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by **Mustang** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:47 am

One day after the owner took delivery. Car is white. Details at this link.
Keep an eye out!

by **Bernard** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:02 pm

Sickening, but it looks like it's been spotted.
Hopefully it all turns out well.

by **Dave** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:38 pm

the spotted one is on an UK reg and doesn't have the boot button... I'd say it's long gone!

by **optical illusion** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:48 pm

Derek was telling me about this today, poor guy on octane... ghey.

by **sinlessgunner** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:58 pm

Jesus I would actually cry if this happened to me. Car thieves should be strung up by the dingly danglies but this was a professional job. Be a lot harder to find than if it was just some scumbags looking for a joyride.

I would say its halfway across England at this stage. My heart bleeds for the guy big time

by **Mustang** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:06 pm

It's shocking and sickening alright. The real rat in all this is the insider who gave them the tip off. He was a major contributor but, doesn't get his hands dirty and probably could not be linked anyway. I'm not clear if it was insured or registered.
I wonder if you appealed to the VRO would they refund your VRT? Probably not.

by **optical illusion** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:30 pm

Wasn't registered anyway, according to the owner. Vdubbin should have been more careful on the VAG website... didn't help matters anyway.

by **Dragonheart** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:45 pm

Wow some effort by all involved at the websites though, between finding the original post of the car before she was unloaded and fellas signing up to back up statements, massive attention! Good to see such an effort made to get someones car back!

by **Bernard** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:22 pm

It's not the same guy who had his collection burned out is it?

We were all gutted when we heard about your particular collection of cars being burnt out. Can't stress that enough

If so there could be more to it than meets the eye...

by **sinlessgunner** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:59 am

Bernard wrote:It's not the same guy who had his collection burned out is it?

We were all gutted when we heard about your particular collection of cars being burnt out. Can't stress that enough

If so there could be more to it than meets the eye...

No that's a different member.

by **optical illusion** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:19 pm

Yeah, he had 3 of his cars burned out... that story was worse TIMES TEN

See here: http://www.octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=16793&highlight=burned

Now that made me wince...

Evo 6 Extreme RS 450, one of 4 ever made in the world

by **mcgon1979** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:22 pm

I see from that thread that Fergal (motovation) is in hospital with a serious lung ailment... I had heard off a mae he was gone AWOL, but nobody knew what happened. hope he recovers. Very good alarm fitter. neat.

tat evo is surely in a warehouse somewhere by now...

by **optical illusion** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:46 am

Yeah poor crator, lung disease...

by **soc** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:48 am

optical illusion wrote:Yeah, he had 3 of his cars burned out... that story was worse TIMES TEN

See here: http://www.octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=16793&highlight=burned

Now that made me wince...

Evo 6 Extreme RS 450, one of 4 ever made in the world

That was an old friend of mine (old as in used to hang around with him years back) - was speaking to his brother 2 days after it all happened. Not a good time for them for many reasons.

by **optical illusion** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:43 pm

update on the octane thread today, the evo has been found, and is aparently in good condition!

by **mcgon1979** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:34 am

yeah, fair play... should get it VRT'd before the cut off point too now.

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:28 am

optical illusion wrote:update on the octane thread today, the evo has been found, and is aparently in good condition!

WOW How lucky is that?!

I was sure it would be far far away by now..

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:54 am

nice one .

im curious how did they find it?

by **sinlessgunner** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:22 pm

Yeah I'm delighted for them. Must have been a heartbreaking week!

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