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06-26-2013, 05:18 PM
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Meth heads... They don't care about the car. They stole the tank for the gas and the gas tank was just something handy to hold it in while they took it. As a bonus they take the tank with a bunch of other metal stuff they have stolen to the scrap yard to sell... It was a crime of opportunity and they took it. Easy Peasy...
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06-26-2013, 05:43 PM
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06-26-2013, 07:43 PM
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 I've been driving my '64 since 1994 and in nice weather it gets parked outside with the top down. Fathers Day we took a cruise to an arts and craft fair 40 miles away and had it parked in a public lot near the park. Of course, I live in flyover country near the corn fields, so maybe it's just a little bit different lifestyle. |
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06-27-2013, 10:22 AM
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in an unattended large parking lot at a movie theatre, shopping center, the mall, a grocery store etc. chances are you won't like what you see when you come out to get back in the car, if there even is a GTO to get into! One of my friends restored a 70 GTO convertible and stopped at a shopping center for fifteen minutes on the way back from a car show and both sides of the car were keyed all the way from the front bumper to the rear bumper.. this was on a new 16,000 dollar paint job. I was amazed that the car was even there at all when he came back out. In Plano where I live, organized gangs prey on all the public parking lots along US highway 75 and steal anything that is older and doesn't have an antitheft system. By the next day the cars and trucks are in Mexico. I have a spare beater car that I use primarily to go to movie theatres, the mall, along hiway 75, etc. I wouldn't dream of parking any of my nice cars in such an area, even my late model stuff. Last edited by gtohurstjudge; 06-27-2013 at 10:32 AM. |
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06-26-2013, 12:46 PM
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Odd and very weird thing that somebody would do that. Id rather have my tank stolen than the entire car. You got lucky.
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06-26-2013, 10:10 AM
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Skills USA is in KC this week, the first night a vendor parked his van at Hurrahs, came out in the morning, started the van and it was loud..looked under and someone stole the CAT converter...hes from Texas and is really bumming out...happens all the time..never hear about it, but its common at casinos....
cordless sawzalls...making criminals efficient and stealthy for 10 years
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06-26-2013, 12:33 PM
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06-26-2013, 12:51 PM
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Craziest thing I heard in long time. I had a friend get his car stolen and was found the next day. The cops called him up to come down and get his car. The crooks put a steering wheel lock on.
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06-26-2013, 10:16 AM
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I wouldn't worry about the gas tank getting stolen again. You're more likely to get hit by lightening. I had the cat converter stolen off of my 4 Runner in my driveway while I slept. My solution was to weld the bolts. Shortly after, I simply MOVED.
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06-26-2013, 10:26 AM
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Thats really frigged up, never would expect to hear of such a thing,
And the picture in my mind of someone trying to carry a tank with gas in it is comical. As most people know its like carrying a pissed off animal when the gas starts rocking from side to side.   I would love to see it on video. And I agree its a first and last time.I raise you $200.00 and this half full gas tank! |
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06-26-2013, 10:52 AM
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That sucks, sorry to hear that. I worked at a place that used to get broken into alot. They would steal the money out of the vending machine, which usually only had $15 to $20 in it tops. They jacked down the spare tire on my 2000 Dakota while it was parked in front of plate glass windows of the building. When they broke in and stole a computer, the company finally got an alarm system. One of the last things taken before the alarm was installed was a gumball machine, wtf. It's funny to think about a guy running down the street with gumballs a clanking. Probably gave it to his kids for Christmas. Losers
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06-26-2013, 11:16 AM
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06-26-2013, 11:19 AM
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06-26-2013, 10:18 AM
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I've heard of drilling a hole in the tank to drain and steal the gas from newer cars, never heard of stealing the entire tank, but it would be easy in the older cars.
Unfortunately other than a Mad Max device there not much way to prevent a determined thief.
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06-26-2013, 10:46 AM
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wow that is scary
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06-26-2013, 01:57 PM
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Maybe they were looking for the build sheet?
(lol) K
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06-26-2013, 10:09 PM
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06-26-2013, 11:03 AM
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We recently put up security cameras at work, someone stole them.
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06-26-2013, 12:09 PM
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06-26-2013, 11:22 AM
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I can see some loser thinking of it as a performance upgrade... "Man I scored a GTO gastank full of GTO gas!"
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