Freud is very out-of-fashion, but he did say something along the lines of “there are no accidents”.
Hunter is a crackhead loser who makes stupid mistakes and lots of bad decisions. That alone could explain everything. But I believe the repair shop tried to contact him multiple times. He consistently ignored those messages. Because he was in a fog? Or because he was hoping to get Joe in trouble through some awful passive-aggressive “mistake”?
Consciously, or unconsciously, I think Hunter wanted everything to come tumbling down. He’s messed up and resentful.
death instinct