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Lucky the car was running and nice and hot.. I never would have thought when I bought my car that it might bring this kind of thing with it.. imports get stolen yes, I have an alarm that probably won't do crap blah blah but I didn't think I'd still be in it at the time... I can't even suggest what to do if other people are in that situation.. if you give up the car voluntarily theres nothing to say they won't hurt you anyway, and if you take off like I did there's no guarantee you'll get away without getting your tyres/head shot at and not make them more enraged in the process..

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=50948 You guys seen that? In a red skyline no less! Anyway wasn't anything like our situation. Something like that but less recent, blue Subaru WRX wagon... probably stolen. The one in the rear was a Hilux we think.. Geoff: Indeed I'll be looking for a Subaru everywhere I go now.. I was just thinking a week ago that maybe a gun in a closet isn't a bad thing.. but one thing I learnt in cadets is that most people who bring a gun into a bad situation usually end up with the gun taken off them very quickly and used against them.. doesn't seem to work for many americans either. As much as I love my car the only thing on my mind was how to get myself and my passengers away from there, stuff the car, it was only good for a quick getaway, I couldn't cope without my family. It's possible they were going to grab me, I'll never know I guess. I don't know why the cops don't do that.. use cars as bait.. I would have said the King St Bridge was a good starting point.. Ruffels: I guess you never know when you'll need it.. better to be prepared than have regrets later... shame my car doesn't come with that. I hear in Denmark or somewhere car jacking is so common they have flame throwers etc fitted to the drivers door.. what anti car jacking device is on a 33? Foznice: probably not alot, but we have a few cops in our friends/family circle so if there's anything that can be done, it'll get done. The cop chopper was out 2 hours later looking around.. waiting to find out if something happened to someone else. Justin: suburb doesn't indicate anything, not really the place I would have expected such an incident to occur.. Dandenong maybe but not there. Inark: Sydney is about 4 years in front of Melb so yeh maybe I believe its been happening frequently in Qld for a long time though. Definately didn't bother trying not to hit the wogs standing in front of my car I can tell you that much. In that situation all I could do was try to get out of there... Thanks all for your supportive comments, it's appreciated alot. I just hope it doesn't happen to anyone else, we were very lucky to get away without a scratch. Wish I'd hit one of them, nevermind, next time hey. Cheers guys.

Hi all, As some of you are aware, and many of you are not, there was what appears to be an attempted car jacking on Friday night in a northern suburb of Melbourne. For security reasons I am not divulging too much information, and posting under an alternate username. Let me assure you I am a long term member of these forums and posting this in all seriousness. The short story is that we had stopped on a darkish suburban side street for a couple of minutes, car still running, lights on, when a car that had passed us a few minutes earlier came screeching to a halt right in front of my car, boxing us in from the front. There was another car that at the same time, came to a stop right behind us slightly to the right, boxing us off from the rear and several passengers, young guys probably in their mid 20s immediately jumped out of the cars, standing at the front and the right side of my vehicle. We were very confused as to what was happening, and when I looked in my side mirror, I saw one of the approaching guys appear to be pulling out a gun. The whole thing happened so quick that I still don't understand how I managed to get away. When I mentioned something about a gun, still very confused, my passenger screamed at me to GO and we think the car in front rolled back a bit, thinking we were about to ram him when I floored it, I released the handbrake and flew up the street heading straight for the police station, calling 000 on the way. I was very lucky to get us away in one piece. I don't think we were followed or hunted down, I think it was just coincidence that we were seen and it was an opportune moment for them. Of course we are still taking all precautions possible, however nothing had happened previously to instigate any attack, nor do we mix in circles of drug takers or the drug trade, we did not bring this upon ourselves in my opinion. Although the police suggested it may have been mistaken identity (friends or foes), I really don't see how they could mistake the female driver of an imported vehicle for anyone other than herself, we all know there is a male owner/driver majority of these types of vehicles in Melbourne. The police also suggested the cars were dragging, however they definately meant business, they were not people who were having some fun on a side street, their actions prove this is not a possibility. Anyway knowledge is power, this information is being shared so you can be reminded to take all precautions and try to keep safe, I would never have thought this would happen and in many ways have become lax with security and caution over the last few months. Be aware of who and what is around you and where your partner is at all times. If anyone actually has any information about this you can PM me or call Crimestoppers or a police station, I don't see there being too many witnesses but we are following this up with the police. I don't know what else to say, other than try to keep safe. I'd really appreciate intelligent responses rather than negative comments, and to those who know us, please don't post up our names or give away any of our personal details that might further impede our security (obviously), thankyou. Good luck to you all. Cheers.