Well,
I wanted to give you all an update. Some good news and not so good.
Well about 7-10 days after it was stolen i got the car back at my house. Sadly it was much worse then i had thought. The car had been completely stripped by the jerk. Only a few of his crappy tools were left in the car and a jack. I believe he was planning on stealing the wheels and leaving the car in a field when he was found by a state patrolmen. So that saddened me because my person items, like roller blades and other personal stuff which insurance does not cover is gone.
The good news is that as you know already, he was caught. What is even better is that he is behind bars. He had a few priors, so he was put in jail in may and has spent the last 5 months in county jail. Pretty awesome. Even better is that he is going to stay in jail for quite a bit longer. Tomorrow is the trial. I am required to be there because i am a big part of the case. I am pretty nervous. I never wanted to see this guy face to face. My testimony is going to put him away for probably 4-5 years. Crazy. I received a Subpoena so i don't have a choice.
More decent news. About 2 or 3 months ago my insurance settled with me. They actually were pretty awesome. I have state farm. They paid a independent appraiser to look the case over. I wrote him a big email and created a excel document with costs associate with all of the parts on the car. The parts were just a little over 8k, but i had had the parts for many years. They gave me exactly that for the payment. They added taxes and licensing so it came to just about 8400 bucks. Not too bad. I was very fearful at the beginning. With my personal items and the actual vehicle cost i would say i am out about 11,500. So the felon might cover the difference. We will see over the next few weeks/months.
Well, i just wanted to update everyone. It has been on my mind a lot. Oh, also, they sold back my car with the 1jz and a few car electronics like boost controller for 500 bucks. So i got almost 8k with keeping my car. It has 2 good wheels also
Oh, yeah, the accident destroyed the wheel. The impact of landing on the front wheel split it in 2 pieces. He flew something like 160 feet in the air and landed on the front drivers wheel.
Well, wish me luck. I am pretty nervous about going to court. It also sucks because i am going to loose hours at work, like 60-70 bucks. But it will be worth it. I hope this guy just gets some help in jail. His previous crimes were writing back checks to a few local gas stations, i am guessing 2-300 dollars.
