SYD: GTR Owner in Car Jacking

[CerealKiller]

Originally posted by JimX

Just get a Maglite.

I've heard you can get into trouble if you carry one which is more than 3 cells

[gtr fan]

i've heard of this sort of thing before if you get nudged and the car behind is full of blokes don't get out just drive!

[Ash]

my mate has the biggest maglite (7 or 8 cells) he uses it for protection but its so damn heavy it would prob kill the person

[CerealKiller]

There's an article about the car jacking in today's Sydney Morning Herald. The guy's so lucky as he got run over by the WRX busted his foot but still managed to out run them, climb over a fence and call for help.

[dAVE]

Originally posted by JimX

Anyone know what ethnic minority these thieves were?

im as white as they come and when I read this I agreed. Its not because im racist but because for some reason australains on the whole dont seem to have that pshyco mentality. I dont know if this makes sense, but i went to boarding school and alot of the asian guys always wanted to sort things out with big fights, or fight for fun, where as it seems that australians dont seem to be so much like that. Probably something you could trace back to the differences in our cultures....

[JimX]

By "culture" it might be a socio-economic thing - ie, non-white people having less money and thus more likely to resort to stealing and being in gangs.

I wouldn't say that I am racist, but I will readily admit that if I see a group of young men walking down the street, generally speaking I will be much more wary if they are asian or arab or islander than if they are white. Of course there are definitely exceptions, like if they were a bunch of white bikies or even drunk hooligans on a weekend (a group of white drunk men tends to be pretty scary).

I was once almost mugged by a group of white australian youths in Tempe, but fear gives you legs Plus I think they were all clueless dorks and wouldn't have known what to do with me if they caught me so they didn't try very hard to catch up. But I am just speaking in general terms, which is perhaps why I said "ethnic minority" in the first place. I didn't mean to offend anyone. (knowing my luck I've probably offended people again anyway).

For the record, I have several asian and arab friends and part asian myself.

[hippy]

well i'm asian so i can spot the dodgy ones straight away ... but i know what u mean ... if i was in a situation where my car was getting jacked i think i'd be so angry i dont' care what happens ... like if i go psycho and the guy gets badly injured well i couldnt' care less ... he deserves every bit of it ... my gfs a lawyer so i guess that helps LOL .. but yeah break the guys arms and legs i say!!!

[Silver-Arrowz]

wrx rammed the gtr from behind at the traffic light. guy was turning right. Didn't get out rightaway but turned intersection to swap details there. That's when it all went wrong.

I hope they catch them cause big bubba is hungry for some more young and fresh ass.

[Morgs]

What we need are less bleeding heart judges who let these d1cks off with a slap on the wrist!!

If you were assured of getting 10 years in the clink for carjacking, I bet the number of incidents falls !!

[red900ss]

It's a car, hand over the keys. Not worth getting a screwdriver in the eye.

If you can't afford insurance buy a staffy for the back seat and don't feed it before you go driving. :uh-huh:

[b0neR]

Problem is, it makes you want to speed more if you see any sus cun7s behind you. After hearing these stories i reckon i'd get nervous seein anymore than 2 guys in a rex following me. Plus if you speed away and they keep up then you kno somethin might be goin on.

[Duncan]

Originally posted by red900ss

It's a car, hand over the keys. Not worth getting a screwdriver in the eye.

If you can't afford insurance buy a staffy for the back seat and don't feed it before you go driving. :uh-huh:

lol, or even crazier, shoe-horn a Great Dane into the back seat.

I bet neil and mel never get car-jacked

[West]

Carry your 22mm or 38 mm with ya and see if their baseball bat still in their strong arms or is it they dropped it cos' they shit in their pant

[T0nyGTSt]

Originally posted by B-Man

Carby cleaner works better than mace - so I have heard. .....

Maybe you all should carry two harmless devices like the above carby cleaner and a cigarette lighter???

I not actually sure how these two devices interact but I'm sure some of you guys can work something out :bahaha:

T.

[amosite]

I think it is a conspricy!

Theory is that the Club lock companies are not making enough $$ due to better alarms and they hire people to do these things.

This brings back the old habbit of having a club lock in the car for self defence.

Johnny H is definitly behind this...

[Kliphoth]

i haven't read the whoel thread yet, justthe first page, but yeah my suggestion in a matter like this would be (if your car is insured, if not the WTF) give them your keys, call the cops and run to a TV and hey, you get to see your car in a car chase and u don't have to goto jail for it

[DriftPanda]

alot ppl only come onto these forums to

cause arguments methinks....

could name some but that would cause just more "witty" retorts

[r34nismo]

we had a guy in the UK who was car jacked at gun point the other day.

This is awful news. Hope the guy who was hit over the head is ok.

[Gonad Man]

Guys it's just a feckin' car.

If anyone thinks it's worth risking life for then they really need to take a hard look at their priorities.

I've gotta say I really had a laugh when some moron started talking about the calibre of their handgun. This is a car-related forum after all. I think in general the people who frequent this forum are rational people and I hope that new people here don't expect that this sort of crap is the rule.

Seems everyone's a hero behind a bloody keyboard!

Cheers,

Ben

[tridentt150v]

Time to charge the old tazer up.....

Check the ammo in the shoty.....