Midnight-280Z Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I'm in San Jose...I'll be keeping an eye out for you...Hopefully they didn't get too far with the clutch problem you are having. By any chance, you know what car they came in? Sometimes you'll find the missing car not to far from their car..It can be a "joyride" car for them so they might end up parking it close to where they live. I'm definately going to be putting an alarm on my car once I get it back. Hope it really turns up soon. Can you make out their race by any chance? Certain races will hang out in certain areas which this car may be at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Z Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I will keep an eye out down here in San Diego if it does show up around here. I feel for you loss man. I hate thieves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montezuma Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 These cars are going in value the the availability of part decreasing leads to vermin like those 3 to still a starving college student's ride. They used to hang horse thieves, they did for a good reason too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilbertZ Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 that's too bad - I'll keep an eye out in the East Bay for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesecakepiebar Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 This may merit further investigation: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1468317391.html If you google the phone number it comes back with an address. It might be worth a drive by to check it out, just in case. Good luck getting your car back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Infidel Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 This may merit further investigation:http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1468317391.html If you google the phone number it comes back with an address. It might be worth a drive by to check it out, just in case. Good luck getting your car back! Called and spoke to a woman, says its a green from a type of Lexus line. Not the car unless its been painted already, which is doubtful. Ill keep an eye out on CL for parts for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguppies Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 so did you ever get the car back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennyman Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Hey, car was found in Cupertino behind some mall last Monday. Insurance adjuster is coming tomorrow to come asses. Fools took the smoked signals, wheels/tires, stereo, speakers and center console, strut braces, and a bunch of interior trim. But they left basically everything that's hard to get or expensive (coilovers, bumpers, engine, zx 5speed and diff) They could have messed it up a lot more so I think I got off easy. The thing that pisses me off the most is that the forklift that courtesy tow yard used to move my car around totally crushed the lower tank of my radiator. Now I have to replace that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Fork lift , WTF sue them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 must be a z person if they took trim and stuff that only fits a Z!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatherion Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 must be a z person if they took trim and stuff that only fits a Z!! +1 At least they didn't take your airdam and bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two80z4me Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 id finger print the car, easiest way, and I dont think they were professional enough to wear gloves, atleast they saved your paint job aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back-to-zcars Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Hey, just wondering how they started it. Was the ignition damaged or do you think they used a key because the ignition was worn? Could be a valuable lesson for all of us. Glad you got it back! Hopefully insurance will be good to you. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stravi757 Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Im glad to see you got your car back. Id be very happy if it was my car and I got it back like that. other than you wheels, that wasn't to much of a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Just keep on the look out for those strut braces. I'm sure they had something on them that made them unique in like a dumb way, just so you could tell they were yours. Go to every z meet close. Obviously has to be a z car owner or somebody that knows z's. Took only parts good for a z car except the speakers and radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z-75 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Good to know you got your car back. I'm in San Jose too, but my car is always parked on the driveway so hopefully that deters any retard from stealing it. For the other person who mentioned finger printing the car, it's pointless unless the police officer taking the report did so at the time of the report. The Z does have some good spots for taking prints, but it's probably all smeared or tampered with by now. Most officers from my experience are too lazy to take prints from cars because they think it's a waste of time....that and they don't want the powder getting all over the place...stuff really is a pain in the ass because it gets all over your hands and uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-factor Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Glad to hear you got it back! I had my doubts about you ever seeing it again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsun723 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Congrats on getting her back! Sucks it happened but many people don't get off as "easy" as you did. GL on getting her road worthy again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hey Grats on getting your car back. Don't let the insurance company screw you over on parts. yeah everything will need to be aftermarket, but at leas tthe car is back in one piece and not torched as is often the case in NM. Suck you lost the rims and the damage to the radiator. Thieves suck, no 2 ways about it, they just suck. Little known fact about any S30, you can take a screwdriver insert it into the ignition an whack it w/ a hammer, and vroom, starts right up unless you have an ignition kill alarm. So if you're going to put any kind of $ into your Z, please consider getting a good alarm. That's how they stole my old 280Z, but I got mine back a week later, I was driving around n saw it sitting in a lot. Joy riders, they took my old tapes (this was years ago) but never looked in the back to get my tool box. they put 140 miles on it and even put gas in it. Cops finger printed it, but nothing ever came of that. So glad your is okay. I've got a set of old rims off my current 280z if you're interrested, you would need to pay shipping to San jose' but I bet insurance will buy you some watanabi's.. Go for 17's Phar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 If you're looking for the trim pieces, my brother-in-law is outside of Sacramento and he has a bunch of stuff. You can email him at MatM AT m2differentials.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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