+1 on "karma." A tip is a way of saying: "I recognize you as a fellow human being well-met on our mutual trip through life. Thanks for your help, even though helping me is your job." That seems to be the American view. The Europeans don't get it and consider tips condescending? Fine. When in Rome...
WonkoTheSane wrote: I totally tipped the last transaction with a tow truck driver. A friend bought a car in mass (the only state that doesn't issue temp tags as we found out), and the seller wasn't going to let the car be driven out of their sight without plates, so I found a decent looking local dealer and asked who his tow truck guy was.. I called the guy, explained the situation and within 20 minutes he showed up, loaded up the car, told the seller "Oh yeah, in driving it all the way back home for 'em" then promptly dropped it off a mile away for us. The actual charge was 60 or something, but the 100 we paid was totally worth it not to have to make another 4ish hour trip after going to the dmv in our state, and less than the diesel for the tow pig and a trailer rental.
wow ... I wonder who the seller thought he was ... it's not his "problem" if you drive the car off his property with or without tags ... I'm not sure I could have handled the situation as calmly as you did ... after we've signed all the paper work, it's my car, I really don't see how he can have anything to say about what I do with MY car ... I'd have gotten in the car stated it up and driven off ... he better not stand in my way ... I applaud you
Yeah, we thought about that solution, too.. But this seemed a bit more elegant and it only cost 100, so it was worth it :)
Had I not been able to pull that off, though...
$100 to me isn't something to toss around like that ... 
though if I had done as you did, I'd probably been shiny happy person enough to load the roll back while on his property and pulled out on the street ... rolled the car off the roll back and driven away
laughing and waving to him until out of sight 
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