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Car thieves need to be shot!! UPDATED with car found!

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you guys are dickheads, his car got stolen. who gives a fuck what he drove. i hope your personal property gets fucked one day so we can all laugh at you as well, asshats.
getting property stolen or damaged is not cool, but people like capur wouldnt know because mommy and daddy will just replace it anyways
 
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caspur said:
Lol, I'm laughing so hard I'm in tears.

That car wasn't stolen, it was towed. God, I'd even be embarrassed to tow it....because it would be attached to the vehicle I was driving.

Can you imagine going to prison for grand theft auto....and when the other guys ask you...so what car did you steal....and you tell them an 88 Camry station wagon? AHHHHAAAA.....oh, priceless!
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Swallow a cue ball and choke, asshole.
 
For the record, I wasn't bagging on the OP's car. That's a fine automobile. I just found it odd that someone would bother to steal it.
 
Eli said:
Why on Earth would someone steal that? Was it a crime of opportunity? ie: Doors unlocked, keys in the ignition? lol..

Are you sure it wasn't towed?
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Shit cars are really really fun to drive. Taking a corner going 30 in a 1992 Ford Tempo sounds like you're going 100mph and are about to die (because you are about to die).
 
That sucks. I'd be just as pissed if they stole ANY car I owned. What really blows is if they do recover it somewhere it will most likely be an instant liability. assholes!
 
That really sucks man. Sorry to hear it. Back when I had my little Ranger someone broke into it for the stereo I had in it. Funny thing is, the stereo was worth almost as much as the crappy truck was! I just remember feeling so violated that someone had broken into my truck when it was parked in my driveway!

I think having an old car that you just use to get around is awesome. I have a '96 Passat that most people think is way old. I love it though. I love VWs and love the motor. It works. Maybe you'll luck out and be able to retrieve your car - best of luck!
 
Those used to compete with taurus wagons. I sometimes see an old camry wagon now... I never see a taurus ever..their engines probably fell out years ago...
 
0roo0roo said:
Those used to compete with taurus wagons. I sometimes see an old camry wagon now... I never see a taurus ever..their engines probably fell out years ago...
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My 1995 3.8L Taurus still looks good and is still going strong. It's still well short of 60K...
 
That seems like it'd be a decent car, especially with as few miles as you had on it. Amazingly few. The thing I feel worst about for you is the amount of time it'll take you on Craigslist to find another decent, well maintained used vehicle (if that's the route you're going to go.) It's laughable to read some of the posts in this thread, then see another thread where someone's vehicle is costing him $500 a month & he's pretty much screwed.
 
Number1 said:
Wouldn't you home insurance cover theft?

I had my truck stolen once.
I stopped at a bar to have a beer many years ago on a Canadian military base. It was January so I let the engine running to keep the truck warm. I thought I was safe on the base. WRONG!!!

The police found the truck undamaged in the next town the next day and it only cost me a tow truck. I was lucky.
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Which base?
 
DrPizza said:
That seems like it'd be a decent car, especially with as few miles as you had on it..
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This. Lots of people sell great cars because they want something better, but there are LOTS of cars that are sold because the car is fucked beyond belief.
 
dquan97 said:
I got home yesterday to find my 1988 white camry stationwagon gone from my apt uncovered spot. Apt manager knows nothing about it (and I believe her). I already called CHP and reported it stolen. It was insured only for liability, so I don't think I'm getting anything from the insurance company.

Car thieves suck!!!!!
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This is for sale, PM me.

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And indeed it is a 1988.
 
88 seemingly in good shape with low miles it really is not a bad car. With no rust (if it had none) and pristine (accounting for age of course) interior you'd probably get $2k for it around here since nobody can have cars that old up here, all rusted!
 
StageLeft said:
88 seemingly in good shape with low miles it really is not a bad car. With no rust (if it had none) and pristine (accounting for age of course) interior you'd probably get $2k for it around here since nobody can have cars that old up here, all rusted!
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I think 0.002963774 astronomical units seems pretty low mileage.
 
caspur said:
C'mon...the car is nearly as old as I am.

In all seriousness, I did theft recovery in a previous job. In these situations, the car is usually used in the commission of other crimes, joyrides, etc. Some even steal cars as precursors to a home robbery at a later time or for identity theft, as people often leave garage door openers, extra keys, personal documents, etc. inside the car.

And here is the thing with old cars. You may have sentimental value in the car, but the truth is for insurance purposes, resale, whatever, it isn't worth anything. Most people here post on computers that have lost more in depreciation in the last 6 months than that car is worth. I do find his choice of car amusing...I don't own a car, we have demo cars that I drive for work, so I don't have that emotional attachment towards any particular vehicle.
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It's not what the book value of the vehicle is worth, it's the cost of finding another vehicle that's as reliable. I've owned plenty of old cars that looked pretty ugly at times but I made sure they had all the mechanical maintenance they needed to stay reliable. It would have cost me multiple times more than they were worth to find a car that was as reliable.
 
Bignate603 said:
It's not what the book value of the vehicle is worth, it's the cost of finding another vehicle that's as reliable. I've owned plenty of old cars that looked pretty ugly at times but I made sure they had all the mechanical maintenance they needed to stay reliable. It would have cost me multiple times more than they were worth to find a car that was as reliable.
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Tru dat. Some piece of shit teenager ran a stop sign and hit my last car. Even though it was covered by insurance, I still lost several thousand dollars because of it. All teens should be killed.
 
renters insurance/homeowners insurance should cover somethign like this... assuming you had the foresight to actually get some.
 
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