race911

Friend just passed this along (seemingly getting more common, unfortunately):

Posting for a friend. Police told him he has no chance of getting it back.

Stolen from Serramonte Shopping Center yesterday

1988 black on black coupe with a whale tail. Fuchs rims, 7’s and 8’s, black centers.

CA LIC# 4SQR026. VIN WPDAB0911JS121295

oldskewel

Sorry to hear that, of course. Do you know why the police said he'd never get it back? Do cars like this get shipped overseas right away?

cannon1000

Seriously, put it on Jalopnik!!!! Amazing success rate finding cars on there.

vracer

I was planning to take my '89 to Serramonte tomorrow. Now it looks like a job for the daily driver.

david

Very sorry to hear about this and will keep an eye open and think the good thoughts that it is recovered soon...

vracer

Ken,
Any possibility of getting more info from the "stollee"? Day/nite? Suspected slim Jim/hot wire? Had the car been there for 5 mins or 5 hrs? This one hit pretty close to home.
Thanx,
Richard

race911

Got word the car was recovered locally. ZERO further information to pass on at this time.

Rick-A-Shay

Caught this post in the beginning. Thought the Peninsula was safe for a usual outing! Hope no damage done to the car, but curious (as above) on method of access and removal from the parking lot. When I got my '88 six years ago, the key for the alarm switch in the driver's door was broken off (in the switch), but a trip to P.H. in Hayward sourced a replacement switch minus a key. Local locksmith fitted a new key for $$$ but have never activated the alarm. Wonder if this option would of been a deterrent?

theiceman

no one hot wires cars anymore pickup and a dolly and its gone in seconds.

earlyapex

This is great news.

ECS Tuning

Glad it was recovered and hopefully there wasn't much damage.

race911

No further info has been passed along.

Tango635

What's a good & simple (elegant) way to protect from theft? I have done stuff like remove wire from coil. Thought about removing DME.

Amber Gramps

Put a switch on your DME relay. That will keep it from firing, but as pointed out above all a thief needs now is a set of dollies and a tow truck.

gr1275

Someone in a rollback took a friends car from a busy shopping center parking lot. Authorities suspect several people walked by while it was taking place!!
Thiefs are lazy and don't necessarily care if it will start... they just pick it up and take it and let the hack shop figure out how to get in it.
Gary