Need Help, Car has been stolen...
Shifty Bastard.
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From: Melbourne, Australia.
Originally Posted by Foz'sRX8
I just bought an '04 RX-8
The Ford Dealer sold me an aftermarket alrm system called THE SILENCER
Ever heard of it? They said it is connected like 7 ways. it has a passive ignition cut off.
Is it better than the stock alarm?
The Ford Dealer sold me an aftermarket alrm system called THE SILENCER
Ever heard of it? They said it is connected like 7 ways. it has a passive ignition cut off.
Is it better than the stock alarm?
rock-->o<--hard place
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From: Canberra, AUSTRALIA
Originally Posted by Revolver
I'm tipping (pardon the pun) that a flat bed truck is the way they're doing it. How they're managing that without waking the owner is the mystery.
There's more to all this than meets the eye
HDs8, it might be worth posting your car description and VIN.
Shifty Bastard.
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Do you remember the photo's of CMac's car at the auction house, timbo? It had bits and pieces missing from it and I commented at the time that the front looked too high.......like the engine had been removed. I'm not so sure that it was joyridden. I think it was partially stripped, then dumped and burnt (to destroy evidence).
rock-->o<--hard place
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From: Canberra, AUSTRALIA
Originally Posted by Gomez
Do you remember the photo's of CMac's car at the auction house, timbo? It had bits and pieces missing from it and I commented at the time that the front looked too high.......like the engine had been removed. I'm not so sure that it was joyridden. I think it was partially stripped, then dumped and burnt (to destroy evidence).
cry me a river...
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From: Syd / Melb
Originally Posted by HDs8
......they confirmed it is deffinately a 2 point, if not a 3-point.
(me looks at paulie... 
)anyway, i have heard that the actual immobiliser module is inside the ECU, therefore, a spare ECU will allow him/her/them to start the car without too much problems. other car companies are smart enough to have the module fitted inside the head of the engine, therefore it makes it harder to steal.....
put it this way.... if certain someone wants a certain car, he/she will get it, doesnt matter how it is done......
sorry to hear the bad news, hope it get sorted soon..... its good to know that you had an insurance cover for it
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Just reading through this makes me cringe that another one has bitten the dust. I'm still not convinced mine was just joyriders, the police say it could be used for commiting some crime as well..
When i went to say goodbye to it at the holding yard apart from the smell of pertol/kero used to burn it i noticed the whole handle on one side of the car had melted away so you couldn't see if the lock was broken. Also there was no dash, it was melted/burnt back to the firewall so you couldnt see what they did.
I couldn't lift the bonnet as it was warped so much but i could see some metal in there. Also when the cops turned up at the scene with the firebrigade they mentioned to me the headlights were still on, must have been very eerie, a bit stephen king like...
All i can say is at least you didn't see it driving away from you, now that was hearbreaking.....
When i went to say goodbye to it at the holding yard apart from the smell of pertol/kero used to burn it i noticed the whole handle on one side of the car had melted away so you couldn't see if the lock was broken. Also there was no dash, it was melted/burnt back to the firewall so you couldnt see what they did.
I couldn't lift the bonnet as it was warped so much but i could see some metal in there. Also when the cops turned up at the scene with the firebrigade they mentioned to me the headlights were still on, must have been very eerie, a bit stephen king like...
All i can say is at least you didn't see it driving away from you, now that was hearbreaking.....
RX8 - zoom zoom
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Originally Posted by Gibbo
I'llk take that bet and raise it another five to say south western Sydney (Bankstown/Liverpool Way)
I hope not...This post give me the creeps... think i should invest in an alarm....
I have a Lightning Yellow Bling 8 
lackingrx8
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its sad that your car got stolen, but that is what you have to expect when you have a desirable car. if someone steals your sigma, its cos' they needed to get somewhere simply, but when they are taking something that is most likely hard to steal, why just use it for transport. the car would have been stripped for parts. 
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Originally Posted by CMac
Just reading through this makes me cringe that another one has bitten the dust. I'm still not convinced mine was just joyriders, the police say it could be used for commiting some crime as well..
When i went to say goodbye to it at the holding yard apart from the smell of pertol/kero used to burn it i noticed the whole handle on one side of the car had melted away so you couldn't see if the lock was broken. Also there was no dash, it was melted/burnt back to the firewall so you couldnt see what they did.
I couldn't lift the bonnet as it was warped so much but i could see some metal in there. Also when the cops turned up at the scene with the firebrigade they mentioned to me the headlights were still on, must have been very eerie, a bit stephen king like...
All i can say is at least you didn't see it driving away from you, now that was hearbreaking.....
When i went to say goodbye to it at the holding yard apart from the smell of pertol/kero used to burn it i noticed the whole handle on one side of the car had melted away so you couldn't see if the lock was broken. Also there was no dash, it was melted/burnt back to the firewall so you couldnt see what they did.
I couldn't lift the bonnet as it was warped so much but i could see some metal in there. Also when the cops turned up at the scene with the firebrigade they mentioned to me the headlights were still on, must have been very eerie, a bit stephen king like...
All i can say is at least you didn't see it driving away from you, now that was hearbreaking.....
well it still hasnt been found, and im still driving around in my sisters starlet....its got a 'back off' sticker on the back.......
cmac, how long after did yous actually find the car? i doubt theres too many people in syd that will be able to break into these cars...?
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From: Gold Coast Australia
Originally Posted by EZZY
for how long.....?
thought by now he'd figured out about......... new email addy = new account
thought by now he'd figured out about......... new email addy = new account
Ciao
Dave