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DRD-00F

By DRD-00F,
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DRD-00F Grand Master

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Got this email from Alisa who is the Championship Co-ordinator for Auto Salon... She has been very helpful in the past, so I thought I might be able to help her out by posting this here :D

Hi Everyone,

Well the New Year has started and so it seems have the thieves out there that have no respect for the pride and joy we get out of our modified cars.

If anyone has information relating to the whereabouts of this car or parts that maybe sold from it, we would appreciate hearing from you.

There were a lot of additional things in the vehicle including a passport and gaming consoles. You can remain anonymous if you wish as any information will be helpful.

The owner of this vehicle is an Auto Salon Staff Member, and as such the vehicle has been featured in numerous ASM tech articles.

The owner is also offering a monetary reward for information directly leading to the recovery of vehicle.

Details of the Vehicle

Stolen Location: Miranda Fair - Westfield's

Date: 15th January 2008

Time: Between 12:30 - 1:30pm

Car: Nissan Skyline R33 Series 1

Colour: Black

Year: 1993

Identifying features: Damaged Bomex Front Bar, No rear seat, Offset Hiro 5 spoke wheels front (8.5") / back (10.5") in Shadow Chrome, Hankook Tyres, Large Intercooler

Mods Include:

Custom Plazmaman Front Mount Intercooler + Plenum, GReddy In-cabin Adjustable Coilovers, Front / Rear Cusco Strut Braces,

Hiro 19" x 8.5(f) 10.5® Wheels, PFC w/hand controller, Splitfire Coil Pacs, eBoost 2 EBC, Blitz Turbo Timer, HyperTune Throttle Body, HKS Exhaust w/Xforce Dump Pipe, Bomex Front Bar, Kenwood Head Unit w/Fusion Rear 6x9 Speakers

Thanks for your time and assistance.

If you have any info that may be helpful, let me know and I will pass it on or give you a number to call...

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DRD-00F Grand Master

DRD-00F

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Yeah I dunno, I wasn't given any of those details... Kinda sucks... a picture would go down well... It's hard to tell if a car has a Plazmaman plenum from the other side of the street...

siddr20 Grand Master

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Miranda westfield is the next big spot for theives (so it seems with all the other skylines stolen from there :( ).

Where exactly was it parked in the carpark??

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if someone likes what your have they will take it no mater what you do to keep it safe ..f***ers.it would it be nice if you could do what some countries do ,chop of a hand or leg,hell even a head would be nice.a just punishment . :P

Shell Grand Master

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I got a similar email from the owner of the car :P

just a little bit of additional information:

To my knowledge, there are only 2 sets of GReddy in-cabin adjustable coilovers in the country, mine and one other set. Also, the Plazmaman Intercooler is a big sucker, and I’d be surprised to see a great deal of these around as well. So these would be something to keep an eye out for.

lingeringsoul Grand Master

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if someone likes what your have they will take it no mater what you do to keep it safe ..f***ers.it would it be nice if you could do what some countries do ,chop of a hand or leg,hell even a head would be nice.a just punishment . :huh:

not hard to chop their hands off if you who they are and where they are being held. Just gotta hve patience and plan.

Abo Bob Grand Master

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Look it should be a well known fact now that some organised crime people are currently focused on stealing performance type cars in the Shire area generally. AFAIK they are currently driving a white camry. Don't know what year model. This will change. Just not leaving your car at any mall carparks will go a long way towards keeping it safe.

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