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In reply to GarlandAg2012 • 12:09p, 5/4/23
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I have...."a friend" that can make that care drive out under it's own power. I know they call that stealing, but clearly that guy doesn't need it.

I have always wanted to have abandoned cars like that, and the ones i see on the road, picked up and towed to my place. I figure I could just file for a lost title at that point. Probably have to do something about the VIN, but that fix is only one pick a part trip away.

Is there any reason you couldn't just pick it up? If I turned it into a ranch vehicle, it would never see the road again and no one would ever be able to locate it.

In the case of the OP, there's definitely a body in the trunk.
Anyone else find this post kinda weird? "I've always wanted to take things that aren't mine because I could get away with it and I don't feel guilty about it"


He's always throwing out unbelievable statements. It's part of the schtick.
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In reply to Texmid • 12:10p, 5/4/23
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That car is doomed. I sent an email to ABIA asking what happens if I lose my ticket. This was the response:


Once you push the service call button on the kiosk machine an attendant will look up your license plate information and give you the amount.


Owner, after taking off plates: "Someone stole my license plates"
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In reply to GarlandAg2012 • 1:25p, 5/4/23
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I just rolled my eyes once I saw who posted it
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In reply to GarlandAg2012 • 4:56p, 5/4/23
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GarlandAg2012 said:
BrazosDog02 said:
I have...."a friend" that can make that care drive out under it's own power. I know they call that stealing, but clearly that guy doesn't need it.

I have always wanted to have abandoned cars like that, and the ones i see on the road, picked up and towed to my place. I figure I could just file for a lost title at that point. Probably have to do something about the VIN, but that fix is only one pick a part trip away.

Is there any reason you couldn't just pick it up? If I turned it into a ranch vehicle, it would never see the road again and no one would ever be able to locate it.

In the case of the OP, there's definitely a body in the trunk.
Anyone else find this post kinda weird? "I've always wanted to take things that aren't mine because I could get away with it and I don't feel guilty about it"


Geez…Lighten up, Francis.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 5:01p, 5/4/23
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maroon barchetta said:
GarlandAg2012 said:
BrazosDog02 said:
I have...."a friend" that can make that care drive out under it's own power. I know they call that stealing, but clearly that guy doesn't need it.

I have always wanted to have abandoned cars like that, and the ones i see on the road, picked up and towed to my place. I figure I could just file for a lost title at that point. Probably have to do something about the VIN, but that fix is only one pick a part trip away.

Is there any reason you couldn't just pick it up? If I turned it into a ranch vehicle, it would never see the road again and no one would ever be able to locate it.

In the case of the OP, there's definitely a body in the trunk.
Anyone else find this post kinda weird? "I've always wanted to take things that aren't mine because I could get away with it and I don't feel guilty about it"


He's always throwing out unbelievable statements. It's part of the schtick.


You should lighten up too. One thing that you can go ahead and get over is the fact that lots of people have already had the thought cross their mind and wondered about it. Anyone in this thread that says they haven't had that thought cross their mind is a damn liar, or Jesus.

And judging by the amount of tall tales in the OB, I'm banking on "not Jesus"
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 5:33p, 5/4/23
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maroon barchetta said:
Texmid said:
That car is doomed. I sent an email to ABIA asking what happens if I lose my ticket. This was the response:


Once you push the service call button on the kiosk machine an attendant will look up your license plate information and give you the amount.


Owner, after taking off plates: "Someone stole my license plates"


236 days X $17/day = $4,012

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In reply to BrazosDog02 • 5:37p, 5/4/23
Ok. Keep up the schtick.
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6:14p, 5/4/23
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I was thinking maybe this guy parked his second ride here while he drove around Africa in a tricked out jeep until the PI chimed in he is up in the northeast.

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6:18p, 5/4/23
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My guess is he sold it. New buyer never registered it and skipped town.
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In reply to CTGilley • 11:07p, 5/4/23
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Send me the space number. I work with ABIA. They never tow anyone. I can have it looked into.


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11:17p, 5/4/23
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Told an APD officer that I saw on my way out about it. He said that ABIA scans all plates nightly as they drive through, and if it doesn't come back as stolen they'll leave them there forever before towing.he said there are a couple in the south terminal that have been there months as well.
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12:30a, 5/5/23
Thats a pretty haphazard parking job. She must have been in a rush.
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6:12a, 5/5/23
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Now that word is getting out, I bet all sorts of messages get left in the dust on that car.
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In reply to BMach • 6:46a, 5/5/23
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"Please pay $4,120 to exit the garage"
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8:59a, 5/11/23
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Maybe this is the plan?


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In reply to Texmid • 9:01a, 5/11/23
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Back in my day, we'd just subscribe someone to a bunch of magazines, like Cat Fancy.

He took that to a whole new level
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11:41a, 5/11/23
This is easy:

Rent a legit blue Honda CRV. Take the plates off the legit one and put them on the old one. Wipe the car down so it isn't so damned dusty. Drive out with the garage ticket of the rental. Return and put the plates back on the rental. Leave it overnight so ABIA scans the rental plates and then drive out the following day and make a lost ticket claim. You get both vehicles out for the cost of a lost ticket fee and 1.5 days of parking
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In reply to Texmid • 11:57a, 5/11/23
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Texmid said:
Maybe this is the plan?





That must be the patented General Motors rear wheel steering I heard so many good things about.
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In reply to Burdizzo • 11:59a, 5/11/23
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Burdizzo said:
Texmid said:
Maybe this is the plan?





That must be the patented General Motors rear wheel steering I heard so many good things about.
Hahahaha!! What would you expect for $600?
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In reply to Irish 2.0 • 12:10p, 5/11/23
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Wouldn't it be easier to steal a car that's parked on the street somewhere? That way you know it has been recently driven and you don't have to fix it before you steal it, also you avoid the logistics and additional crime of parking fee theft/fraud. Or you could steal a different car from the parking garage, that somebody left the parking ticket laying on the dash or console? Just steal the car and pay the fee of 2 days or however long the car you are stealing has been there. Of course none of these plans gets around that pesky moral and legal issue of taking a vehicle that's not yours.
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In reply to Charismatic Megafauna • 12:11p, 5/11/23
Mine was more an observation if the owner showed up to get the car out.
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In reply to Charismatic Megafauna • 12:13p, 5/11/23
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He isn't say steal the car. Just how to get it out without paying fees.

Yes still breaking the rules but not auto theft
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8:21p, 5/11/23
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Just tailgate a friend out of the parking garage before the arm comes down.
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10:19p, 5/11/23
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Abandoned cars at aiports is/was a huge issue in Australia back in the day. Tourists, students, etc would buy dirt cheap cars instead of rentals, and then just leave them at the airport when they flew home. I had a coworker that did this on a study abroad back in school. He said hundreds of there were 100s of abanonded cars.
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10:36p, 5/11/23
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Has anyone considered that Sabans wife left her car their when she was looking for houses in Austin ?
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10:37p, 5/11/23
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Or maybe David Koresh left it parked there and went in a secret car back to Waco ?
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In reply to BrazosDog02 • 3:12a, 5/12/23
BrazosDog02 said:
maroon barchetta said:
GarlandAg2012 said:
BrazosDog02 said:
I have...."a friend" that can make that care drive out under it's own power. I know they call that stealing, but clearly that guy doesn't need it.

I have always wanted to have abandoned cars like that, and the ones i see on the road, picked up and towed to my place. I figure I could just file for a lost title at that point. Probably have to do something about the VIN, but that fix is only one pick a part trip away.

Is there any reason you couldn't just pick it up? If I turned it into a ranch vehicle, it would never see the road again and no one would ever be able to locate it.

In the case of the OP, there's definitely a body in the trunk.
Anyone else find this post kinda weird? "I've always wanted to take things that aren't mine because I could get away with it and I don't feel guilty about it"


He's always throwing out unbelievable statements. It's part of the schtick.


You should lighten up too. One thing that you can go ahead and get over is the fact that lots of people have already had the thought cross their mind and wondered about it. Anyone in this thread that says they haven't had that thought cross their mind is a damn liar, or Jesus.

And judging by the amount of tall tales in the OB, I'm banking on "not Jesus"


I'm not trying to start an argument at all, but the thought to find a way to take the car never crossed my mind. But I did find it comical and it didn't offend me!
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10:03a, 5/14/23
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I like to think some guy from Minnesota was having a horrible time at work and threw in the towel. Drove to Austin, bought a 1 way ticket to Mexico. Living on a beach somewhere now without a care in the world. Maybe better if that was his ex wife's car. I've always threatened that if I lose it, look for me running a panga in Mexico and sleeping on the beach.
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In reply to Aggieangler93 • 12:00p, 5/14/23
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Aggieangler93 said:
I like to think some guy from Minnesota was having a horrible time at work and threw in the towel. Drove to Austin, bought a 1 way ticket to Mexico. Living on a beach somewhere now without a care in the world. Maybe better if that was his ex wife's car. I've always threatened that if I lose it, look for me running a panga in Mexico and sleeping on the beach.
Modern day Andy Dufresne? Breaks out of prison in Maine (for something he didn't do), drives car to Austin airport, flies to the west coast of Mexico...
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In reply to dmart90 • 12:07p, 5/14/23
dmart90 said:
Aggieangler93 said:
I like to think some guy from Minnesota was having a horrible time at work and threw in the towel. Drove to Austin, bought a 1 way ticket to Mexico. Living on a beach somewhere now without a care in the world. Maybe better if that was his ex wife's car. I've always threatened that if I lose it, look for me running a panga in Mexico and sleeping on the beach.
Modern day Andy Dufresne? Breaks out of prison in Maine (for something he didn't do), drives car to Austin airport, flies to the west coast of Mexico...
Now you're talking.
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In reply to WaldoWings • 12:42p, 5/14/23
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WaldoWings said:
BrazosDog02 said:
maroon barchetta said:
GarlandAg2012 said:
BrazosDog02 said:
I have...."a friend" that can make that care drive out under it's own power. I know they call that stealing, but clearly that guy doesn't need it.

I have always wanted to have abandoned cars like that, and the ones i see on the road, picked up and towed to my place. I figure I could just file for a lost title at that point. Probably have to do something about the VIN, but that fix is only one pick a part trip away.

Is there any reason you couldn't just pick it up? If I turned it into a ranch vehicle, it would never see the road again and no one would ever be able to locate it.

In the case of the OP, there's definitely a body in the trunk.
Anyone else find this post kinda weird? "I've always wanted to take things that aren't mine because I could get away with it and I don't feel guilty about it"


He's always throwing out unbelievable statements. It's part of the schtick.


You should lighten up too. One thing that you can go ahead and get over is the fact that lots of people have already had the thought cross their mind and wondered about it. Anyone in this thread that says they haven't had that thought cross their mind is a damn liar, or Jesus.

And judging by the amount of tall tales in the OB, I'm banking on "not Jesus"


I'm not trying to start an argument at all, but the thought to find a way to take the car never crossed my mind. But I did find it comical and it didn't offend me!


No argument necessary. For a lighthearted comment way back on page one, just got to be careful with defensive posts like this. They have a very "Ohio State Rep Wesley Goodman" vibe.
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12:05a, 5/21/23
https://instagr.am/p/CqxVe00pkB7

Will help pass the time until we get an update on this abandoned vehicle.
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12:44a, 5/21/23
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I will pm a name and # if someone wants to reach out to him and get to the bottom of this.
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In reply to AgFan85 • 12:45a, 5/21/23
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AgFan85 said:
I will pm a name and # if someone wants to reach out to him and get to the bottom of this.


I'd call him, but it probably wouldn't be until Monday
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5:53p, 5/21/23


It's still there.

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