Our Car Saga Part 3

In April I made another trip out to his place with a friend. If the car was outside, I was going to drive it home. But no, it was either inside his garage or he was driving it. We knocked on the door and tried calling him but no response. We even drove around the area to see if we might see him driving it. He said he'd leave it outside for us to pick up.

Then, we got someone who does repossession work to contact the mechanic and then go get our car for us. When he went to the mechanic's house he didn't answer the door. Through the window he saw him sitting in the living room watching TV but he looked comatose. So, he contacted the police thinking the guy was dead or very ill. Finally, when the police arrived he came to the door proving that he was indeed alive.

But, he refused to give up our car to the repossessor. He claimed we signed papers authorizing him to hold the car and work on it - that was another big fat lie.

The police couldn't intervene because this was purely a civil matter. Once you willingly give your keys to someone you can't claim your car was stolen.

So, we were done with the games, lies & excuses and we contacted a lawyer.