my cousins cousin(18,whose my friend)had a fight with her aunt.and in an act of revenge read up on mythbusters and found out if you put bleach in a cars oil tank it will mess up and eventually ruin a cars engine.Well guess what,she went to Wal Mart got the most expensive non generic tub of bleach she could find and emptied(not sure how much)but alot of bleach into her aunts 2007 Suburban.I dont know what happened yet cause this happened about 2 weeks ago.But if its true that bleach can ruin a cars engine.Could my cousins cousins be sued for ruining a car???
more technically I think she read this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_%28season_2%29#Car_Capers
2007-04-18 10:33:44 · 6 answers · asked by Aces747 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
She might be able to be sued. Her main concern is that no one know that can tell on her or testify against her. She also needs to dispose of the bleach jug and the receipt where she purchased it. Establish an alibi that is concrete.
I know she can legally be charged with vandalism and damage to personal property. Made to pay for repairs to the vehicle, pay all legal costs from both sides, pay court costs and fines
If she wants to rectify the situation before it comes to the point that the car is damaged, she can come clean with her Aunt and offer to have the gas tank pulled off and cleaned out, new fuel filter and gas lines flushed. This would actually be cheaper that getting caught. Plus, she would show that maybe she had learned a little something out of even attempting a prank like that out of revenge.
2007-04-18 10:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many miles has the car been driven since it's last oil change? Have you maintained the oil level? How thick was the oil? Toyota's are known for engine sludge problems, so not changing it might be an issue here, depending upon the year and specific engine. When you checked the oil level was it fine? Just plain having oil is way more important than it's condition. If it's anything like a 2000 Camry with a 4 cylinder engine, the oil is very easy to change. Toyotanation forums and YouTube are your friends here. There are also many tutorials and videos on the internet. It would be difficult for you to do the job worse than Jiffy Lube type places. Yes, they really are that bad.
2016-05-18 02:26:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And depending on your state laws, she could have felony charges filed against her for malicious mischief or something of that sort. In the state where I live, any damage done to a vehicle in excess of 500.00 is a felony. Good luck?
2007-04-18 10:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by mcollinsvcollins2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Malicious vandalism is a crime . If your car doesn't come with a locked gas cap , you can buy a gas cap with a key for about $5.00 .
2007-04-18 10:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sued, definitely.
Criminally prosecuted, most probably.
2007-04-18 10:38:12 · answer #5 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not only sued, but arrested for criminal damage to property.
2007-04-18 10:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by Delphi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋