Mechanic Still Fixing Van Nine Months Later? | Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Vivianne took her totaled van to mechanic Luis and gave him money to fix it, but nine months later it’s still not done!
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''Totaled'' doesn't always mean that a car is so badly damaged that it doesn't run anymore .. as far as an insurance company is concerned it can also mean that, even though you can still drive it, it would cost more to repair the damage than it was worth.
Very true!
Very true, insurance company will total the car even if there is a small amount of frame damage or any amount of structural damage at all. It doesn’t have to be a bad wreck for structural damage.
Literally! Someone drove into back of my friend she couldn’t open the boot and it got totalled it still drove
Did anyone else giggle when they found out someone named Penzol needed a mechanic? (Yeah, I know it's Pennzoil. Leave me alone) 😂😂😂😂
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Well played. ☺
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nice one👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I chuckled 😂
Ikr? 😂😂😂
Back in 2000 i couldnt afford a car worth between 5-10k , so i found a ford falcon xb worth 500$. Auto, i was second owner and it ran like a beauty! Except on winter days where it took a bit longer to start and warm up. I was grateful. All it takes is doing your homework. And never live beyond your means. Much love
“Back in my day gas only cost a nickel”
@Phickets lol it was $1.25 when I was a kid.
Ford Falcon is a Classic. It's worth way more than $500!
@@markquick3332 i know right, i purchased it of an old lady who just wanted to get rid of it. My next falcon many years after that cost me $2000, deep blue, v8 one owner, country town, i had that for 5 years sold it for $6000. I did reverse into a brick letter box when i first drove it home and though, crap! Look at my car, just a tiny scratch but the letter box was smashed lol
@@aussie1630 You can't find a fixer-upper FRAME for a car for under $5000 these days. Used cars have been worth almost as much as new cars since the pandemic started and they're not going back down.
Nine months is way too long. And I don't understand why JJ doesn't seem to understand that, also, she paid the man, it shouldn't matter to JJ if she wanted to fix the car. She knew what problems her car already had or didn't have, why spend 5k-10k buying a used car and she won't know if its got underlying problems?!!
It totally annoys me as well. Agree with you 100%. Better the devil you know.
Exactly
Such a shame you’ll arrested for selling or buying a car for less than $5k-10k.
@@elvickRULES what?
Depends on how bad the damage is, especially considering it was totalled.
At first I thought the plaintiff was off her rocker but now that I listed to the defendant, I am convinced he is a scam artist.
I understand why the Plaintiff did it and it makes sense. Most people live in a mindset that they are always paying monthly for something and never pay something off to own it. In her mind she had a car that she owned and completely paid off, it did not make sense to go out and buy a new car at a much higher price which will mean she now have a new monthly payment for at least 2 years as opposed to fixing the damaged car out right for a lesser cost and not have monthly payments for years.
It makes perfect sense to me. Who wants to be in debt, when they can't afford monthly payments?
Right
Or just get a cheap car that runs for the price to fix a totalled car… you can’t pretend the only options are to go into debt buying a new car or fix a totalled car (spending more money to fix than it’s worth). What she did makes no sense and is stupid. You pretending we live in a universe where used, running, cars don’t exist doesn’t make it make sense. It makes it look even dumber since you have to justify the stupidity with delusions.
@@elvickRULES The car was only worth $1000 which the insurance company gave her. She said she was already looking for a new car but the mechanic said he could fix it for $2300 meaning she only had to put $1300 on top of the $1000 the insurance company gave her to get the car fixed. According to her, a new car would cost $5000 to $10000, and viewers don’t know where she lives or what make and model vehicles she was looking at or was available for her to buy. So based on the word of the mechanic that he could fix it for that low price, she went with the lesser price option which makes sense. If the mechanic told her the repairs would have been $5000 minimum then it wouldn’t make sense because then she could have just gotten a new car.
@@janus9824 “a new car”
No universe was a used car around the time this aired $5-10k.
Reality has escaped you.
Judge Judy’s face when she gave him the photo😂😂😂😂😂
She really thought that someone could fixed a totaled car within 2 weeks for ~$3,000? Unless he’s a professional mechanic, I wouldn’t believe that for a second lol
She was desperate and wanted to believe what was too good to be true.
The paint wouldn't dry and cure in that time.
What if parts needed to be ordered? That’s NOT enough time
Bullshit! On average it takes a person just 5 hrs to completely rebuild an engine which is the most complicated part. What this guy didn't do in 9 months could be done is less than 24 hrs.
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He is ripping her off.
It really grinds my gears when plaintiffs come in there dancing around and refusing to directly answer questions
I love when JJ talks to Byrd. Even for the most minor things. 🤩
Me too 😊
Maybe I'm not thinking this through but why not add the insurance money to the money she gave the guy and get a decent used car? I'm sure she could find something for $3k
Back then. Not now.
@@livingthedreamdjm I don’t think he was suggesting she travel into the future (present) and buy a car and then take it back in time. Hope that helps
I'm so curious to see how the car 🚗 looks now
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Judge Judy: The car is worth a $1,000...according to Officer Byrd.
Officer Byrd: Oh shoot, let me double-check that Kelley Blue Book. Lol! 😆 🤣
YESS I KNEW SOMEONE WAS GONNA MENTION IT🤣🤣🤣
Haha that was my favorite part of this clip.
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Must be nice not understanding why you'd spend $2,300 to repair a "totaled" car than to drop $5K on a different used car. That extra $2,700 is a lot for some of us.
JJ does not understand the habits of those in poverty.
Absolutely. No one knows the impoverished underbelly of society.
Being in poverty doesn’t mean you’re an idiot. Many are in poverty for that reason, but that’s not true of all. Don’t excuse being dumb. She put good money after bad.
"Many are in poverty for that reason..."
Yeah, that's literally the point. I'm glad you got it. JJ doesn't.
Exactly.
Exactly, she cannot understand beyond her experience. You being stupid doesn't mean that law should not cover you. Domestic violence victims are the perfect example
And he needs 2 more months to finish it
Right, NaturallyPaige_ when he only needed 2 weeks from the start. He's a scammer.
I'm waiting for Part 2! 😂
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Not everyone can afford new or newer car.
The insurance company paid her based on the blue book value of the car. So it was a correct assumption that the car was worth $1k
Not necessarily. An insurance company only valued a car I had that was hit on the passenger side door.for $900. The blue book was $2400. They didn't want to pay for the repair . The estimates ranged from $1850.-$2200. I subpoenaed the driver of the car that hit mine. ( mine was parked) to take him to small claims. Within three days his insurance company coughed up $2200 to fix it. They weren't going to court over a $2200. claim.
People need to learn to stop letting their junk cars nickel and dime them . There comes a time when you say enough is enough.
Not everyone can afford a new one! Back when I was younger, I drove many $50 cars!!!
@@julietteoscaralphanovember2223 damn, that was wayyyyyy back!
I agree....people need to know how important credit is....buy a gently used to new car and make monthly payments. Stop driving those old cars that's draining your wallet.
@@r.r911 why put yourself in debt if you can fix your car for less???? My father is a multimillionaire and drives a 1992 Toyota. He didn't become rich by frivolously spending money unnecessarily, he takes care of the things he has. But he is thinking of buying an electric car lately, but I know he won't, lol!! My parents never had credit cards or bought things on credit, the only exception was their house, they did buy it with financing from a bank, but they even bought all their cars for cash. There's absolutely nothing wrong with not relying on credit or credit cards.
Not everyone can afford new cars so got to get fixed.
Happy New Year ❤️
My car was totalled by my insurance company but it was just deeply scratched and the mirrors had been torn off. My brother installed the new side mirrors I bought online and it runs beautifully. It's a 2007 Camry with 112,000 miles on it and I'm hanging on to it. I could never get another used car as good as mine for a reasonable price I could afford. JJ is a multi-millionaire and doesn't understand things like that.
What's going with Judge Judy. She is getting all these cases wrong involving mechanic or car dealers. The guy can't just keep someone's car for months. How is she supposed to get around
I bet his lazy ass worked on it like 2 hrs a week
I thought Rusty Barrel said “Pennzoil” lmao
Penzoil suing a mechanic 🤣
The plaintiff's reasoning is just incomprehensible to me. She wouldn't have to spend 5-10k for another car. She could've used the 3k she paid for repairs and found a newer/lower milage version of the same car that wasn't carrying a salvage title.🤷
Down-payment
Ridiculous! I was a contractor. I used to buy Chevy Vans for around 500 with high mileage, yet still in good shape. And my crew foreperson's would take them home, and use them to transport their crews, materials. Most would last 2 or 3 years one lasted 5 years after I paid 350.00 for it. I had a propane converted can I bought for 550.00 I used myself, it was still going strong after 6 years, but it was stolen and the propane striped out.
God bless everyone on here❤
Whats ridiculous is having to wait 2 more months for your car to be fixed
This lady 😂
If the insurance says the car is totalled IE. would cost more to fix than it's worth and gives you the payout for the value of the car it's absurd to turn around and pay 3 times the value of the car to get it repaired. Now of course if she paid him to do the work he should do the work or refund her but you gotta have some messed up decisionmaking in the first place to even be in this position.
Well it may be she needs the car and chat fincance a used one
@@biruss you can buy a working car for $3000, or at least you would have been able to when this episode aired, it might not be as true any more.
@@Person01234 I see
First thought "Why is Penzoil suing someone on Judge Judy" then I realized it was her name.
Wow. I'm in a similar situation. A "new to me" car for X thousands of $ or invest 1000 - 1500 into a 1500 - 2000$ car and get it running perfectly again.
She shoulda had a contract
"He knew my father from Church" as if that's all the proof she needed 😅
Yeah, totaled doesn't mean you can't drive it or that it's not worth repairing. My 2nd car was a totaled Toyota that I drove faithfully for 50,000 miles.
You dont get a refund for unfinished work!
Since they only gave her 1k insurance money after being written off means that the van or car wasn’t really any good, a scrapped junker being rebuilt means it could very well take such a long time, that kind of money is crazy, they told her not to waste money trying to fix it as it’s not worth the money to fix, sometimes it’s better to cut your losses.
She needs to realise that she is very silly, there is obviously more that needed doing than just a little cosmetic work on the rear end.
yes, NEW cars are EXPENSIVE. As for car insurance, if we arrested everyone who does not pay, we would need MANY more jails.
Do I understand this correctly (UK viewer). The insurance company will have paid her the book value (1000) which means if she got a like for like, it would've cost around 1000 but she was telling JJ it would've cost 4-5k? I don't understand...
Absolutely ridiculous to take so long to fix a car!
Why on earth would you even want to try and fix/keep a Mercury Villager?
2000 is a lot of money 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂 what’s 20,000 then
Does he work on the care 30 minutes a week? Nine months and he wants two more months to finish!
Penzol, lol funny name for a mechanic case.
That is an obscene amount of time to make those repairs.
Long time viewer! Can I request a case I haven't seen since airdate? Or is there a place to message the JJ channel?
Omg my parents owned a 2000 mercury villager van, it was fancy back then with sliding doors on both sides! My dad had a sticker on it that said 'real men love jesus' my friends and I said 'jesus loves real men' omg that was such a funny throw back for me! Do they even make mercury brand anymore?
She could’ve bought another used car for the money she gave the scammer mechanic. Also she was definitely taken advantage of, which is sad. But being poor isn’t an excuse for being stupid with your money, that’s your own fault.
never deal with body shops that work directly with insurance companies. they'll keep taking insurance repairs while the cars of people who pay out of pocket will sit on the side for months on end. find a body shop that only works directly with customers, and has good yelp reviews.
So you tell someone their car will be done in 2 weeks, have the car for 9 months and then say you need 2 more months to finish it? So it takes almost a year to fix up a car that was 17 years old at the time ?? Or shit any car for that matter. Give her her money back!!
J Judy is very ignorant and judgemental when it comes to those less fortunate. She assumes that everyone is trying to work the system when that is not true. In my life I have come across many men and women completely dependent on their disability benefits because they are physically or mentally (or both) unable to work. J Judy is old enough and smart enough to realize that most people on some kind of assistance are legit entitled to it. The judge has zero interest in understanding the lives of the poor in the U.S.
9 months and he needs 2 more???
sigh, car fully repaired and paying MORE than what it cost CAN be worth it, but only if the repaired car lasts for YEARS on. Long-term ROI.
Let’s go 😅
Sir, your word is worthless!, You should never pull off your word to do another job. Everyone now knows not to trust their car to you.
Why does that lady look like if an American Flag 🇺🇸 were a person?
What in the whole wide world 🙈
I’ve not watched the whole video yet but plaintiff looks realllll smug 👀 i don’t like her already 😂
Even if the hoopty-mobile had been repaired, it would likely require a State inspection to get a Rebuilt Title in order to be legal and insurable
That said, how clueless does an owner have to be to even want a totaled, rebuilt 17 year old sled?
Judge judy really being silly i dont care how old the car is she paid him to fix it.
her name is Pennzoil?
Months & months to fix it!
Whatever!
Have your church preacher help you with all the money you've given them over the years. Lol. They don't pay taxes.
They won't!
I wrecked a ranger and they totaled it eventhough I drove it home
This is a scam they worked out between them.
THE GULLET
People are and remain poor because they throw their money away at things that just aren’t worth it.
What does tottled mean?
It was taken by a truck for maybe being an unpaid car or illegal parking.
The insurance company believes that it will cost more to repair the car than it is worth, so they "total" it, or consider the car a total loss and simply pay out the value of the car to the policy holder.
It’s the same as written off
Feisty
Jesus I just lost my brother your comment was wrong
Slow fixing
Judge Judy is so hot man😮💨😩
not the mechanic having the same last name as my cousin… who’s a mechanic
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I can’t stop looking at that second chin. How do you let it get to that level? Ugh…
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