STOLEN truck, trailer and race car!
05-20-2011, 05:21 PM
#61
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So stolen by a professional race car driver if driven off like that.
Glad to hear you got the trailer back and that the car is/was still in the area
Glad to hear you got the trailer back and that the car is/was still in the area
05-20-2011, 05:25 PM
#62
Race Director
Hope your luck improves after recovering your trailer. At least the police are involed and have persued the thieves who jacked your Porsche...BASTARDS. Will your insurance cover your losses?
05-21-2011, 09:53 AM
#63
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Story from the local news on the theft. I hope they catch these idiots soon.
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=199478
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=199478
05-22-2011, 01:22 AM
#64
Story from the local news on the theft. I hope they catch these idiots soon.
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=199478
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=199478
of course if they where dumb enough to steal it..why not drive it on the freeway
05-23-2011, 03:29 PM
#65
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Makmov, you pegged the trailer. Abandoned and recovered off 69th and Sheridan in Arvada.
BTW, State Farm says homeowners doesn't cover any "auto parts" and that they aren't "personal property". The hits just keep on coming.
BTW, State Farm says homeowners doesn't cover any "auto parts" and that they aren't "personal property". The hits just keep on coming.
05-23-2011, 03:36 PM
#66
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Thanks, J. BTW, as to State Farm Homeowners Insurance, you think any auto parts in your garage, your trailer or anywhere else is covered? Think again! Can you believe it? They're telling me anything that is an "auto part" isn't covered and isn't covered "personal property". It's VERY personal to me. Better think about what's in your garages.
05-23-2011, 03:55 PM
#67
Sorry for your loss, I can't imagine what you are feeling.
05-24-2011, 12:08 PM
#69
I use to sell GPS units, and probably can still get them. I sold them to used car buy here pay here lots so when people defaulted on their notes the repo man could get them.
They are all about the same and cost anywhere from $150-$300. They are not perfect but work pretty well most of the time. They use a sim-card like what is in your cell phone so if you get cell reception you can get GPS signal, and it is very accurate if you have a signal.
The non-battery type units are very small (about the size of a credit card but a 1/4 in thick) and easy to put somewhere up under the dash, and it just gets wired into a continuous hot lead for power. So as long as there is power to the vehicle it should work.
The battery back up one last a week or so without getting power, they are twice the size and cost about twice as much money.
Then you need service which is done through the internet to track the car. Generally the unit comes with one year service included and then you need to subscribe thereafter for a fee.
The GPS units can do a couple other things besides just track the car. They can wired for an engine immobilizer, lock and unlock power doors and things of that nature.
About 1 and 10 would fail. Sometimes just the unit would fail but you could usually detect that right away and get a replacement.
Most of the failures were bad installs, either the unit fell down and couldn't get a signal or a bad wire job.
Sometimes in say a parking ramp it would loose signal, but there was a feature called bread crumbs that would log a "hit" every X min so you see where the vehicle has been.
You could also set a fence where the car would shut off if it traveled outside a predetermined area. This could also be done with speed detection.
It can be a very powerful tool, but it is a tool and does have some limitations.
They are all about the same and cost anywhere from $150-$300. They are not perfect but work pretty well most of the time. They use a sim-card like what is in your cell phone so if you get cell reception you can get GPS signal, and it is very accurate if you have a signal.
The non-battery type units are very small (about the size of a credit card but a 1/4 in thick) and easy to put somewhere up under the dash, and it just gets wired into a continuous hot lead for power. So as long as there is power to the vehicle it should work.
The battery back up one last a week or so without getting power, they are twice the size and cost about twice as much money.
Then you need service which is done through the internet to track the car. Generally the unit comes with one year service included and then you need to subscribe thereafter for a fee.
The GPS units can do a couple other things besides just track the car. They can wired for an engine immobilizer, lock and unlock power doors and things of that nature.
About 1 and 10 would fail. Sometimes just the unit would fail but you could usually detect that right away and get a replacement.
Most of the failures were bad installs, either the unit fell down and couldn't get a signal or a bad wire job.
Sometimes in say a parking ramp it would loose signal, but there was a feature called bread crumbs that would log a "hit" every X min so you see where the vehicle has been.
You could also set a fence where the car would shut off if it traveled outside a predetermined area. This could also be done with speed detection.
It can be a very powerful tool, but it is a tool and does have some limitations.
05-27-2011, 12:13 PM
#73
Surely we have some insurance folks on here that can help advise Scott on the best way to deal with the insurance co. on this.
Must be some kind of loophole to approach this with.
Must be some kind of loophole to approach this with.
05-31-2011, 06:42 AM
#74
Trailer found, then Car
Happy to report the trailer was found last week, empty. Better news was the car was recovered last Friday. Despite the steering wheel and seat and a few internal items missing, the engine and transmission appear intact. Great news! The loss of tools and everything else is still painful.
