We all have our occasional bad days, but this particular Chevy Malibu driver is having a terrible one as his car is about to be towed away. Not wanting to wear down a perfectly good pair of sneakers by walking home, the man tries to set himself free from the clutches of the tow truck, and fails miserably.
It’s unclear when exactly this amusing meltdown, but we’re looking at a current-generation Chevrolet Malibu sedan being repossessed in the parking lot of a Dunkin’ Donuts in Davenport, Florida. The apparent owner isn’t about to let that happen, and tries to drive the poor midsize sedan straight off the tow truck’s boom.
Obviously, this isn’t an easy task. We can see the driver mashing the gas pedal, spinning the front wheels to no avail, with the rear end lifted way up in the air, solidly supported by the tow truck. As stated in the video, the owner doesn’t seem to care about preserving the car’s condition at this point, since it’s about to be repossessed anyway. We can clearly see the Malibu’s chin scraping the pavement, while the underbody is seemingly getting heavily damaged all the while.
The Chevy Malibu’s owner even climbs out of the car several times, inspecting the tow truck’s hitch and trying to figure out how to escape its clutches. Meanwhile, what looks like the tow operator stands by without intervening whatsoever, probably knowing very well that little can be done at this point but watch. At least two people are filming the scene, which will probably be very educational for the insurance companies covering each of the two vehicles involved.
Even if the Malibu’s driver succeeded in getting enough forward motion to free himself from the tow truck, is he really expecting the car to survive the three-foot drop without damaging the suspension, the wheels and the rear bumper? Alas, we’ll never know.
What we do know is that the Chevy Malibu likely isn’t in this Florida man’s possession anymore, and he’s probably in worse financial shape than he was on this sunny day when he stopped for a coffee and a chocolate glazed donut.
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Man I hope the Malibu is ok
Any story starting with “Florida man…” Is gonna make me laugh.
IQ of 60
Most of the newer cars are too expensive. One of my vehicles is a 1996 Ford Econoline high top conversion van with a 351W engine. I purchased it for $7500 in 2004. It has 470,000 miles on it and it’s still running strong. I plan to drive it for 2 more years and then I will buy another high top conversion van. Econolines are getting harder to find and I will probably buy a Chevy Express or a GMC Savana.
Repo man is so inept it was painful to watch.
Unfortunately we’re going to start seeing a lot more of this. Look what happened last time there was a financial crisis.
I’m guessing a lot of Florida homes will be towed away too.
How sad feel sorry for this guy desperate to keep his car and the repo guy is going to profit off this either way now as he got the car hooked up hate those repo guys when they profit off people going through hard times.
Just let them take it, get the cash up and get it back or CL an old car. It’s embarrassing to do this.
I would like to prevent my’s from being repo by title max.
It’s funny how people blame the repo man. If you can’t afford it don’t buy it. If you come on hard times stop treating yourself to Dunkin’ Donuts. Maybe the repo guy is working two jobs to make ends meet. Either way one of these people didn’t hold up their end of an agreement and now it’s time to face the consequences.
So sad to see someone in that situation of loosing their property, the repo man is an easy target for people’s anger but that car is someone’s property and the repo man is returning it to it’s owners, but I wouldn’t want the job of towing it
Big surprise, it’s a black guy! I guess he’s trying to steal a car he no longer owns. Also a big surprise. Since there are currently no riots and looting happening, this will have to do.
How dare you include RACE as if that has anything to do with the situation at hand. Your disgusting!!!! I guess it was ONLY BLACKS rioting and looting? I guess no other race has tried to stop a repossession of their vehicle. You are so IGNORANT!
Rick James,
You are a complete moron, and a bigot racist dirtbag to your name for saying, it’s a black guy. You should be slapped in the face, and f*** in your a** with no grease, and then some for thinking like that. One day it can happen to you Rick, believe that. At least he has an excuse for his car to get repoed do to the Covid-19 pandemic that affected his finances, we all didn’t ask for this, it was unexpected. This is a new year, he’ll bounce back , and he’ll be blessed with a better car than what he had. It’s like a setback for a come back. That I believe Mr. Rick.
ERIC BRITTON……you are the complete moron , and so are the rest of you people sticking up for the media and the way they portray the black people as victims all the time…MOST OF THEM ARE THUGS AND MORE RACIST THAN THE WHITE MAN……did ya ever notice that during the looting that not one pair of work boots were stolen??? oh wait I’m sorry, they did take timberlands…..
Black people don’t like the truth and that’s why they get upset when they read or see it….most are losers and thugs…..they kill and steal more from their own race than any other race has ever done to them….if we let them they will eventually wipe themselves out….I expect negative feedback and a lot of thumbs down on this because it is the truth
Ok, over the past 20 years how many black people were involved in 2 failed wars that cost $trillions and millions of lives, robbed pensions, homes, jobs in ’08 and ’20, bungled the pandemic response times, downgrade education, meth epidemic, oh and outsourced jobs to a potential enemy to save a buck or two, not to mention phony sympathy to blacks to make White Supremacist feel better about their failures. Tell the “truth” . After that take your sorry azz to Parlor..
you see , the truth hurts doesn’t it?……IF BLACK LIVES MATTERED SO MUCH THEN YOU SHOULDN’T BE KILLING EACH OTHER…..at least kill someone like me who is white but you ain’t smart enough to do that…you’d rather kill off your own people…..REALLY SMART RACE OF PEOPLE, YEAH RIGHT
Who said I’m black?. Yes blacks need to clean up house but as said whites need to clean their house up before commenting on anybody else’s because the US isn’t looking so hot these days. Of course it doesn’t matter to a racist…
yes I am white and proud, that makes me a racist and yet if I was black and proud I wouldn’t be………WHO’S THE REAL RACIST PEOPLE HERE? go ahead and preach your bull , it means nothing to me just your opinion because you have no life experience….You are a black person and the truth is hard to look at isn’t it
White pride is good but dose that mean trample on others rights?. And racist?it’s not one major organization owned by Blacks nor Latins that can systematically disenfranchised Whites by law, labor, economics, etc. just because they feel like it, only old White guys still have that power that get highways built, armies across waters, rockets into space…
The White Supremacist BS you spill is preaching nothing except to your cult Klan members and Son you don’t know what I do, who, how many and when I helped along the way regardless of race from my experience. From your experience sounds like you in your parents basement stroking to Hitler speeches or LeBron posters, that what your false narrative you pretend what truth is. I’m done with you.. jacKKKazz..
you are a funny guy but still part of the black race that will never prosper in life until they quit living in the past and being the so called victim all the time…..your whole race has not changed its way of thinking in a hundred years…..you are doomed as a people……oh yeah I’m not your son…Boy
Have you ever thought it’s because the ARE THE VICTIMS. Since the start they have had to overcome major barriers and things that make it harder for them to be equal and still can’t. NO ONE IS A THUG. THE REAL THUGS ARE THE KKK, THE PROUD BOYS, AND OTHER HATE GROUPS. Let’s not forget that when Trump lost a bunch of “proud” boys went out and killed people. Most African-Americans don’t get that good of a education and don’t get the support they need in order to succeed so they don’t become “Thugs”. Have a problem, find the solution and fix it.
people like you keep enabling the black race and they will do nothing…….keep on makin excuses for them …… they are equal, but they choose to live in the past and take the poor black man sympathy……they are lazy and want everything given to them because they are black……big efn deal……get off your a$$ ,put down the weed and better yourself
don’t talk to Jeff the racist animal, they lose in life and blame others, can’t be rehabilitated. Hey, I thought this was a car site?.
JUST THE TRUTH ….. nobody likes the truth…I’m not a racist, I am just sick and tired of hearing how bad it is for the black race every day…….BLACK PEOPLE GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND BE BETTER, DON’T KILL EACH OTHER AND BLAME EVERYONE ELSE FOR YOUR PROBLEMS…..
You’re right, you’re not racist, you’re just a obsessed psychopath of black people. Most white I know don’t even pay attention to anybody but themselves…..
Back to cars.
Where is this idiot hearing about how bad it is for blacks all the time? Newsflash Jeffrey, it ain’t 1812 anymore. Stop deflecting from your OWN poor life. Black people are living like the Kings & Queens we are here in America. We ought to be because without us, amongst other minority groups, you delusional white supremacists wouldn’t even have a “America” to call home. The issues Black people have are bigots like you, but the FBI is currently taking care of that now aren’t they?!
They’re rounding you brave internet thugs, white supremacists/nationalists butts up! So I suggest you Proceed with caution, prosecutors read GMA too Jeffery. There’s a thin line between “Freedom of Speech” and ending up like your cult leading President. Bwahahaha!
Think Jeff got locked up. Maybe he was the Confederate flag guy in the Capital…😁
Jeff, is it the truth that most blacks are “losers” who “kill and steal”? Lol. That’s pretty damn funny considering the fact the black vote was substantial in the WINNING of the Democratic Party over the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the presidency. Lol. White supremacists are the ACTUAL losers, Jeff! Q-tip Anon, Proud Gay Boys, and MAGA terrorists are the real losers.
It sure was a whole lot of black “loser THUGS” at the United States Capital rioting, killing, and rebelling against the country’s democracy. Oh wait! That was Trump’s MAGA terrorists, a majority Caucasian group. See, its people like you that are dumb and ignorant enough to hop on the internet running your racist mouth as if you can’t be found or located. People like you don’t operate based on fact, just your own made up, bigoted, irrational opinions fed by more conspiracy theories.
Black people LOVE the truth, and the TRUTH is that a trespassing, white supremacist, scumbag and terrorists that breached the U.S. Capital and was infecting Speaker of the House Nanci Pelosi’s desk with his reeking Body Odor, is in FBI custody like the true criminal he is…the criminal that ALL of you white supremacists/racist are. His ignorant ass is facing several felonies, including THEFT. Lol. So this is proof, Y’ALL are the stealers that steal government property and even attempt to steal votes so you can illegally win elections.
The criminal and soon to be convicted felon that infiltrated Nancy Pelosi’s office said this in a statement; “ [ i ] came into this world kicking and screaming, covered in someone else’s blood,” adding, “I’m not afraid to go out the same way.” What a fxcking T H U G these folks are. He was even smart enough to identify as a White Nationalist on social media. Smh. Stop sipping that hater-ade, snorting that coke and grab a Pepsi, Jeffrey. Lmdao.
Rick James, you say that a certain type of race is acting this way because no riots and looting is happening. Last I checked was the biggest riots and looting were done bye the Arian ppl. Let me remind you. Just incase your to dumb to realize. Ww1& ww2.
Yea since superior whites guy probably outsourced or lockdown closed his job he’s out-of-luck like millions of other people here due to incompetence. Always a racist POS has to talk when they see something they don’t like …
GET A LIFE MAN! WTH!!!
I had my 2010 Toyota Corolla S repoed from my job December 15th 2020 at 11:45 a.m. in the morning. The Repo Man let me get my things out the car he asked me, are you going to try to get it back? And I say, nope because I can’t afford to get it back due to the Covid-19 pandemic impacted my finances. The Repo Man ask me you’re not worried about it? And I told him, I’m not worried about it because I have another car that’s paid off. He didn’t have anything else to say after that, and he took the Corolla. That is one financial burden I didn’t have to worry about now I’m free. You all don’t know what that man was it going through to get his car took away by the Repo Man although, he tried to save the car and failed, but eventually he will bounce back. So that other comment that I read earlier stating that it’s a black guy, don’t you dare assume that. Because one day it will be you in that situation and it don’t have to be the Repo Man taking your car…
No one excepted this Covid-19 stuff to happen. One thing everyone needs in these times is several different ways to have an income. Having this, this can help off set having to worry about not having a job and not being able to make payments on a over priced vehicle 🚜.
One should learn that you shouldn’t but anything that’s over priced and you know that something can go wrong.
@Matt you say “if you can’t afford it then don’t buy it.” You make yourself seem so assure of the future. I hope you understand that banks in this Capitalism society we live in pray on ppl just trying to buy a normal vehicle (Malibu) and slap these ridiculous high interest rates to capitalize on their profit. Did you feel that way when Banks offered subprime mortgages because they made so much money from the derivatives, rather than the loans that made the market crash?? And food for thought is society wouldn’t need cars if it was not for wasted space that don’t generate revenue. Do you think that wasted parking lot earns any income? The truth that we need cars bcs in the 1920s cars came along on the streets, no longer where the people able to take light rail bcs of the traffic that these Model T caused massive traffic, ran over our Americans, making it impossible for us to be efficient. Instead “The Family” got together and force us to adopt to this unnecessary need of vehicle to maintain their prosperity. The highest tax that states receive are made from vehicle sales tax. This selected group had to make the public see that it was not the cars that killed Americans, but the people not getting out of the way.. Coin The term “Jay walker” is a derogatory meaning of a “dirty hillbilly.” This man was forced to buy a car bcs things have gotten so long distance, it’s became a need (even for the struggling person) Consider all the space that parking lots waste. The streets used to belong to the ppl, and now we have no choice but to buy one, intern lenders charge the max interest rates and continue to make the everyday person (obviously not you right? Bcs you only see a person’s vehicle getting taken, but have not account of why we are here in this moment.” No disrespect towards your thoughts. I am a simple man that likes to look at things before the reaction takes place. God bless America and God bless our troops.
Just to let you know that the Roman is hired by the financial institutions that holds the loan he gets paid a set price to tow a car I was a repoman. back in the late 80 early 90 in Chicago it not fun taking some one car and knowing that could be the only one thy have to get to work or take the kids to school
You idiots Rick James is black, bunch of morons
Why must everything that happens in this country always have to boil down to race?
We as Americans are doomed.
What he might not realize is the lienholder will add the damage (which will be substantial) to what he owes. Plus the tow fee. If you find yourself in the unfortunate situation where you can’t pay ,call the finance company and try to make some kind of arrangement, if nothing can be done then deliver the car yourself. It will be much cheaper in the long run.
Good advice, Daryl. But unfortunately it will have the same effect as expecting criminals to STOP when the Police order them to.
It’s too bad.
Now they will sell that car at auction for a fraction of what he owes,especially with the damage that he did. And now he has to pay the balance in full. Nothing worse then paying for a car that you no longer have.
If you want a car… save for it and pay CASH. That way you don’t have to pay interest, have no monthly payments and don’t have to worry about the “ROPO MAN”.
Last time I checked, a front wheel drive vehicle should not be towed from the rear unless dolly wheels are out under the front wheels.
Yea black people we are winning. There are other races that hate our success
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Where is the delete button or moderator? Some of these comments have nothing to do with the article!
Some 9mm in the tow truck tires really slows them down! LOL
Good ol Florida man!
Why do these things always have to become a gigantic race war. Why can’t I just enjoy a entertaining article about Florida Man?!
The quickest way to get back on your feet is to miss your car payment.
No pulling on bóotstraps required.
This guy is as dumb as a rock. Maybe dumber. Didn’t the tow truck driver call the police….or perhaps they haven’t shown up yet?
We had a silver 2017 Malibu with the infamous rear suspension rattle plus other issues. We would have been thrilled if they towed ours away. Happy we ended up dumping that turkey.