Car in for new engine at dealers and stolen last night!!!!!!!!!!!

[lacanteen]

I was hoping for an update from our Aussie mate.

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[1004ron]

Its never a good idea to programme your real home location into a sat nav for the reason Chris gives. Best to mark some public location nearby as "home"

Or an address in your subdivision just out of range of the garage door opener.

 

[car]

Things are happening - its been a difficult path. Thief was caught 2 othere still at large. Will post a big update next week.

 

[Bikeman315]

Things are happening - its been a difficult path. Thief was caught 2 othere still at large. Will post a big update next week.

Thanks for the update Chris.

 

[GT Pony]

Things are happening - its been a difficult path. Thief was caught 2 othere still at large. Will post a big update next week.

Where's the rope? Proper resolution for horse thieves.

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[1004ron]

Things are happening - its been a difficult path. Thief was caught 2 othere still at large. Will post a big update next week.

Does that mean the car was recovered?

 

[Cobra Jet]

Well, as it’s been said... a freakin bright yellow S550 Mustang that is not the norm in a sea of cookie cutter cars in his region - PLUS the fact that it’s been on their local news and posted to forums...

The ‘Stupid is as Stupid does Team’ was bound to be caught sooner or later...

Can’t wait to read about the update!

 

[lacanteen]

+1

I hope things go your way Chris.

 

[1004ron]

I'm sure if it was recovered, OP would of told us...lol

LOL, in this case I'm not sure what to expect.

Typically when a thief is caught, the loot is also found.

 

[1004ron]

Didn't they only catch 1 of 3 thieves?

One thief could lead them to the loot.

With this story, anything and everything is open to speculation.

 

[IronG]

I am amazed that they have not found the car yet. Are they really looking for it?

 

[Mustangpursuit]

Well, as it’s been said... a freakin bright yellow S550 Mustang that is not the norm in a sea of cookie cutter cars in his region - PLUS the fact that it’s been on their local news and posted to forums...

The ‘Stupid is as Stupid does Team’ was bound to be caught sooner or later...

Can’t wait to read about the update!

Yeah in a sea of all the great v8 sedans we can't get here.

Hope it gets resolved.

 

[car]

Ok here is a update. They caught the gang leader last week. Google "crime spree Mandurah" if you want more info.
https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/m...across-rockingham-and-mandurah-ng-b881254574z

This group of halfwits would be criminal kingpins (not) have caused havoc up and down the coast in Western Australia. They finally arrested the leader but the rest of the gang are still at large. Most of the goods and cars have been recovered EXCEPT my Mustang! They did do a lot of damage to people like myself, businesses that have had to close because of the losses. I never realised the effect a theft of a car can cause. Spending hours at the DMV filling in forms reordering plates ($242.00) The insurance have finally caved in after threats of legal action (key in the car can invalidate insurance). The dealership also came through once I was able to talk to the principle or owner who didn’t realise the major hassles I was going through. He got his insurance to call my insurance and last Thursday I got calls all day apologising for the problems. The Ford dealer even lent me his personal car black GT and brought it to my house. I really appreciated that. I did not realise how good it was to be in a GT after nearly 6 weeks!

I have found another yellow Mustang GT, and the insurance have bought it for me. Should take delivery this week. Unfortunately, I drove my loan Mustang GT there on Saturday and some fool rear ended me on the freeway!!!! Had to ring the dealership to say his new black GT was damaged. He was very good about it and the person who hit me is paying for the damage which is not too bad ($1400.00). Could not believe it happened. The guy in a Porsche cut in behind me left no gap. When the car in front of me braked he just ran straight into me. No braking nothing. Said he didn’t see me (black car etc). Stupid.

So, what have I learned? Having a son who is a lawyer is very helpful. In my case the keys were in the car, the car was locked up but there were no bollards to stop thieves driving the cars out. So when the insurance gave me a hard time I was able to get good advice. If I take the car anywhere where I lose control over the keys (as in a service etc) I'm staying until it is finished. If there is warranty claim and it stays longer, I don't know what I will do. I will ask if their insurance covers a possible theft. This has not been a good experience. It was bad enough having a very important asset stolen (especially as I am so careful with my keys) but feeling abandoned by my dealer (they have definitely corrected that now) and my insurer was a very stressful experience. I felt the cops didn’t care as I did not hear from them at all. In fact, they were doing a lot (and still are) but the information didn’t flow to me. I went on a Mustang car meet and the 2 yellow GTs there had been stopped multiple times by the cops who are very actively looking for my car. I'm not replacing the custom plates until the old car is recovered. I have also lost about 8000.00 in extras the insurance did not cover. I think if you add wheels, paint protection, carbon fibre etc tell your insurance so it will be covered. I will be trying to get compensated for that shortly. I was really lucky I took out the radar detector and the custom steering wheel was sent back to SoCal Garage (wrong base) - hey Greg if you are reading this I'm looking forward to the new wheel soon!)

I will post photos when I take delivery if people are interested - can't wait to be back in my own car.

 

[1004ron]

The video wont run - any pictures of Mathew Colin Hartley?

 

[GT Pony]

The video wont run - any pictures of Mathew Colin Hartley?

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