1996 Dk Blue Twin Turbo Stolen Newport Beach
12-28-2009, 12:22 PM
#62
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LOjack :(
"If LoJack has a internal backup, can that be any good after 13 years?"
Battery probably dead...LoJack, once they have your initial $, you just wont hear from them." I never have.
Probably best insurance is a garage, or, a Denver Boot(s), one on the front, one on the rear. They are about $300 a pop as I recall.
Battery probably dead...LoJack, once they have your initial $, you just wont hear from them." I never have.
Probably best insurance is a garage, or, a Denver Boot(s), one on the front, one on the rear. They are about $300 a pop as I recall.
12-28-2009, 12:37 PM
#63
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I'm sorry for your loss. My advice would be to file the insurance paperwork and start shopping for a replacement. I think you were a victim of a specific, targeted, theft. I don't know what "CDM" is (not from LA.) But I doubt joyriders would go after a 993 Turbo in the LA area. Odds are your car will be out of the country soon, if not already.Like I said above, It sucks, but have fun shopping! You will find that the people here on RL will help you more than you might believe. People will preview distant cars, offer rides from airport, etc...Seriously, you'll be amazed at the resources here.
Here is something else you may not what to hear, but I saw this with my own two eyes at the Pomona Swap meet one year. True Story:
There was a man that had his 993 stolen a week before the Pomona Swap meet. He decided to go to the meet to see if his car was there for sale. As he was walking through the vendors he spotted fenders, doors, hood in the color of his car. He took his keys out and tried the lock in the door.... AND IT OPENED UP. Then he tried the other door and it opened up. He came over by our booth and called the police who where already on the premises and they came and arrested the guy who the whole time was telling them he didn't know it was stolen and that he bought the parts from someone else. Yeah right. Robert would have punched the guy in the nose, but the owner was really calm, and sad........ I am sure the crook was out that night since there was no proof that he was the one who actually stole the car. You know how the law goes.
No matter what, Good Luck and just know that in the long run Karma is gonna get the crook one way or the other.
12-28-2009, 05:19 PM
#64
Alarm unit went bad last month after two years of storage and was replaced - mechanic is very honest, has worked for me for 25 years. Talked to him about where the unit came from, he says when they are installed they become unique to the car, vender would not know where the car is, etc.
Hmmmmmm... LINK
12-28-2009, 07:21 PM
#65
You are supposed to have lojack serviced every couple of years. First time having lojack on the current car and figured it's a small amount of money to pay. Trying to figure out what kind of alarm I will be installing. Either way I hope the OP keeps us updated on what happens. Mercury insurance which is the cheapest insurance I could find a few years ago, paid me out correctly with no hassle whatsoever and they did it quick.
I have thought about writing to the Glendale New Press about how stupidly my case was handled by the detective, but realized that may flag me in the future. I also plan on eventually running for a local office, which may come back to haunt me.
I have thought about writing to the Glendale New Press about how stupidly my case was handled by the detective, but realized that may flag me in the future. I also plan on eventually running for a local office, which may come back to haunt me.
12-28-2009, 07:46 PM
#66
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I have Lojac on my TT.
When it was stolen out of my garage the cops had it surrounded by a helicopter and 5 squad cars within 30 minutes after I found it gone. The funny thing is I told the cops I didnt have Lojac when they asked! Boy wasI surprised when they called and told me how they had found it. I had bought the car from a Porsche dealer and even they didnt know it had been installed by the prior leasor.
When it was stolen out of my garage the cops had it surrounded by a helicopter and 5 squad cars within 30 minutes after I found it gone. The funny thing is I told the cops I didnt have Lojac when they asked! Boy wasI surprised when they called and told me how they had found it. I had bought the car from a Porsche dealer and even they didnt know it had been installed by the prior leasor.
07-11-2013, 10:29 AM
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It was my understanding that the car owner had to make a call to Lojack, then Lojack calls the police...that's what they told me in 2000. Maybe times have changed.
I have Lojac on my TT.
When it was stolen out of my garage the cops had it surrounded by a helicopter and 5 squad cars within 30 minutes after I found it gone. The funny thing is I told the cops I didnt have Lojac when they asked! Boy wasI surprised when they called and told me how they had found it. I had bought the car from a Porsche dealer and even they didnt know it had been installed by the prior leasor.
When it was stolen out of my garage the cops had it surrounded by a helicopter and 5 squad cars within 30 minutes after I found it gone. The funny thing is I told the cops I didnt have Lojac when they asked! Boy wasI surprised when they called and told me how they had found it. I had bought the car from a Porsche dealer and even they didnt know it had been installed by the prior leasor.
07-12-2013, 12:34 AM
#74
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That's a good idea. Don't forget the spare one too!
07-12-2013, 10:08 AM
#75
If my 993 is ever stolen I'm going to replace it with a 996 (already the least desired 911 while being fantastic performers). Following that, It'll never be washed, I may even let the paint go to hell and clearcoat peel up. Mechanically it will be perfect but from the outside people will walk by it and say: "What a dog!". Nobody will want it.