URGENT! ROLYOU TURBO COROLLA STOLEN!!!!!

[Bazda]

no dont do anything stupid yet, Jason has contacted the police and is dealing with it now.

[wde_bdy]

Interesting point, was the car insured? If so the owner will have to buy the motor back from the insurer (assuming he wants it, may be pretty thrashed) as claim settlement passes title to the insurance company.

Callum

[deaf_rattle]

that is true, but if it was my ex motor id be wanting something done about it as the low life scum had stolen it.
why should he be making money off it?

but yes it would belong to insurance company now

[wde_bdy]

Definitely agree there on wanting the culprit found, just think if I didn't have a claim on the motor (assumption of insurance cover here) my approach may be to ignore the legal channels for some real pay back.

Callum

[AceSniper]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... d=49329066

read his comments on this sale he made

[deaf_rattle]

"Seller Comment: i really need a toyota corolla like mid 2 late 80s FX-GT or poss sedan must have mint body and wof reg.pref manual engine cond is unimportant. 5:53 pm, Sun 5 Mar

Seller Comment: realey need fxgt.or fxzi 9:08 pm, Sun 5 Mar

Seller Comment: bought an fx-gt!this is the cheapest bellett on trade me ..bid bid bid "


very interesting....

[Brick]

busted

[MR2SIK]

Has trademe been notified? just in case the ad gets wiped for any reason? let them keep a copy, just in case?

[Bling]

so whats the deal, i'm lost.... is this the same car but all the panels changed over from a donor?

[86_rolla]

new car, same engine, same front bumper

[flat_0ut]

same radiator cap

[deaf_rattle]

if hes been driving around in it for 4-5 months, id say he wouldve needed the whole car to have done that, since he bought the car in March, that doesnt allow much time to get the drive train all swapped over.

if he did buy the motor as a package, it would still be likely that he would be missing little bits and pieces.

the fact that he has most probably the radiator that was in the stolen car, due to the radiator cap being the same, i am pretty confident he wouldve just swapped the bits over in its entirity.
This would only take a weekend to do, by someone that was skilled, where as putting an engine in and doing the conversion like that without the donor car is much more time consuming.

this is why the bumper is red, and all the bits are the same.

i hope he gets nailed

[deaf_rattle]

same radiator cap

check page 2, only a couple hours late with that observation

[86_rolla]

i hope he gets nailed by some big bastard in jail. Dont drop the soap boy

[deaf_rattle]

i hope he gets nailed by some big bastard in jail. Dont drop the soap boy

haha yeah, thats the one thing that scares me about prison.
having the shit kicked out of me isnt a big concern, bruises heal.
but yeah thats just not on.

thats enough to make sure i stay on this side of the bars alone, haha

[crnkin]

so its not beyond belief that someone bought something in all innocence, were offered other bits and pieces and also bought them.

Doesnt matter, buying goods that are stolen, regardless of if you knew, is an offence. Some of the time you may be able to get off lightly if you have a very good (expensive) lawyor, however, if this is infact the stolen car, regardless of if he knew, or payed for it, its not anymore.

Shite way to loose 6g, but it's the law

[trueno_20v]

same radiator cap

and oil cap, polished standard strut brace, red hoses etc etc

[deaf_rattle]

same radiator cap

and oil cap, polished standard strut brace, red hoses etc etc

yep.
the observation about the radiator cap, is that an engine doesnt usually come with a radiator, so its more likely that he bought that car, or at least had access to the complete car.

that engine is pretty distinctive, especially the exhaust manifold.

[Alex B]

WTF WHO THE HELL IS THE MORON THAT TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS THRED

[deaf_rattle]

WTF WHO THE HELL IS THE MORON THAT TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS THRED

yeah, sucks.
kinda proves it right tho huh? otherwise he wouldve kept it up and maybe disputed it here.

maybe the police have given him a visit?