by "maximillious" (maximillious)
Published 10/16/2017 at 11:17
by "maximillious" (maximillious)
Published 10/16/2017 at 11:17
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STARS: 12
As some of you know my gf’s 2.5rs (not the one in the photo) was stolen the last Friday in September. It was recovered three days later by police and held in inpound for about a week. On Friday we got to go take a look at the car at the shop that will be performing the inspection and repairs on the vehicle. Below is a list of the contents recovered in the vehicle.
Womens Clothing (Sweatshirts, Bikinis etc.)
2 pairs of Air Jordans
Womens makeup
Empty meth bags (possible crack, but some sort of crystal substance)
a pair of Leica Binoculars (Valued at ~500$ used)
stolen mail
a cell phone
A dildo and vibrator
The mail and cell phone we turned over to police, I asked if they wanted the dildos but they politely declined. One pair of jordans were kept to clean thoroughly and sell and the Leicas will be hitting ebay soon.
Up until this point we had no idea how the vehicle was recovered and thought that they found it parked on the side of the road.
Turns out a cop saw the car, ran the plates and saw it was stolen and pulled it over. One woman was arrested for the theft of the vehicle and an open warrant, the two other passengers in the car at the time were arrested for open warrants.
This is somewhat good news because it means the vehicle was driveable at the time of recovery and not just found in a ditch. We are more hopeful now that mechanical damage will be minimal. There was some damage to the rear bumper but insurance will cover that and the new ignition and the replacement altimeter and compass (OEM Option) that was stolen out of the car.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
10/16/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 2
So when is it getting a fuel pump cut off switch?
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
10/16/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 0
What year is the car? I’m curious, how does somebody even steal a car these days? I thought with chipped keys and security systems it was much, much harder to steal a car anymore... did they just pop the lock and use some resistor-fooling tool to trick the computer into starting?
I mean, obviously you can scoop one up with a tow truck, hide it and strip/sell off parts, but I thought the electronics were much harder to fool today.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 1
Once the car is repaired we are going to take it and my S2k to our preferred mechanic and have him install them. Still try to work out the best hiding spot for it
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 11:29, STARS: 0
Nah its a 2001, standard key you can have made at a key cutter for 3 dollars. They jammed a drill bit (which we found in the car) into the ignition and ripped it out. they got in by jimmying the lock... also not hard on an 01
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
10/16/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 1
Subarus of this era are incredibly easy to not only get in to but get started once inside.
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
10/16/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 2
You, uh, might want to get the interior detailed.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
10/16/2017 at 11:41, STARS: 1
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
10/16/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 1
Not every day you get a free pair of Js.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
10/16/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 1
From everything I’ve seen, technology makes it easier to steal. They make transmitters specifically for keyless go cars now.
"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
10/16/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 1
Make it super obvious but label it backwards. And maybe have a hidden one in addition.
"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll)
10/16/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 2
Given how and where the Leicas were found, aren’t they likely to be stolen, and if so, by selleing them aren’t you somehow guilty of selling stolen contraband or whatever? Just curious.
"E92M3" (E46M3)
10/16/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 0
Would be interesting to go thru the pics on the phone.
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
10/16/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
damn, that sucks. No alarm system/theft prevention aftermarket either?
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
10/16/2017 at 11:54, STARS: 0
okay, good to know. When the zombie apocalypse comes I’m going Subaru!!!
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
10/16/2017 at 12:00, STARS: 2
I prefer using several switches wired in series. By installing them in different orientations you can create a kind of passcode needed to start the car.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 0
Alarm systems come off as kinda pointless and mostly annoying to me. We will be installing some new security measures on the car that more actively protect it rather than just make noise.
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
10/16/2017 at 12:03, STARS: 1
my guess is there are a few dead panels where switches would be installed (I had an 00 2.5 RS but can’t recall) If so get a factory fog light switch or whatever fits and use that spot. Looks OEM, nobody will think about it.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 12:03, STARS: 0
Id love to but it is with the cops now so who knows. being that these people were arrested driving it, seems pretty clean cut and closed... although i dont think the woman was the original thief cuz it looked like two guys in the video but it was really poor quality
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 0
That was one of the spots I was considering but I also dont want it in plain sight. ive heard of some cool setups where you had to plug the cigarette lighter into the port to have the car start.
"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
10/16/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 0
label them all kinds of real(but not hooked up) things. Like activate fire suppression, ECU power, etc. Then have one labeled fuel pump that does nothing.
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
10/16/2017 at 12:13, STARS: 0
Right, not just ‘alarm’ but some kind of ignition kill or fuel kill as well. I always expect the two to be tied together, forgetting that sometimes “alarm” doesn’t actually include any kind of security measures.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/16/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 1
Holy wow. That is quite the recovery.
My ‘85 Suburban diesel was stolen from my high school parking lot and recovered 3 hours later and immediately impounded for being abandoned. Which is odd because it was just in a mall parking lot. It wasn’t a looker, but she drove great. We think it was a police scam because the impound lot charged us $300 just to recover my belongings from it and it would have been $1800 to get the vehicle from impound and we decided to just buy another vehicle instead.
The weird thing was that I had a nice stereo and a couple hundred dollars worth of textbooks in the back seat, but they only stole my brand new off road tires. They even put used street tires back on the original wheels and then parked it where the cops found it. Very weird.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 12:21, STARS: 0
That is crazy! that definitely sounds fishy.
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
10/16/2017 at 12:21, STARS: 0
Kinda-sorta-free. I’d say they’ve paid and will continue to pay in stress and wasted time.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 12:22, STARS: 1
Yeah the kill switch we will do but i doubt an alarm. the car is parked in an underground garage 9 floors below us. I doubt wed hear it anyway
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
10/16/2017 at 12:28, STARS: 0
Okay, yeah. Noisemakers aren’t that useful... but an integrated system where you lock the doors with a fob and it triggers the kill switch(es)... is what I’m thinking of. It doesn’t hurt to have a noisemaker giving the car some attention, but at the same time they are often ignored. Best of luck!
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 1
Thanks dude! we are just excited at this point to have our 2.5 back. once we have it we will be doing everything we can to protect it and my S2k
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/16/2017 at 12:32, STARS: 0
Right. I am just glad I didn’t find any adult toys in there while gathering my belongings. Plus I was kind of happy to have it gone. Plus I got a Jeep Wrangler after that.
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
10/16/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 0
Glad you got the car back
What size are the Jordans?
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
10/16/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 0
It also doesn’t help that the barrels and keys on this era of Subarus wear out easily making it even simpler to get past the locks. One time I unlocked and started my friends 98 Legacy using only the key from my 2001 Outback. The key and barrels were so worn out it was like I had his key.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 12:59, STARS: 0
Size 10 my size but not my style. My brother is a big Jordan fan and also size ten so I might wrap them up for him for xmas.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 13:03, STARS: 0
Yeah and the keyless entry systems were super shitty too. Ive seen people unlock other 2.5rs’s with the remote for other subarus. Its crazy. They had such shitty systems in those cars I wouldnt be surprised if thats how they actually got in. To start the car they hammered a spade drill bit into the ignition. We found it under the seat when we cleaned all their shit out of our car.
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
10/16/2017 at 13:15, STARS: 0
Well if you don’t pass them off as a gift...my interest is there.
Quite a haul for you though, in regards to what was in the car
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/16/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1
yeah threw away pretty much everything except the jordans and binoculars. I will let you know on the shoes. I am going to get them fumigated then I will see if the bro really wants them
If he doesnt I will comment here
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
10/16/2017 at 18:18, STARS: 0
Got a picture of the Leicas?
"beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard" (beardsbynelly-Rikerbeard)
10/16/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 0
what is it with stolen cars and sex toys?
Mr mates R33 got recovered with an off brand fleshlight under the seat.
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/17/2017 at 08:38, STARS: 0
Tweekers gonna tweek. Its so weird. Dirty mike and the boys kinda shit
"maximillious" (maximillious)
10/17/2017 at 08:40, STARS: 0
Not at the moment. If you pass me your email i can send you some if your interested. They are the trinovid 10x25
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
10/17/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 0
We have a pair. Just wondering if they were the same. Ours is a not the 10x25 though
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
10/18/2017 at 01:42, STARS: 0
A cut-off switch for the cut-off switch!