Re: My car is mad at me. . . (archive)

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Sorry to hear about your problems. You need to stay out of the Redneck Riviera...not as much fun as it used to be. As for Oglethorpe, sounds just like Tech!! Glad you didn't miss out on the fun I always experienced down the street. If you need somebody to exorcise your car...let me have it for a few hours on GA 400. It will be begging for you before I am done :o)

Hang in there,
Rory
'92 525i -- Still Dirty because the GF's car took precedence this weekend :o(

It was a rough weekend for the 535i. First off, I visited Buckhead (an assortment of nightclubs and bars in north Atlanta, for those not familiar) and I pulled into a lot that had (gasp!) valet parking. Despite my protests, the attendant was quite adament about parking the car himself. I should have ran when I had the chance. He took the car and backed it over a three inch curb and parked it half on the pavement and half on the grass. I about did a Ray Lewis re-enactment on him.
Fast forward to one PM today. I stayed at Oglethorpe University with some friends last night, and due to a lack of parking a their dorm, I parked my car on a service road next to the building (I figured Oglethorpe maitainance wasn't going to need it on a Sunday, seeing as how they rarely even work during the week). So I go to get my car to go to lunch, and yep, it's gone. After I call up Oglethorpe security and let them have it, I call the towing place that has my car. They say it will be $75 to get my car back and give me directions. After I get to the towing place despite the wrong directions, they then tell me that it is $125 and that they only accept cash. I go across the street to Publix to get the cash and after a half hour ordeal I finally get my car back (I should have just taken it, since the gate to the lot was open). On the receipt there was a waiver of liability for the towing company, which I promptly crossed out and filled in my own speil about having the car inspected for damage first.
So there you have it. I'll be sure to write a series of angry letters to my old school and see what can be arranged, but I plan on being such a pain in the ass that they'll give me the $125 just to shut me up. I'm pissed off because they could have easily damaged my car, and there were no signs saying "No Parking- Tow Away Zone" where I parked. On another note, I have come to the conclusion that my car is cursed (We need to get an exorcist in here, and I'm serious this time!). Although E34's are supposed to be from Dingolfing, mine was apparently forged by Lucifer himself. Oh well, a few garlic wreaths and some holy water and it'll be good as new.
Sean H
'92 535i

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