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Devon Costa's Cursed Road Trip and Mafia-Owned Tow Trucks
from Episode 152 - Feral · #152
4 min
Guest
Devon Costa recounts driving his girlfriend's broken-down Mazda CX-7 from Dallas to LA, getting fleeced by mechanics and tow truck drivers, and comparing the vulnerability of roadside breakdowns to being caught in a schoolyard; Tim riffs on Long Island tow truck 'mafia'.
- Devon returned from a week-and-a-half road trip moving his girlfriend from Dallas to LA in her 2008 Mazda CX-7.
- The mechanic charged $400 for a radiator flush before the trip, but the engine started smoking within half a mile of leaving.
- Tim notes the Allstate tow truck driver was from Saudi Arabia and didn't seem to know what was happening.
- The tow truck driver popped a tire while transporting the car because he didn't secure it properly.
- The mechanic then charged $800 for an air conditioning compressor after the second visit.
- Devon explains that in the Northeast, tow truck companies like Johnny's Towing are Mafia-owned operations controlling the parkways.
- Tim says when someone breaks a car you lent them, you're justified in screaming at the tow truck driver and mechanic, but Devon has to stay diplomatic around his girlfriend.
- Tim jokingly offers to join the tow truck scam and break more of the car if they cut him in on the profits.
- Devon spent $80 on Uber one night to perform at a coffee house and made $10, then got guilted into another gig requiring a $45 Uber ride to the east side.
tow truck companiesDevon CostLong Island MafiaJohnny's towing