto your property then run a lien sale aon that bitch, even if the owner surfaces, you can then collect for "storage fees"
orange truck
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Originally Posted by EVO 9
anyone know if i can legally take ownership somehow?
take the car and run a lien sale on it, after you wait for whatever period of time it will legally be yours
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Originally Posted by ss496
orange truck
what about it?
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Is this car in your property?
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I would think you would have to take the advice from above with the vin check. It could be stolen or used in commision of a crime. But if i remember correctly if it was parked on your property for a determined amount of time you could take ownership. If it is not on your property then you cant take ownership. You would have to contact local police department and complain about an abandoned vehicle and talk to them, depending on where you are they will either tow it to police impound and sell it at an auction or try to locate ownership. Or you could try to locate the owner and offer to take it before they impound it. Or just take the engine out one weekend and push it back in place then file a complaint about it sitting there then they will tow it concealing the evidence of your motor removal. Im not giving you any advice or encouragement on how to break the law or anything but just speaking hypotheticaly.
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Originally Posted by 02NBMWS6
what about it?
just reminded me of it lol


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