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[WhaleOilBeefHooked]

That's flaming scary news indeed, Owner would be shaken I'm sure, It actually looks like XY and not a W, but there's probably not a whole lot of visual differences between the 2... Hope they find the scumbags before it's stripped......

[Covert]

That's bad news

[ido09s]

THATS WAY TOO CLOSE TO HOME!!!!!

 

Sounds like they may have just been in the wrong place at the wrong time though scary that we have people cruising round with guns in their car

[Bigfella237]

That's just wrong... bad enough we can't leave our cars parked anywhere unattended, now it's not even safe to drive 'em.

 

I'm suspicious about it being a random incident though, I wonder if they'd been watching the car or maybe saw it driving and decided to follow and see where it lived?

 

I know I'm over-paranoid having had cars broken into / stolen before but I do watch for cars that seem to be following me, maybe more so after reading this.

[2403jam]

And a vl walkinshaw stolen yesterday from st clair nsw see it on fb

[WhaleOilBeefHooked]

Let it be a lesson to us all, Install GPS tracking with remote fuel cut-out and maybe that thing wouldn't have made it past the 2nd set of traffic lights after being stolen... Cut fuel at lights and after the 3rd or 4th fail of ignition switch watch the perp make a run for it, As they're hardly going to lift bonnet etc. looking for solution... It's also not that hard to hook up central locking in these things with some of them actually locking the mongrel inside vehicle until Mr. Plod rocks up......

Edited by WhaleOilBeefHooked, 12 June 2015 - 09:46 PM.

[BIG KEV]

That's madness .....make's you think twice about having anything nice .
I was on the phone Friday morning to my engine shop when they just found out that it was there VL Walkinshaw that had been stolen too .....Too many low life dogs in this world

[StephenSLR]

Insurance fraud ?

 

What really sounds suspicious to me; if I have the story correct; the guy pulled over with engine trouble.

Would an armed thief risk stealing a car with engine trouble?

Cops would be on high alert for an armed and dangerous thief and I'd think he really wouldn't want to risk breaking down in a chase.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 13 June 2015 - 02:48 PM.

[WhaleOilBeefHooked]

Story states "He Pulled Over To Make Some Adjustments To The Engine" So could have been just fine tuning the dissy timing or carb etc. Obviously nowhere near breakdown mode or the gun wielding dirtbag wouldn't have got 2 far.......

[StephenSLR]

Story states "He Pulled Over To Make Some Adjustments To The Engine" So could have been just fine tuning the dissy timing or carb etc.

 

On a pitch black country road?

He couldn't wait to adjust it at a servo where there's lights, people, etc.?

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 13 June 2015 - 05:10 PM.

[wot179]

Theres plenty of light on Cawdaw road if you stop in the right spot.

[StephenSLR]

Theres plenty of light on Cawdaw road if you stop in the right spot.

 

Perhaps but to me the drop off point sounds a little too convenient. No witnesses, no lights, deserted; the thieves should've bought themselves a lottery ticket that night.

 

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[Bigfella237]

Armed Robbery + Firearms charges = a long time at Her Majesty's pleasure I would think

 

Which is really stupid (on the part of these particular criminals) when you think that so-called "kids" who pinch cars in the middle of the night get a slap on the wrist nowadays.

Edited by Bigfella237, 13 June 2015 - 08:01 PM.

[StephenSLR]

I recall some school friends of mine got busted up the coast; the problem with country roads is the cops block them off.  In their case they were pulled up with other traffic and told to use their car as part of the road block. They just sat there waiting and could hear roaring V8's of the cop cars heading down the mountain roads then the cop cars turned up and when the cops got out, pointed and said, 'these are the guys here!' and locked them up.

They got done for stealing handbags out of parked cars so I can only imagine the fervour of all the cops in the area that night looking for armed thieves in a 'supercar'. They would've been buzzing around the Sydney area like flies circling a turd; on the lookout for these thugs.

 

I suspect the car was driven to somewhere nearby or the cops were called after it was safely tucked away.

 

All apologies to the owner if it's a legitimate theft. Perhaps I've been spending too much time in the conspiracy thread, lol.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 13 June 2015 - 08:07 PM.

[jpxu1]

Perhaps but to me the drop off point sounds a little too convenient. No witnesses, no lights, deserted; the thieves should've bought themselves a lottery ticket that night.

 

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I also side with this line of thinking. Maybe a fake/rebirth etc. Conveniently the car disappears before the knock on the door from Sen Sargent Gotcha and is never seen again. Dismantled for parts and there's a nice big insurance check in the mail to go and buy a real one. Of course that line of thinking could be completely wrong, and the innocent are just that until proven otherwise.

[StephenSLR]

I would have to rely on my brown belt and having a firearm involved would mean I can use proportionate force and would have to strike at the right time.

 

Good to see another martial artist here; I've practised gun techniques and if they're prepared to shoot you and detect you making a move; you won't outpace the bullet. Of course trying something is better than nothing if you definitely know they're going to shoot you.

When practising these techniques make sure your opponent has their finger outside the trigger guard, it will get broken and be wary where you place hand; hot gases escape from the rear of the slide when shot; on a revolver you want to keep your hand away from the hammer but you probably wouldn't feel it pinch you with adrenaline pumping.

 

I saw this one on facebook the other day, of course the attacker is likely to be more reactive; they're not just going to stand there when they realise what's happening but these are still pretty good techniques.

 

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 14 June 2015 - 07:20 AM.