Hi. My name is Mikaela. I need help getting my car out of impound. It was only impounded because it was on the side of the highway blocking a snow plow apparently.
Growing up, my Dad wasn’t a part of my life. I didn’t know him and he didn’t me. It was just my mom, my grandma (my moms mom), and my grandpa (my moms dad). My Papa (grandpa) passed away December 26, 2021. He was my rock and my best friend. My grandma had decided to give me my Papa’s 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe. I just sold that a few months ago because it was at that point where if it wasn’t one part going bad, it was another. I didn’t have the money to keep up with the maintenance on it.
Towards the end of September 2023 my grandma, on my dad’s side, had passed away. Thankfully, my uncle, on my dads side, had messaged me about a week before she passed and let me know what was going on. I went to say my final goodbyes to her. After she had passed, since she had left her car to my dad, my dad told them to just give the car to me. He did that because he had found out the vehicle I was driving at the time (the Tahoe) had some issues going on with it.
Im still in the process of getting the car registered in my name. The only thing thats been stopping me is my financial situation.
This past Saturday (January 13th, 2024) I was on the way to my friends house cause she said she would help me out by putting me on her car insurance plan. On the way to her house the front driver tire blew and shredded. When it shredded a piece of it somehow managed to go up around the wheel well, and wrap around the wiring for the fuse box, melting the wiring to that piece of the tire. My phone had died and I couldnt find a charger anywhere in the car. I sat in the car for 3 hours, while the temperature outside was 0 degrees, before a police officer finally pulled up behind my car. The police officer gave me a ride to friends house that was 2 minutes away, and had told me that I had until that night to move my car.
It wasn’t even on the side of the highway for 4 hours before the Highway Patrol had the car towed and impounded. I couldnt find the car until Tuesday since it was the weekend and then monday was a holiday. Tuesday whenever I called the impounded lot, it was $525 to get it out. They charge $50 every day for a storage fee.
My dad said he can pay $225 of however much it ends up being.
My car is how I make my money considering I deliver for Doordash. Im in the process of getting my certificate so I can get one step closer to becoming an Accountant. Im trying to better my future and turn my future around by starting my career. Im only 24 years old. It seems like every time I do something to better my future and better my situation, something comes along and ruins it and makes it that much harder.
If you can help, then please please please help. I only need $500 to get my car out of impounded. If you want to add how much I need to get the car out and then get it legal I need about $800. Any amount helps me.
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