Car stolen and found- what are my options?
08-28-2009 | 03:28 PM
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My 545 was stolen last Friday and found on Tuesday. Locked.
The person who stole it used a spare key (gotten from inside my home) to take the car and still hasthe key itself.
The car was only taken a mile away and a laptop was stolen from the trunk. So the person who took the car probably doesn't want to take the actual car, but still has free access to it.
The BMW dealership says $1100 for parts and $1100 for 4 hours of labor?!?! to replace the locks and reprogram the computer.
It's a 2005... so I'm not sure an independent dealer will have access to reprogram the car.
Any ideas on other options?
The person who stole it used a spare key (gotten from inside my home) to take the car and still hasthe key itself.
The car was only taken a mile away and a laptop was stolen from the trunk. So the person who took the car probably doesn't want to take the actual car, but still has free access to it.
The BMW dealership says $1100 for parts and $1100 for 4 hours of labor?!?! to replace the locks and reprogram the computer.
It's a 2005... so I'm not sure an independent dealer will have access to reprogram the car.
Any ideas on other options?
08-28-2009 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by vwvwvw' post='991875' date='Aug 28 2009, 06:31 PM
Have you talked to your insurance company?
08-28-2009 | 03:43 PM
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I would park it and then stake it out, and then CATCH THE BASTARD in the act!! 
08-28-2009 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='991889' date='Aug 28 2009, 04:43 PM
I would park it and then stake it out, and then CATCH THE BASTARD in the act!!
08-28-2009 | 03:49 PM
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Of course I also had GPS tracking and LoJack installed - so basically if my car ever gets stolen the best thing for the thief will be if the police find him before I do 
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You can always try this, guaranteed this guys will NEVER mess with your car again:
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08-28-2009 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='991889' date='Aug 28 2009, 07:43 PM
I would park it and then stake it out, and then CATCH THE BASTARD in the act!!
Yeah and booby trap your car with some of these
so that low life motherf***** blows the F*** up!!!!
08-28-2009 | 04:08 PM
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Honestly, that seems like a good idea at first. To stake out and watch the car. The thing is, can you legally shoot him for entering your car like that? Or would you have to quietly shoot him and then dump his body in a lake and keep it inside forever?
08-28-2009 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by E60714' post='991917' date='Aug 28 2009, 07:08 PM
Honestly, that seems like a good idea at first. To stake out and watch the car. The thing is, can you legally shoot him for entering your car like that? Or would you have to quietly shoot him and then dump his body in a lake and keep it inside forever?
08-28-2009 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Da_Meister_22' post='991901' date='Aug 28 2009, 06:54 PM
Yeah and booby trap your car with some of these so that low life motherf***** blows the F*** up!!!!
so that low life motherf***** blows the F*** up!!!! 
