I Have To Fix My Car Before the City Tows It out of My Driveway
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- This was unexpected, but at least I got it done in time.
These are similar to the spring spacers I used, if a bit more expensive:
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My town tried to do something similar to my Blazer. I went to the city hall and told them if they're serious about taking my property off my property then I'd take them to court. They retracted their statement in the letter almost immediately
Why not let em then win a settlement. Seems like a wasted opportunity
@@Arizona9001 multiple reasons with the biggest being that the 2 people responsible for how shitty the city government was were getting removed and investigated as well as finance. The city has a lot more money than I do to fight in court
@@Arizona9001
They will Punish you by Procedure.
The threat of lawsuit works because your informing the city if they go through with X, then you will make them fight it in court. At this point in time the city hasn't spent all the resources doing X, and the additional cost of court is likely enough to make them think 'why bother?' For, at the end, the City might spend more money winning the court battle then it was worth fighting in the first place... and they might also lose, so why risk it?
Now:
You remained silent till they did X and suddenly take them to court?
This create a Perverse Incentive for the government to fight tooth and nail, as your already costing them the full amount even if they win. At this point the people behind these decisions are going to become spiteful, and they will draw the whole thing out as long as possible. So even if you do win at the end of the day, and get your vehicle back and maybe two to three grand for the 'mistake,' the lost time and resources will never be worth the settlement.
-This is not legal advice and I am not a lawyer.
I just hate that the government knows it controls this procedure.
@@Arizona9001 What settlement? Its definitely enforcable if its in city ordinance. And most large cities do make it against the law to have inoperable vehicles in public view within city limits.
@@xPRODIGYxGAMER what kind of bullshit rule is that? arent you americans - claimed by your own - the best country in the world and the land of the free? you have WAAAAY more bullshit rules than germany. germany, the land of waaaay too much bureaucracy.
You could have just sent them a letter saying "This is not an inoperable car, it is an offroad project. If you steal it from my property, this is the bill you will be receiving for all the parts that are on it" then just give them some imaginary number that they won't be able to disprove since they will have crushed the car.
Apparently you haven't dealt with local or state governments. They misinterpret the Constitution as a protection for the government instead of the people so they think they have the power over the people.
Clearly it had a set of quad damper baja shocks, every Nissan Altima rally build has them...
In court, they wouldn't have to disprove anything, you'd have to prove those made-up numbers.
Brembo brakes and a killer 5 grand sound system @@Dezkoi
Would that actually work though?
America, the land of the free, where the government decides what you can put on your property and what not
They already decided what you can eat, what you can breath, what you can't say... Etc really this is small stuff in the grand scheme of limits to freedom
Yes, they can, especially when it causes everyone living around him to suffer a decrease in THEIR property values. Freedom isn't absolute, you should already know this. It's why we have laws and regulations.
Ok karen
@@FtanmoOfEtheirys I think if I pay for my property I can do whatever the fuck I want with it
not very freedom™ of you for telling me what to do
@@nob0dy27_ eh the governments basically always decided what you can do, how big of a house you can build, what plants you can plant, if you can mess with the water on your property, if you can run a business on the property.... Etc etc
The only reason the city is doing that is because your neighbors complained. People suck. A lady in Portland is having to move her sons rv out of her own driveway because people complained and the city was forced to respond. Block full of homeless people in rvs around the corner but she can't have her son live in the drive way and the house already had too many people. People are getting too selfish these days. Main character mentality they are the only one who matters.
Are you really homeless if you live in an RV? I mean, an RV is a house, or close to it. Some insulation, can walk in them, they usually have water, and electric.
Considering that it is illegal to live in an RV in most states, yes.
This is basically gatekeeping by NIMBYs and the state, but that's What enforced cruelty does to you
@@BlitzkriegOmega Wait, you can't live in an RV?! Why? It's cheap affordable, decent housing. Plus it can be moved.
@@extralock1045 yup, even if you can in a state that allows it good luck finding a spot to rent long-term that isn't a shitty area
@@BlitzkriegOmega "Land of the free" by the way.
“We’re gonna test that”
- Project Farm
Glad someone got the reference 😉
I had my 63 nova rat rod sitting in my front yard, and I got a letter like that.
Funny thing tho,I had a current plate on it, and it was driven every day to work!
I never did figure out why I got the letter...
Someone was jealous
Its usually some asshole who called code enforcement trying to cause problems.
Someone was trying to get it for cheap
@@Callsign_Sturm I had a 78 F-250, but it was with a bed, and I drove it up until the rear differential locked up. Then I sold it to the son of the man I bought it from years before, as he wanted something of his dads.
You said it is a rat rod right? Those normally look like junkyard cars, so I guess the muggles didn't know you went with a car style.
This is exactly why I moved out of my town. Somewhat small town of 10k, but I didn't want one single soul telling me what to do. Moved almost 30 miles out, put up plank fence and have all my cars and projects hidden away without anyone harassing me. Going on 6 years, has been fantastic. People always want something to complain about
I am of the mindset of if it is on my property, it is nobpdy elses business, and if they don't like it, they can kick sand and watch me. If I am fixing up a vehicle in my driveway, it is my driveway I paid for.
I knew a guy that had about 60 or more cars on the back of his property, not actually visible from the road or any neighbours, council told him he had to remove them or he'd be fined, they'd be forcibly removed and he'd be forced to pay for the removal. Why? Who the fuck knows, some dumbarse wanted some scrap money probably. Poor bastard.
@@AmrenMirit and it is THEIR propperty that becomes less valuable because of your junk on your propperty.
slowly turning the whole neighboorhood into a crime fueled drug den. because no normal person wants to live near you. and only hoodlums will endup there because they don't care what the neighboorhood looks like.
Wow nice.
Last time a town harassed a guy with vehicle and welding skills it didn't end well
Underrated comment
The killdozer incident.
“It’s important to have another working car on hand” instructions unclear, I am now unable to get to work till I finish my car
Tire doctor needs the see the sidewall plug
DM HIM
If it's for offroad use, anything goes.
@@BlackWolf18C the gambler 500 uses service roads and normal roads in between. Not truly offroad.
if i got a letter like that from the "city" lets be real it was neighbors angry that you're living your best life while they're chained to 3 kids, you can bet i'd be making a trip to the junkyard and coming back with some very interesting looking "lawn ornaments"
Depending where you live the city can just keep giving you tickets. Legally, if you accumulate enough tickets that equal the price that your home is appraised for the city/state can legally claim your house and foreclose it. It would require a very lengthy and costly legal battle on your side for a slime chance to get you home back, but every court decision will end with you paying those tickets first.
Nobody fucks with me on my property because I took responsibility and did my research before I bought it. I don't confuse freedom with entitlement.
@@Unchainedful Not every court decision, simply appeal the tickets constitutionality.
If the paper specifically says they'll tow inoperable vehicles from your driveway then work on your cars in the front yard technically it isnt the driveway so technically the city cannot legally do anything
If the law specifies driveway it normally specifies yard or curdlage aswell. If you are not a lawyer or have talked to one in your area I do not recommend this strategy.
Best thing to do would be to throw it back together into a "technically" running state for the inspection. Then just take it apart again/ work on it when they leave. Rinse repeat.
If it can't be made to run, just put your working cars on the drive and put it in the garage. If it's in the garage, it's not on the driveway, and therefore is untouchable.
Janky to the max, I love it! Sometimes, these "I don't really care" builds are way more interesting than Full on restorations and build
Totally, I'm having a blast! I have plans to do a proper build with quality components on another car, but I'm enjoying this project for the frugalness of it, and the limitations that requires
When you don't care it's always great, you just throw the shit together that you have/bought and forget about it. "Ooops, the sub-frame bent. Too bad i'll have to get another one for like 40 bucks on the junkyard...
The chaotic energy in this video is so high
My grandmother recently got a letter from the city about her Astro Van possibly getting towed due to it being inoperable for many months. All she had to do was call the city and ask exactly what they wanted done and basically they told her as long as all 4 tires look drivable they won’t have a reason to tow it.
I had no idea the city could do that until she got her letter. There was also some suspicion a neighbor of hers purposely called the city on her so he could buy the van for cheap because shortly after she got the letter someone showed up on her doorstep asking if she wanted to sell it to get it off her hands.
Same thing happened with my van.
I can see curbers doing this to flip cars.
@@cementi4381 kinda messed up to think some random person can just look at your project car or whatever it happens to be and thinks it’s alright to call the city on you hoping you’ll just say screw it and sell it to them in fear of the city taking it.
this is terrifying, I love it
But you should probably take care of that tyre to shock clearance, that ain't gonna last when it flexes out
What? It’s your property how can they steal your property because it is on YOUR property.
That's government for ya, everything is theirs and they're very kindly allowing you to use it.
@@chickenfarmer321exactly. it’s their world and they’re letting you rent out a place in it. What a load of crap though, eh?
that's called the illusion of freedom. everything is theirs
I wonder if they’d change their tune if everyone stopped paying taxes.
Seriously, Whoever made these laws need a wake up call
You can use a shovel to break the beads, you shove the shovel next to/on the bead and press all your weight on it and just hope for the best haha
Bottle jack between tire and car bumper.
@@paulhare662 or let the air out first lol
Oh so you want the car to be operational?
*(Cuts off mufflers and cats, then installs the FATTEST tube possible as an exhaust)*
How can my car be inoperable if it's making this much noise
Thank you for showing the stuggles of getting these tires off and on. My dad didn't believe me when it took me two days to do my motorcycle tires
Openly admitting to theft in a letter is perfect courtroom evidence.
Put a fence with a gate in front of your driveway so they can’t open it without it technically being illegal
"all 4 wheels are on. even if 1 is a bomb" LOL
If the government in my country would do that there would be a national outcrying instantly.
every country has a rule like that.
over here for example a car needs to be insured. and it won't be insured in a state like that. (because it needs to have the road legal checkup done every year aswel)
so we have the option to suspend the car. (making it illegal to drive the car and removing your obligation to insure it.)
but they have a second rule. that ANY suspended car is not allowed to have their licence plate visible from the public road.
so either you need to have a big propperty. or you need to cover the car with a tarp.
@@darkracer1252 no, USA is not "every country" in my country your car is your car and your property is your property as long as it's on my property i can have 150 broken cars and no one could do anything at all, there is even one good car guy in my country and he regularly buys and fix and tune the cars, some in garage and some straight up in parking lot and no one can do nothing.
@@GoGicz we JUST watched a video 100% proving you wrong.
And usa is close to a 4th world country without any freedom what so ever.
You guys even have people giving you fines for not cutting your lawn.
Muricans are brainwashed into thinking usa is great and free. But i wouldn't even want to be spotten there. Let alone live there.
or…and hear me out here…you take off the license plates put them inside the trunk. Job done and you don’t need them to fix a car anyway.
bro just jumps on his perfect hood and dents it
It’s a Beretta. It doesn’t care about battle scars, it embraces them.
If you're not in an HOA they can't do shit.
if you are within city limits they absolutely can. you get a certified letter notice for you to resolve the issue and typically within 10 days they take action (depending on the local codes). he is not dealing with a Karen, he is dealing with the Mayor and council of representatives passing city ordinances. much more weight than a neighbor on a power trip
@@johnchiz54 Glad I don't live there. My city can tow your rig if you're parked on the street with a dilapidated vehicle, unless your tabs are current and you're legally parked, then they can't. Anything on your own property is your business and they cannot do anything.
@@johnchiz54certified mail requires that you sign for it. If the mail is not certified they cannot prove you received it. Thus, by playing the govt game of not doing jack shit, eventually the bureaucrat will forget about it.
@@notyetdeleted6319 if you do not receive the certified mail, they will still take action then file a tax lien on the property that you must dispute in court, if you do not receive that and are not in court to dispute it then the court will rule in favor of the plaintiff and place the lien on the property for the costs to remove the offending vehicle from the property. the certified mail is so they have a receipt showing they attempted to deliver it to the property. also if you refuse it they can also send a code enforcement officer to tack it on the door of the property in full view of anyone who would enter the property which also serves as "notice served" you aren't fighting big bureaucracy when you live in a town/city. you are fighting bored employees that will actually get fired for not doing their job.
@@johnchiz54 karens who have legit power. Dam
One of my neighbors back in the 90s had a 64 Chevy and it needed a battery he was told to move the car out of his driveway into his backyard, but they still "Illegally" towed it.
I saw one or two things at the beginning that I thought "oh.... what the fuck, I mean I guess?" and that energy was maintained the rest of the video.
Nice beretta! Got myself a 95 beretta z26 with 91k miles about a year ago as my first car
I love how janky and chaotic the entire video is
If I got this letter, I would just move it into the garage and close it.
That's where my other inoperable vehicle is :P
@@ItllProbablyWorkbest response I’ve ever seen lol 😂
@@ItllProbablyWork tarps fix everything.
can't see the eye sore if it's covered by a tarp.
might aswel have been a bently under that tarp. nobody can tell.
your videos remind me of Micheal reeves and I did a thing, very unhinged, I love it
this dude has 1 car and gets a notice yet i lived jn the middle of a neighborhood with multiple junk cars in the backyard and filling the driveway. some were in the street too. i moved willingly but never once had any issues with the city. neighbors loved how low their property taxes became too
Advice with tires as I have done many of them in my day. Coat the tube in baby powder, if you can find it talcum is better. It will make the tube slippery and less likely to catch your pry tool. Also, leave some air in the tube while putting the tire on. helps the tube keep its shape and not get caught on the tool.
Thanks, I'll try those out when I put the replacement tube in
Algorithm comment so I can keep getting your vids on my home page
That body doesn't look too bad. If it survives, K swap it.
In CA they send you letters offering $1500 for your old pollution machines, even the Ferraris.
When they offer me 1,500,000 per pound then I'll consider letting the government take what is mine
@@foxfire8284 I hear you there. We had to work for it. Pay taxes for it. Leave it be.
Lol 1500$. Theyre asking if they can steal your money
The skills displayed are terrifying.
And here I am popping the bead on tires like this daily with a 2x4, flat bar, soapy water and my foot.
Man this was entertaining watching you struggle lol 😆🤣
Edit: She looks pretty mean up in the air with the ATV tires BTW, I did enjoy the vid but you brought memories with the struggle lmao 🤘.
Cant stand people who don't use their handbrake regardless of where they park. you are the exception
Put your own tow boot on the car's wheels and chain the car to the house. If they want it that bad they're gonna work for it. 😂😂
Perfect example of how to learn about cars “I have no idea what these parts are but Im gunna start taking things apart…oh that worked”
Simple solution: build a box around it so that you appear to have a large shipping container there instead.
Use a metal car ramp used to change your oil, use the back ramp part onto the tire bead, drive up on the tire, rinse repeat till the bead is broke all the way around, very easy efficient 😊 also I miss driving my 94 Plymouth Sundance (same cross over of your chevy) used metal adjustable join boosters to lift it/stiffen suspension and deplete the boat on water feel hahah
yep, had my breaks fail and put my car out of commission. it took me three days to get the parts in to fix it and I already had a similar notice from the city, I did talk to Code Enforcement on the phone and they don't go out looking for things they get called in by the neighbors. its why I hate urban living. "oh you can't afford to take your car to a mechanic? well you better have land somewhere else to work on your vehicle because #NotInMyBackyard"
That plug is totally not safe for extended use over say, 15mph. but everything you did between patching and putting on the car was at no real risk for catastrophic failure. you do need a new tire though because the sidewall heats up a lot while driving.
Here's a tip: you can take shocks from "off road" family cars like a v70 cross country or A6 allroad to lift your beater for cheap. Had a friend who did it to his volvo 240 in exchange for a case of beer.
Tire explodes.
Nearby police: Shots fired! Shots fired!
XD
Like these driveway car builds.
"This looks important"
Work noise
Falls off
"Oops"
Sounds like you have to use your 2nd amendment to it's full.
Damn I love this channel already lol 😂
If you dont have a license plate with current tags you might still be in trouble dependent on nuisance car laws in your area. Park it in your garage in that case
The guy coming to steal my car would have a real bad time in the er
Yep. Fixed a sidewall gash with seventeen plugs and a whole bunch of RTV before. If it's for offroading, and you aren't worried about having to get back home on it, anything will do.
Yes infact some towns have laws stating you can not have broken cars siting around for mouth or even a number of weeks. Just like you can't have trash laying around. It becomes an eye sore and makes the town look bad. Welcome to living in a clean city. Aka not California.
Sounds like the HOA
3:50 keep this guy away from motor vehicles lol
@@Callsign_Sturm I'm talking about him jumping on the hood of the car
try some wheel spacers to move the tires away from the shocks if it fits in your budget
So in the US the city just can tow your car if it’s not road worthy?? When it’s parked on your one property??
Yep! Even if it’s a boat under a cover in your driveway, my grandfather had to put it in a storage lot years ago lol
@@NudaMan no really cares what you got parked on your own property here in the UK. The only reason a car could be towed if it’s untaxed so all you have to do is Sorn it ( registered it off the road) and nothing will happened. I’ve seen cars that were parked for decades and nothing been done. There’s a GMC Safari that has been imported from the US. It has been sitting in the spot since 2007 and no one cares. There multiple cars like that in my area literally no cares. As long as you don’t have a complete scrapyard then your fine, and even then I’ve seen driveways and gardens full of abandoned cars and still no one cared.
@@AK.2425 pretty much same here in australia, nobody cares unless its sitting on the side of the road without tags or looks damaged/stolen, anything on your property, people could not care less
crazy how smaller towns do this crap when dudes in cali have 6 cars along the street to 1 person and its normal 😂😂
The side tear won't explode, it'll just widen with time and start leaking again.
Lol i wouldnt even bother if i dont have time to fix. I had a crv 99 parked on the drive way for almost a year in a half, the city sent me mail but eh come take it lol sat for another few month before cousin came and took it
I wouldnt count safety things like a tube in the tire towards the budget. they dont count it in 24 hrs of lemons AND the limit on the Gambler 500 is apparently not enforced
They wouldn't even tow a car with no wheels on blocks parked on a yellow line where i live.
They reckon its has to be abandoned, so if the rego is current its good.
And I'm gearing up to buy a government surplus truck lmao
If they think a car on temporary jack stands is "unsightly," wait 'till they see a 5 tonner with a freakin on-board crane.
This channel is so underrated!
With all those plugs, it's like daring them to tow it
I’m certain that seizure of property without due process is a violation of your rights. The government isn’t allowed to simply take property even though certain agencies do it on the regular. The reason this is a Constitutional right is so the government can’t simply take your property without taking you to court and convicting you of a crime. Otherwise they can simply say your car is too old or you’re not allowed to own more than one car and seize it.
As someone who worked in a tire shop, this was just revolting.
lmaoooo brooo the 5 tire plugs lol
The algorithm hath blessed you,
Also cool video
Buy a 12x12 canopy then buy the sides for it boom should fix the problem
WTF? To get tire bead off use a 2x6 or bigger and drive onto the board after it’s in place on the tire bead. Turn tire and repeat if necessary. What your doing is crazy.
thats the whole point?...
I know a truck that was on jackstands for a year, maybe more. I dont ever think he got a letter.
I think the spring spacer was supposed to go on the top or bottom of the spring. Not in it but I'm not sure
Best in the middle of the spring. I use them on my van, for towing. They do work nicely
They are not really for lifting, they are spring assists for towing or carrying heavy loads. They do sit in the coils.
Put up a gate and charge them for property damage, trespassing, grand theft, and burglary if they take vehicles off of your property.
well usually a city/town won't act unless a neighbor complains so it looks like you might not be on good terms with someone nearby..
See what the city ordinance on lawn ordaments are. Depening on that you should get a bunch of old motors from the scrap yard and turn them into flower pots or something l.
This dudes health insurance must be sky high after documenting all this
My car broke down and I was in the process of fixing it, and a Karen from the city showed up out of no where with that same paper. I lived in the VERY back of a road, by myself, no one has ever come back there, and somehow they knew my car was broke down.
The thing is though, my sewage was pouring into my yard because the City put in illegal pipe designs back there so my sewer pipes ran into 5 other houses down the other street, and the City would never fix it, claiming that my road was a private street and they didn’t have to.
in my country if not the municipal, the health office has the right to issue a compound. it's a breeding ground for mosquitoes and the spread of dengue fever.
If the city gave me that notice, I'd drill anchors into the driveway and weld them to the frame of the car.
Haha, yes.
They can't take shit, it's theft if they try.
Put a car cover with a lock on it and a no tresspass sign up.
Park it at the garage. What they'll do, break it open?
I once got a letter from my city because Code Enforcement went by WHILE I was working on my car. I had the tire off and was changing a wheel bearing and got a letter for it. I was later informed it was filed to my "permanent record". 🙄
You should troll your local auto repair shop by bringing it in and asking for q complete vehicle inspection "before you sell it"
I wish i could find one of those luminas with a 3.1 in it that runs and moves for 250 that one even looks like its in decent shape
This is brilliant! I want to do this to my mail delivery car
engagement boost, all hail the algorithm.
Ill buy this car when you’re done with it 😂 I had one just like it but silver, I miss that thing
People LOVED these when they worked good. I knew a whole family each owned one. lol
As long as it is in the driveway, and not parked street side, they can't tow it.... Most they could possibly do, is cite you for code violations.
They can do that... if they survive coming onto my property without being invited.
G E T S P I K E S T R I P S
This is why you always live on unincorporated land not in a city or suburb with a HOA
private property unless the town says otherwise. makes me miss my pink chevey berretta
I think it might be illegal I would always ask a lawyer when getting a document like that cause I don’t think they can remove anything from your property
The Jank is strong with this one
side wall plug for the win, just fill it with foam XD
Oil or soap the tires so they slide on the rim better.
4:20
Now thats bad for the rim XD
sounds like totalitarian regime
one of your neighbors called them. you have a local snitch