Anyone just get their 06-07 WRB STI towed in SF??
 

if so they towed it on 2 wheels and it didnt look like it had dollies under the rear either. Tried to turn around to take a pic but he was long gone. 06-07 WRB ond stock gold BBS, g'luck :(

Geez who still doesn't know that subarus are all awd?! Especially tow truck drivers

ugh :(

the alarm was going off so clearly it towed off in a hurry without the owner around :ohwell:

where in sf?

repo?

What would happen? The diffs would just blow out or what?

[QUOTE=LOL VTEC;3118908]What would happen? The diffs would just blow out or what?[/QUOTE]

and many tears after when you see the repair bill

Break the entire drivetrain

the center diff takes the most abuse

wouldnt the tow company be responsible for damages?

[QUOTE=stupidchicken03;3118922]wouldnt the tow company be responsible for damages?[/QUOTE]

hah.. good luck in trying to get them to pay

Jeremy: what kind of truck was it? was it a regular tow truck or was it a repo?

[QUOTE=stupidchicken03;3118922]wouldnt the tow company be responsible for damages?[/QUOTE]

I learned the hard way, no. Not all towing companies take responsibility. When I got towed he ****ed my front bumper up and said "Opps, srry man" then made me pay before the car was off the truck. The paper I HAD to sign to get my car off the truck said in fine print "...we do NOt take responsibility for ANY damage" I have to find my copy so I can show you guys.

well i mean you had body damage... i can get that with modded/low cars and such...

but mechanical damage is different IMO :( :noidea:

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I got one of these on my window above vin# so that when the tow truck driver reads my vin they'll see this and hopefully not be a dumbsht

[QUOTE=LOL VTEC;3118929]I learned the hard way, no. Not all towing companies take responsibility. When I got towed he ****ed my front bumper up and said "Opps, srry man" then made me pay before the car was off the truck. The paper I HAD to sign to get my car off the truck said in fine print "...we do NOt take responsibility for ANY damage" I have to find my copy so I can show you guys.[/QUOTE]

that is straight ***** made..how can this be legal??? thats all messed !!

[QUOTE=CaliSuby;3118948]that is straight ***** made..how can this be legal??? thats all messed !![/QUOTE]

Yep. He also made me get in the car so I can break assist while he was leaning the car down off his truck.

I talked to a buddy of mine, he used to be a tow truck driver and said that that is a big no-no. Under no circumstances should the customer be in or near the car while the car is being taken on or off the truck.

I can get them in trouble for that big time but I dont have any proof, I will be video taping future experiences.

I hate tow truck drivers sometimes.

and with all of the repo shows on reality TV now a days, those guys are worse

That's my biggest fear, car breaks down and have to have the car towed. I only hate to see what would happen if he did that to my car. The world is crazy, people just don't care about other people's property. The work standard has gone way down in the last five years. If everyone would just respect people's belongings we would never have problems. Most people don't enjoy working and they return the favor buy destroying your personal belongings. It's very sad to see people just not giving a rats ass about the job they have, even worse when something happens to your car!

Wow im sorry to hear this happen.. and how people dont know that subi's are awd. I recently had my car towed they were about to just tow it without the bed. I was like Wooohhhh thats all wheel drive. The truck driver was like "o this model is awd then" i was like all subaru's are awd." I they should all know that

[QUOTE=Krinkov;3118902]the alarm was going off so clearly it towed off in a hurry without the owner around :ohwell:[/QUOTE]

Could be a repo. Being in SF, I bet he was illegally parked. Don't block driveways or park in the red while in SF. Chances of you getting towed are pretty high.

[QUOTE=Krinkov;3118897]if so they towed it on 2 wheels and it didnt look like it had dollies under the rear either. Tried to turn around to take a pic but he was long gone. 06-07 WRB ond stock gold BBS, g'luck :([/QUOTE]

They can be towed in such a manner for super short distances (aka:around the block or to safety) without messing up the drivetrain. This is inevitably mentioned in every thread of this subject matter. Search n00b! (Sigma is going to also come in here and say that his broke being towed 3 miles, FYI).


[QUOTE=LOL VTEC;3118929]I learned the hard way, no. Not all towing companies take responsibility. When I got towed he ****ed my front bumper up and said "Opps, srry man" then made me pay before the car was off the truck. The paper I HAD to sign to get my car off the truck said in fine print "...we do NOt take responsibility for ANY damage" I have to find my copy so I can show you guys.[/QUOTE]

Shouldn't he have had you sign that paper before he even touched the car? Someone with time on their hands (and a spare car) could screw the tow company and driver it seems like.

[QUOTE=VRT MBasile;3118990]They can be towed in such a manner for super short distances (aka:around the block or to safety) without messing up the drivetrain. This is inevitably mentioned in every thread of this subject matter. Search n00b! (Sigma is going to also come in here and say that his broke being towed 3 miles, FYI).[/QUOTE]

yes he will

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[QUOTE=VRT MBasile;3118990]They can be towed in such a manner for super short distances without messing up the drivetrain. This is inevitably mentioned in every thread of this subject matter. Search n00b![/QUOTE]


A tow truck company is being paid, and must provide reasonable care, as opposed to minimum care (ie not being paid).

[QUOTE=VRT MBasile;3118990]They can be towed in such a manner for super short distances (aka:around the block or to safety) without messing up the drivetrain. This is inevitably mentioned in every thread of this subject matter. Search n00b! (Sigma is going to also come in here and say that his broke being towed 3 miles, FYI).
[/QUOTE]

the car was southbound on Van Ness toward the freeway, it def wasnt going anywhere just around the corner. I was NB and had to make a bunch of turns to get SB and by then he was gone, was hoping to get a pic of the cars plates, and yes, the tow company is indeed responsible for the damage, but of course they will deny it, without a pic though they can say whatever they like :(

That's ridiculous if they can get away with it.

Remove the Awd fuse and I forget where but insert it to FF mode. I know you can do this for short distances only.

That sucks soooooo soooo bad!

[QUOTE=Manny408;3119069]Remove the Awd fuse and I forget where but insert it to FF mode. I know you can do this for short distances only.[/QUOTE]

That doesn't change the fact that there will be undue stress on the center diff and break it.

[QUOTE=Manny408;3119069]Remove the Awd fuse and I forget where but insert it to FF mode. I know you can do this for short distances only.[/QUOTE]

That's autos only I thought.

It's not uncommon for repo guys to do a quick hook-up, and get a car around a corner before they do a full tow setup. Makes it less likely the repo guy will take fire while setting up the dolly's etc.

[QUOTE=brucelee;3119109]That's autos only I thought.[/QUOTE]

It's only old autos (not on the new cars), and it only works when the car is running - it closes a circuit that puts the center diff in a bypass mode by disengaging the clutches. It's only to be used for putting a spare on the rear of a 4EAT car and driving with proper fronts.

It also makes for mad burnouts. Or so i hear.

[QUOTE=sybir;3119208]

It also makes for mad burnouts. Or so i hear.[/QUOTE]

:lol:

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I got one of these on my window above vin# so that when the tow truck driver reads my vin they'll see this and hopefully not be a dumbsht[/QUOTE]

i thought all subarus had this? hmm...guess i learned something new...

[QUOTE=LOL VTEC;3118929]I learned the hard way, no. Not all towing companies take responsibility. When I got towed he ****ed my front bumper up and said "Opps, srry man" then made me pay before the car was off the truck. The paper I HAD to sign to get my car off the truck said in fine print "...we do NOt take responsibility for ANY damage" I have to find my copy so I can show you guys.[/QUOTE]

should have written "under duress" instead of signing or in addition to it... then sued the **** out of them.