Well, after I tore up my transmission last weekend me and my friends decided to pull out the bad one ourselves to save money. We worked dang near all day and finally got it out but managed to drop it right on Sonnys foot trying to put it in the dumpster. Now hes all mad cause the emergency room said its broke and he will miss three weeks work. Do you know they want about $650.00 dollars for a junk yard transmission? I started thinking about my sad ole truck with no bed and plywood doors (just read my 360 blog for that story) and decided to just put her down and give her a funeral. We pulled the gas tank out then towed it over to a dirt pit off the highway, tossed about three gallons of gas on her then I threw a road flare on the roof. You would have thought an atom bomb went off! We were way away but it still singhed all our hair. We towed the smoking hulk back home just now but my neighbor says that wasn't legal. Why not? I'm not going to claim insurance. Cant I burn my own truck?
2007-02-26 14:22:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
I think my neighbor is just mad cause I plan to keep the truck in my front yard as a trophy. I may be able to hook up a sprinkler to the roof so I can call it yard art or something.
2007-02-26 14:36:02 · update #1
As Louis Grizzard would say, "Dang brother, I don't think I'd have told that story." Probably would have brought a $100 bill at the shredder.
2007-02-26 14:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is much more involved.
It may be illegal in your area to use an accelerant (such as gasoline) to start a fire.
If the fire was within the city limits (or if you have other county, state, etc) and those laws ban open fires, you may be in trouble.
Your area might also have laws that effect environmental issues, such as what happened with battery acid, antifreeze, oils, and other hazardous materials escaped and soaked into the soil.
On who's property did you burn the vehicle? With or without permission? If it was on government owned property, you might still be in trouble.
Also, if you were still financing the car, whether new or used, the lien-holder could press charges for destroying the property, even if you had no intentions of claiming insurance.
I would suggest, next time you want to give your car a funeral, donate it to your school's next fair or festival and let them sell tickets to take swings at it with a baseball bat. Then, the car can be salvaged for what is left.
2007-02-26 22:51:25 · answer #2 · answered by JD_in_FL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it probably depends on the property which it was burned. Maybe if it was on state or private property it would have been an issue. Also, some areas require burning permits.
2007-02-26 22:28:19 · answer #3 · answered by Sloth for President 2012 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can burn whatever you want so long as what you're burning isn't protected by law (trash, flags, PEOPLE). In your case, you can burn your truck...you just can't file a claim for the damages.
2007-02-26 23:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by bundysmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your neighbor to mind his own business if he knows whats good for him.
You didn't do anything wrong from what I can tell... no damage to any property, or persons and no claim filed so you're good.
2007-02-26 22:30:34 · answer #5 · answered by Knuckledragger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure you can, but it depends on the circumstances.
Was it on your own property?
Did it release toxic fumes into the air?
Did it create a fire hazard?
etc...
2007-02-26 22:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by supervinny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋