My car has absconded

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My car has absconded

Post by mickt » 27 Jul 2011 07:03 pm

Hi folks

...or its been stolen from a locked up garage 1989 colour 219 5 door 2litre GLE well known for a few years at meets etc

Must have kept my eye off the ball over the years first high car crime on streets so get best lock up garage I could afford then car related crime goes down and price of scrap steel plummets so everything feels then safe then price of scrap goes up and people short of money now as well - I forgot to increase number and type of locks to compensate

Not sure if I will replace it this time as I am moving to a house from a flat and its all change for me

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Re: My car has absconded

Post by SteveP » 27 Jul 2011 07:16 pm

Argh nightmare - cannot believe this, hope it turns up mate, sorry to hear that!
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by Chris_C » 27 Jul 2011 07:18 pm

Mate that's bad news :( I'll keep my online advert eyes peeled
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by Hell Driver » 27 Jul 2011 09:10 pm

Thats really bad news, from a garage as well :(
This metal thieving (if thats what it is) is getting serious, round here they are even cutting down wooden power line poles for the over head wires, ripping out phone lines and taking drain covers. Death by electrocution is the deserving end for some of them :twisted:
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by V6 Man » 27 Jul 2011 09:38 pm

Oh bloody hell!

Jeez, Mick, I'm sorry to hear that. I know how much love and effort has gone in to keeping that such a nice example of a Mk3. I will keep my eyes peeled and rest assured notifying you will be the second thing I do after I break the kegs of the scrotes responsible.
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by Evoman » 27 Jul 2011 09:40 pm

ah! thats horrible news :( hope you get it beck and the pikeys get what they deserve!!!

I heard of a guy near buckingham being nicknamed crispy by the police....
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by petefarrell360 » 27 Jul 2011 09:51 pm

Mick, that's terrible news mate, I know how it feels to have a vehicle stolen. I hope it turns up safe and sound. Make sure you press the insurance company hard, as they'll offer peanuts, if not less. I'll keep my eyes peeled as I'm not a million miles away.

All the best mate.

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Re: My car has absconded

Post by jtbo » 27 Jul 2011 11:12 pm

Hell Driver wrote:Thats really bad news, from a garage as well :(
This metal thieving (if thats what it is) is getting serious, round here they are even cutting down wooden power line poles for the over head wires, ripping out phone lines and taking drain covers. Death by electrocution is the deserving end for some of them :twisted:
When Soviet Union did collapse, there was time when railway tracks was guarded by military and phone cables were stolen from poles they were hanging at, such I have heard.

No more than month ago someone stole railway tracks here in Finland, of course it was just museum track, but it did spoil even that was going to happen in there.

Old days they stole everything that was not bolted tight, these days even that will not help it seems.

Hopefully bastards have their face on some cctv so they can be caught.
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by foggyjames » 27 Jul 2011 11:20 pm

That's really bad news :( Keep us posted regarding what if anything you find out about where it has gone...I'm sure it will be of interest to a number of us. It has presumably either been stolen to order (I doubt it...I know they're getting more desirable, but there are surely easier ways than a locked garage?) or it has been "borrowed" by "gentlemen of no fixed abode". I had the latter attempt to steal a 340 destined for scrap from my drive last year. What was left was about £200 worth, so not a small sum.

With my VOC hat on, let me know if you need help with a valuation, etc, let me know. I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that, though.

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Re: My car has absconded

Post by volvosneverdie » 28 Jul 2011 09:10 am

Grim news indeed. :(
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by MCHUDD » 28 Jul 2011 12:35 pm

Hi mick.
Sorry to here about this. I hate car crime.
Helldriver has the right idea. Good luck.
Cheers Mark.
PS When the gov scrapage scheme was on sm2 ,every old motor was worth £2000.
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Post by Evoman » 28 Jul 2011 10:23 pm

MCHUDD wrote:Hi mick.
Sorry to here about this. I hate car crime.
Helldriver has the right idea. Good luck.
Cheers Mark.
PS When the gov scrapage scheme was on sm2 ,every old motor was worth £2000.
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by classicswede » 29 Jul 2011 10:39 pm

sm85 sm85 :(

that is bad if it has been stolen for scrap from a lockup.

Hope they do find the scum that stole it, sadly there is little hope and even if they do not much will happen.

Fingers crossed the car is still in one piece and get found.
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Re: My car has absconded

Post by trabitom99 » 30 Jul 2011 05:13 pm

Very sorry to hear this Mick :( This kind of news makes my blood boil :evil:

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Re: My car has absconded

Post by pettaw » 04 Aug 2011 04:30 pm

Horrible situation and so sorry to hear that Mick.

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