JDS
United States of America#2General Comment
Mon, February 01, 2010
I work in the bankruptcy industry and am aware of the tactics used by Asset in relation to the repossession and pick up of vehicles. It's unfortunate you had to go through this particularly because you were not the owner of the vehicle. I'm not sure what recourse is available to you and I'm not a lawyer but these tactics used are the normal "MO" for Asset and if they caused harm then they should be held responsible for their actions. for those of you who have commented already...shame on you! I'm guessing you're employees of Asset or if you're not then you're very insensitive and I think it might be time for you to go through this type of experience. These individuals are bullies, they do not provide supporting documentation as they should, and they do not care about individuals they hurt rightfully or in this case wrongfully. Chrysler should also be held responsible for turning a blind eye to such ruthless and inhumane tactics. Children are taught at the youngest age that bullying is wrong and yet we see the largest companies in the country condoning and using bully tactics every day. It's shameful!
Jo
toronto,#3Author of original report
Thu, August 07, 2008
1. I was not standing in my driveway when the careless people were backing up in my direction. I was standing in my neighbour's driveway or on the sidewalk in front of the neighbours drive. "Bailiff" decided to turn around in neighbours drive and the tow truck driver was all over he sidewalk. The guy from Chrysler kept moving people around and telling the tow truck guy to be careful. I kept moving to areas that SHOULD be safe, but apparently weren't. I was not in my own driveway at all and not being obstructive. The "Bailiff" appeared to have a habit of backing up without looking behind him. 2. I didn't have a clue what was going to happen or what to do. How would I? I have never had a repo. It wasn't even mine, so I was not worried. What do I know of these things? I own my car outright. 3. I hate drama. I don't live for it. I go to great lengths to avoid it. That is why this was such a problem for me. I like peace and quiet. I am self employed at a job where I don't have to deal with the public very much. I have set my life up to avoid people like that. It has worked pretty well for the most part. I have not told my family or friends about this incident, because it makes me too upset and I prefer they not see that. My feelings are a private thing. My life is a private thing. I brought this here because I thought there might be people who understand a little bit. I was obviously mistaken. 4. I did not make my son sick. It shows a real ignorance of mental illness when you suggest all this. "Just get over it" "Just get better". I tried that with my son at first, thinking it was just a phase. It was not. He has needed a lot of medication and counselling to get to where he is now. This blame the victim stuff really is not going to help matters here. Please try to understand PTSD of people who have lived in terror of a violent husband/father. It is not unreasonable to expect a kid who is thinking suicide already to be affected. 5. I did not call the police and he said he WAS the police. I was too afraid. If I did anything, he was going to leave my car in the road and not let relative into her Jeep and would be gone by the time other police arrived. He said he could arrest me. How could the police help this? He WAS the police. He said the easy way or the hard way. My first reaction in that case is to comply, or it gets much worse - call it training from a really scary marriage. In retrospect, I should have reported the entire incident after he left. I made mistakes there, for sure. He scared the heck out of me by acting like my ex husband. Yes, in retrospect, I should have done something like that, but I was just so relieved he was GONE that I went inside and tried to calm down for a while. 6. Did you realize we were RELIEVED somebody was coming to get the Jeep? We really wanted the situation dealt with. We had been trying to get this dealt with for a long time. One ounce of humanity would have made the situation go smoothly for everybody. 7. So basically, the point of commenters is that it is all right for people doing repos to drive on sidewalks, to show no ID, to claim they are police, to drive carelessly in areas where they need not be, to physically threaten people and to leave vehicles of bystanders in a damaged condition. Thanks folks. I won't be back here, and it has confirmed that I am right to never buy a vehicle on credit. I want to avoid these guys forever - they are too scary. Your compassion is also very helpful. Thanks for making me cry. I see I should have kept my grief private, like I have for the past few months.
Nancy
Steilacoom,#4Consumer Suggestion
Thu, August 07, 2008
WHY didn't you call the police when the guy started knocking on your dor early in the morning? If you were as afraid as you CLAIM to ahve been, that might ahve difussed the situation. I think you like drama and live for it. GET OVER IT.
Nikki
Coconut Creek,#5Consumer Comment
Thu, August 07, 2008
You stated, "The afternoon came and went, with no phone call. We expected them to call the next day to arrange pickup and give us a half hour to take anything that belonged to my relative out of the car." Why didn't you just take everything out of the car that afternoon and get it ready to be picked up? They usually don't call to warn you in advance of when they are coming because that gives people the temptation to move the car. Had you gotten the car ready for pick up that afternoon you could have saved yourself the trouble and stress of the next morning. Also, that morning is over. It was probably 1 or 2 hours of stress, and various stressful situations (some of which may have been compounded by you). You stated a few times they almost hit you and you had to get out of the way. If they were in their vehicles driving, why were you in their way in the first place? Take hold of yourself and take control of your life. There is no reason to still be stressed over the situation. And there is certainly no reason for your son to be so stressed over the situation that he had to be hospitalized. All he did was help move some things and talked to one of the guys. Let your son know it's over. It didn't really even have anything to do with you. It's not like your car was repoed. There need be no lifelong ramifications of this experience unless you let that happen. Let your son know everything is all right and you are sorry if you blew it out of proportion. You may be showing him, by your example, that it's OK to let inconsequential things rule your life and he is learning that to such a degree it is harming his well being. Take charge of your life and teach him, by example, to do the same.