The car got towed for $81 in tickets, cost $286 to get it back from impound. Adding insult to injury I got double ticketed, once at 12:30 am, the second at 2 am didn't even have a chance to move it.

The worst part, they fuked up the front bumper taking it off the flatbed. Filed an official complaint, now I have to get two written estimates to sumbit to the city. Im filing a small claims petition on Monday to cover my ***.

How much do you guys think this will cost to fix/replace?

 

That's probably going to be a new bumper plus paint... Not cheap. Doubt that would ever look OEM again if it were repaired.

 

damn dude that sucks, im glad i pay my tickets on time. i agree, i think its best you get a new bumper or lip kit

 

time for after market bumper cover =)

so you had tickets you didn't pay?

 

hard to tell from the pics but if it isn't cracked horribly it could probably be repaired, just hard to tell if it'd be cost effective compared to a new bumper considering the possibility of shotty body work. if it were me, i'd get it fixed and put a lip on it

 

Ever watch "Parking Wars" on cable?

 

man... that sux . i hope you get it fixed.

 

+1 that show is hilarious, it's the funniest when they are in the process of putting a boot on and the owner comes running out begging for mercy hahaha

 

that is lame!

 

ahole that was me on Friday!! The funny part is I love that show. I watched that and Repo Men the night before and laughed like a moron. The next day I was the moron.

Well I would have paid the tickets but I got one in Aug, then two in one night, they towed it in the morning before I got a chance to move it or pay them. Total sh*t, Im fairly confident that I'll come out on top in the end but I guess Ill have to wait and see.

 

I though t this was going to be a 'road damage' thread.. my GF used to live in B-more. The roads SUCK.

 

Tickets paid or not, there is no excuse for a parking authoritry damaging a vehicle when towing. I'd get 3 estimates and take them to small claims court. Better yet I'd file a claim with my insurance company too.

 

+1 on filing insurance claim

 

I agree it shouldn't have been damaged, but to say F the city of Baltimore when.

A. chances are Baltimore contracts the towing out.
B. it happened because he didn't pay a ticket.

So F baltimore for towing you after a unpaid ticket since august still hasn't been paid. The state/city could care less if you have other tickets, bottom line they gave you a ticket and chances are it had a due date, you didn't pay it by the date it was due and you got what was I bet clearly listed on the ticket.

wah f-ing wah

Next time I get pulled over for speeding I'm going to start a thread about how maryland sucks and how someone else was speeding so I should be allowed to.

Not trying to be a dick, just getting straight to the point. Don't blame anyone other then yourself.

Good luck with the damage, hopefully they'll help you with it, they're at fault for damage, but again, it could have been fully avoided.

 

have some sympathy for a fellow member what can i say we all love to vent out our frustration whether it be our fault or not