Car stolen =/

[Syringer]

I leave my precious '94 Integra which I've driven since high school (6 years ago) at the BART (train) station every morning at around 7:30, and get back anywhere from 5:30-7. Yesterday I got out a little early and came back a little past 5, went to my usual parking spot, and found an empty spot.

I pause, look around a bit, let out an expletive, and go up to the guy in the booth who calls up a policeman for me. I exchange details and such, he files a report, and I head on home.

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I generally park in the exact same spot near the end of the lot everyday, since a) it's always available, b) because it makes it easy to leave when I come out at night, and c) I would have an impossible time figuring out where I park everyday.

I wonder then if the thief was sort of spying me down to make sure I come and leave at relatively the same time everyday before making his move--which should be a lesson to change up your parking habits on a daily basis.

Luckily my gas tank was almost on E at the time, so he couldn't have gotten THAT far, lest he pulls over and fills up of course.

EDIT: FULL STORY HERE http://www.pikindaguy.com/tien...n/2007/06/07/the-call/

Cliff's: Guy saw it front of his house, called me up, got it back.

 

[cjchaps]

You sure it wasn't towed?

 

[leftyman]

I wonder then if the thief was sort of spying me down to make sure I come and leave at relatively the same time everyday before making his move--which should be a lesson to change up your parking habits on a daily basis.

94 Integra?

 

[captains]

/insert bad joke of a spider

 

[Roguestar]

Sorry to hear it.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: leftyman

I wonder then if the thief was sort of spying me down to make sure I come and leave at relatively the same time everyday before making his move--which should be a lesson to change up your parking habits on a daily basis.

94 Integra?

Uh, yes. Popular target for ricers looking for engines.

GS-R?

- M4H

 

[deerslayer]

That sucks

 

[Kelemvor]

Does the lot have cameras and such so you can see what happened?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Man, that sucks.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: leftyman

I wonder then if the thief was sort of spying me down to make sure I come and leave at relatively the same time everyday before making his move--which should be a lesson to change up your parking habits on a daily basis.

94 Integra?

Uh, yes. Popular target for ricers looking for engines.

GS-R?

- M4H

really, a 13 year old engine with probably over 100,000 miles?

 

[Slew Foot]

I drive a 96 integra, thank goodness its a regular automatic. That generation is notorious for car thefts, it's one of the most popular ricer cars. I also hear the GSRs never had the VINs imprinted on the engines, making them difficult to trace.

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: leftyman

I wonder then if the thief was sort of spying me down to make sure I come and leave at relatively the same time everyday before making his move--which should be a lesson to change up your parking habits on a daily basis.

94 Integra?

Uh, yes. Popular target for ricers looking for engines.

GS-R?

- M4H

Even if it's not for the engine they are still stolen quite often for their exterior and interior parts.

 

[Dualist]

That's messed up, sorry to hear that happened.

 

[Bryophyte]

 

[randomint]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
Does the lot have cameras and such so you can see what happened?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: leftyman
really, a 13 year old engine with probably over 100,000 miles?

Absolutely.

- M4H

 

[Syringer]

No cameras anywhere, and my Integra had about 160k miles on it.

Luckily it's sort of a spare car that I use just to park at the train station, just in case of these situations. I still have my primary car.

And no it definitely wasn't towed.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: leftyman
really, a 13 year old engine with probably over 100,000 miles?

Absolutely.

- M4H

Yeah, they probably drop the engines into a 1980s CRX or a Civic.

 

[DigitalWanksta]

Sorry to hear about your loss bud.

 

[MrsBugi]

Do you have full coverage?

 

[maddogchen]

damn sorry to hear that....i'm gonna take BART this afternoon too, hope my car doesn't get stolen

 

[Aikouka]

That's no good . I guarantee that tonight when I leave work, I will walk over to where I park my car and be like "WTF MY CAR IS GONE!!" Then I'll realize I parked it in the lot below, where I almost never park .

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
damn sorry to hear that....i'm gonna take BART this afternoon too, hope my car doesn't get stolen

Keep us updated.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
Do you have full coverage?

Nooope, the car couldn't be worth more than $1500 anyway. It had a few dents here and there, and a salvaged title.

Definitely hoping to get it back though. My dad's 1984 Toyota pickup truck was stolen from our garage a few years back, and it was found a few days later.

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: MrsBugi
Do you have full coverage?

Nooope, the car couldn't be worth more than $1500 anyway. It had a few dents here and there, and a salvaged title.

Definitely hoping to get it back though. My dad's 1984 Toyota pickup truck was stolen from our garage a few years back, and it was found a few days later.

some kid stole my parents mini-van we reported it about 4 hrs after it was stolen and they recovered it that night. don't give up hope yet