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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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Rx8 Broken Into attempted Theft

Hey, I didnt see this on here anywhere just thought i would let you guys know about the attempted theft of my 8...They didnt break a window but instead put a whole above the drivers side door, then ripped apart my steering colum in attempt to get at the ignition...ripped out all kinds of wires and the ignition locked up, i couldnt even turn it with my key......DOUCHE BAG DRUGGIES....here are some photos.........


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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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Damn, they wanted your car bad. That blows. At least they failed. Where was it parked?
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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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oh ****! Seeing that hurts...
Where did this happen? Police notified? Insurance contacted?
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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! sit outside with a shotgun in your hands every night. have you called the police or anything?
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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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Wow, that blows. Hope your deductible isn't too high, I bet it costs a bit to pull out and replace the wiring.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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Damn. Crazy stuff..
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! sit outside with a shotgun in your hands every night.
My roomate, when I lived in Waco, had his car broke into a couple of times along with a few others parked in the same area (they got my Eclipse once, but never my 8). We suspected the young thieves were coming from the apartments across the street. We were pretty sure they would bust out windows, then run back across the street and hide at the apartments to see if anyone was alarmed, then would come back and look for goods in the cars. Anytime he heard his alarm go off or one that sounded like it or nearby (and once when we actually heard glass break on someone else's car) he was out the door with a loaded Glock, pacing up and down the parking lot with it up in the air, taunting them to come back (you can get away with stuff like this is Waco). No cars were ever broken into at that area again as long as we still lived there.

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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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hahahaha that's hilarious. speaking of Glock, my dad has one of the limited edition glocks with a 16 round clip! so light and pure amazingness!
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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Glock FTW! So light and smooth.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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what is FTW? i've seen people typing that, idk what it is.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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Lame lame lame. At least insurance will cover that ****.

Only an idiot would try and steal a late model car by cracking the ignition. They all have immobilizers these days.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bamablocker
what is FTW?
for the win
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Socket7
Lame lame lame. At least insurance will cover that ****.

Only an idiot would try and steal a late model car by cracking the ignition. They all have immobilizers these days.
Exactly. Must of been crack/meth heads or something.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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that's what i thought, but wasn't sure. thanx
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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darn crackies.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JRichter
Exactly. Must of been crack/meth heads or something.
Unless they loves them a rotary. It is an addiction. Sorry for the damage done to the OP's car. Good luck with it.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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oh snap, they failed.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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what happens when you try to steal an 8.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Bamablocker


what happens when you try to steal an 8.
you fail? i say tow it if you wanna steal it.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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I just shown those pictures to my friend (he is a professional in ... cough) he said that the whoever tried to steal your car must be a fuxking moron. No one can start a car with immobilizer like this

He also said that it will cost you an arm & leg to fix it, cuz usually they will try to break ur lock into turning first, if that failed (obviously thats what happened to you), they will rip whatever wires they see thats attached to the ignition to see if it will start. Once they fail, they will usually run as fast as they can and will not come back to the area for a loooooong while.

Hope your insurance covers it, now its time to put more locks to ur car. or park ur car at someplace else thats safer.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by nycgps
I just shown those pictures to my friend (he is a professional in ... cough) he said that the whoever tried to steal your car must be a fuxking moron. No one can start a car with immobilizer like this

He also said that it will cost you an arm & leg to fix it, cuz usually they will try to break ur lock into turning first, if that failed (obviously thats what happened to you), they will rip whatever wires they see thats attached to the ignition to see if it will start. Once they fail, they will usually run as fast as they can and will not come back to the area for a loooooong while.
I bolded out the main point of your argument.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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is the pic link broken? can't tell cause i'm at school and they block pics from being posted.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by alz0rz
I bolded out the main point of your argument.
those crooks probably like

*oh y0 check tiz out, nice shitz, letz d0 tiz~*

(10 minutes later)

*ahhh fuxking shitz w0nt start, lets gtfo!*
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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WHOA!!!!! at least they didnt take your baby out for a joy ride....
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by nycgps
those crooks probably like

*oh y0 check tiz out, nice shitz, letz d0 tiz~*

(10 minutes later)

*ahhh fuxking shitz w0nt start, lets gtfo!*
its the vandalizers that **** me off more than the people that attempt to steal your car. the fuxking haters that key or break your glass or dent it or w/e because they cant get their own.. that pisses me off moreso then some ambitious punks 'attempting' to get a joyride in.
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