Fupdiggity (Forum Supporter)
Fupdiggity (Forum Supporter) Reader
12/13/21 5:19 p.m.

as they say, picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, the title is dead on. Nothing says cheap towing like an AWD car being towed rear-wheels down out of a sketchy alley. It gave me a chuckle, thought I'd share.

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
12/13/21 5:37 p.m.

There's towing, and there's vehicle transport.  Not too many cars that get towed are getting pampered.

jgrewe
jgrewe HalfDork
12/13/21 8:47 p.m.

Black on black truck with tinted windows... Repo man.

The sneaky ones are running gas engined trucks so they can sneak up on you easier.

 

AClockworkGarage
AClockworkGarage Dork
12/14/21 1:56 a.m.

In reply to jgrewe :

I was a recovery agent for a short period of time in the late aughts. I can assure you, the job is a lot more mundane than you'd think it would be.

codrus (Forum Supporter)
codrus (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
12/14/21 2:02 a.m.
jgrewe said:

The sneaky ones are running gas engined trucks so they can sneak up on you easier.

Early adopter for EV tech? :)

 

Duke
Duke MegaDork
12/14/21 8:00 a.m.

In reply to AClockworkGarage :

Ain't a repo man I know doesn't take speed...

 

jgrewe
jgrewe HalfDork
12/14/21 10:18 a.m.
AClockworkGarage said:

In reply to jgrewe :

I was a recovery agent for a short period of time in the late aughts. I can assure you, the job is a lot more mundane than you'd think it would be.

We have a company that leases property from us in Toledo. They have a couple generic sedans that drive around with plate scanners and put gps markers on cars.  After that it is grab it when you can reach it.  They told me about the new gas truck when a guy came to reclaim his car and wondered how they "got him". "I sleep in the front room and can hear the truck coming, I run out and drive away"

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter)
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) Dork
12/14/21 11:11 a.m.

slefain
slefain PowerDork
12/14/21 12:27 p.m.
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:

Hey!  Brooklyn Park!

I will not say anything bad.  No I won't.  Nope.

AClockworkGarage
AClockworkGarage Dork
12/15/21 12:36 a.m.
Duke said:

In reply to AClockworkGarage :

Ain't a repo man I know doesn't take speed...

 

Recovery. Agent.

jgrewe
jgrewe HalfDork
12/15/21 1:03 a.m.

C'mon the movie wasn't "Recovery Agent" lol

Duke
Duke MegaDork
12/15/21 8:48 a.m.
AClockworkGarage said:
Duke said:

In reply to AClockworkGarage :

Ain't a repo man I know doesn't take speed...

Recovery. Agent.

Life of a repo man's always intenssssse...

 

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
12/15/21 10:44 a.m.

Accountant:  Recovery Agent

Real People:  Repo Man

chandler
chandler UltimaDork
12/15/21 1:53 p.m.

My 3KGT VR4 was purchased very very cheap because of a cheap towing service towing it just the same.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/15/21 5:43 p.m.
codrus (Forum Supporter) said:
jgrewe said:

The sneaky ones are running gas engined trucks so they can sneak up on you easier.

Early adopter for EV tech? :)

 

The hydraulic, semi-automated wheel lift setup that almost everyone uses now used to be called the repo option.

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