# Car full of presents, electronics repossessed - not the rant you think, probably **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 18, 2004, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490 "2004-12-18T05:16:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![milroyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@milroyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milroyj)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490/21 "2004-12-19T03:46:37Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Because I could afford it when I bought it. Seriously, I’m thrilled for you if you’ve never been in a position where your financial situation took an unpredictable, and unstoppable turn for the worse. But the fact is, not everyone is so lucky, and there is only so much you can do to protect yourself. Yes, you’re right, there’s only so much one can do. However, someone with $10K worth of shite in their car who hasn’t made their car payments sounds like a fraudster, to me. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490/22 "2004-12-19T03:51:13Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > Yes, you’re right, there’s only so much one can do. However, someone with $10K worth of shite in their car who hasn’t made their car payments sounds like a fraudster, to me. And we’re back on the same page. I agree. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490/23 "2004-12-19T03:56:31Z")
And what are the chances she bought these presents on credit w/ money she won’t have in the future? Will she be bitching about the $5000 plasma TV that she bought being repoed along with her house? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490/24 "2004-12-19T07:59:54Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > If you just paid your bills on time, you wouldn’t have to worry about bill collectors, bankruptcy, or repo men. > > Simple, no? Well, aren’t you lucky, that you’ve never fallen on hard times! It must be great to be you!! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490/25 "2004-12-19T10:59:23Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > Yes, you’re right, there’s only so much one can do. However, someone with $10K worth of shite in their car who hasn’t made their car payments sounds like a fraudster, to me. Dude! They didn’t have have 10k worth of stuff in the car. _They’re lying_!!! So, yeah. They’re fraudsters. That’s my opinion, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490/26 "2004-12-19T17:05:50Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > Dude! They didn’t have have 10k worth of stuff in the car. _They’re lying_!!! > > So, yeah. They’re fraudsters. > That’s my opinion, anyway. You are correct spooje but the idea that the towing company never collects an unauthorized toll for their work is incorrect as well. They probably did have some stuff go missing, just not $10,000 worth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-full-of-presents-electronics-repossessed-not-the-rant-you-think-probably/280490.md?page=1)