Woman took my car... civil issue... trying to get it back

[qaz5eng]

Do you know if she still drives it? If so it might be easier (less drama) for you to tow it when it’s on a public street. Even if you can’t start it it will go into neutral for winching onto a flatbed or auto transporter. On the key pairing with the vehicle, if you put in an unpaired key into the ignition after you pull a paired key out and turn to the on position and wait for the dash light to go out it should start. I don’t know what the maximum amount of time is between pulling the working key out and then putting in the new key is, can anyone comment. This works for some GM vehicles.

 

[Rocket Man]

I would try the 50/50 chance first.

Do you know if she still drives it? If so it might be easier (less drama) for you to tow it when it’s on a public street. Even if you can’t start it it will go into neutral for winching onto a flatbed or auto transporter. On the key pairing with the vehicle, if you put in an unpaired key into the ignition after you pull a paired key out and turn to the on position and wait for the dash light to go out it should start. I don’t know what the maximum amount of time is between pulling the working key out and then putting in the new key is, can anyone comment. This works for some GM vehicles.

Ummm...if he had a working key he could just drive it away. Or do you mean if he could do it right after she drives it? It takes awhile to pair a new key. But he doesn't even need to use a key to tow it, dollies under 2 wheels and lift the other end.

 

[qaz5eng]

Yeah I meant right after she drives it that way you could pair the new key to the car immediately that’s my understanding. The towing was just doing it personally and not having a tow guy do it, you know like getting a truck and trailer to do it yourself.

 

[qaz5eng]

This is assuming she doesn’t set the alarm which would make my point moot.

 

[dnt1010]

A 2012 is probably worth what 15 to 18k? Obviously there is a huge amount of animosity in this relationship but would offering a cash payment for her to let you have the key and take the truck back "undamaged" possibly work?
It is very rare that a totally broken relationship is completely one sided (just sayin) perhaps a different approach might work if you have some funds. (you are talking about hiring a tow truck getting keys made etc which cost dollars!)

 

[fixmycar]

@dnt1010

She's the type of person who will say it's her car because she paid for some of it.. Even though she stopped paying.

I can tell you, she will do everything to keep me from getting the truck back. She's kept my daughter from me for well over a month.

There are two sides to every story, but all the liability is on me and I'm the only person both legally and financially responsible. Had things been better and she has credit, then she'd put it in her name and move forward, but that's not happening sad to say.

 

[Doubeleive]

Do you know if she still drives it? If so it might be easier (less drama) for you to tow it when it’s on a public street. Even if you can’t start it it will go into neutral for winching onto a flatbed or auto transporter. On the key pairing with the vehicle, if you put in an unpaired key into the ignition after you pull a paired key out and turn to the on position and wait for the dash light to go out it should start. I don’t know what the maximum amount of time is between pulling the working key out and then putting in the new key is, can anyone comment. This works for some GM vehicles.

it's either 5 seconds or 10 seconds I think it's the 5, not long enough for his purposes.
he could however though use his key to access the vehicle, lock himself in and keep the doors locked while the tow truck driver does there thing that way she can't get in.

 

[fixmycar]

The tow truck driver is about to get the boot. He has more excuses than a ********** on the corner looking for a score.
I told him, he gets it tonight or I'm going another route. My plan is to go there around 5am and taking the license plate.... Maybe she will get pulled over for driving a car without a license plate, not registered to her, no insurance that she's aware of (I just had to buy some, so my DL wouldn't be suspended, but it's through me only), and her DL has been expired since middle of last yr (just found out)... At this point in time, I'm running out of time.

 

[Doubeleive]

is the vehicle at a residence or is it a apt complex or something of that nature?

 

[swathdiver]

@petethepug Onstar needs an active connection to the car before they can talk to it. That's what they told me. There is no active connection. You need to physically hit the blue button to make an outgoing call first.
@swathdiver She doesn't work... Panhandle, close to Bama state line
@Tonyrodz might need to happen
@Rocket Man I have a tow driver..he's been telling me stories... trying to get it done with him... last thing I want is to not tell them the truth, especially since they are just going to roll up, take their sweet time.. she can then hop in the car with the key and then they can't legally hook up the truck. Now, if it's hooked up before she comes out, then that's a different story, but I don't need the driver to be taking his sweet time and then all hell breaks loose.

For all those thinking it's 100% my property, it is.
For all those thinking I can just roll up in a tow truck and tow it... it's not that simple. If she gets in it before it's hooked up, they have to let it go. If I don't tell the story to them, it will give her plenty of time to come out and sit in it. Then she knows, then she hides the car... all bad for me.
For all those thinking get a tow truck to come and do it... they don't want to get involved, and the only person I've found seems to be messing with me... so it's not looking great. Life lessons 101, woman find ways to fsck you, even after they've gone.

Jim, you need a ruse to get her away from the truck so you can retrieve it. Does she like movies? Get her into a theater for 2 hours and you'll have plenty of time to get that key learned or just hooked up and towed out of there, even to the other side of the mall parking lot. I'm too far away to help man.