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Dominic

By Dominic,
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Dominic

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Went to a BBQ On NYD and sat amongst a group of guys talking about cars. They seemed evenly split between Ford and Holden lovers and so made me feel a right loser being the only turbo owner in the group. The seven of us were aged 40-46, so we are not kids.

Anyway one of the guys (joe) has a small collection of Toranas including a L34 SLR 5000 which he dotes over, The car cost him 15k two years ago and he has since spent another $40k on chrome, waxing and wanking. he went out to a birthday party in August and was concerned about the area so got a few mates to park their 4wds behind his car and then he chained the wheel to the brake pedal.

When they were ready to leave the party, the 2 4WD had their windows smashed and had been moved, the Torana was gone. Joe scoured the papers and internet regularly and a few weeks later an add appeared advertising WELD Wheels to suit a 1976 SLR 5000, He went to see them and recognised them as his, he also saw on the wall of the garage his baby capsule and booster seat, his jacket and a few other items that had been removed from his car.

he thanked the guy and went home and spoke to a few friends, one of them Abdul said Ill get the car back for you, dont call the Police. So they met at 10.00 pm with 3 cars parked outside the house and joe walked inside alone. He tells the guy that he has stolen the car which is of course denied. joe phones Abdul who immediately walks in the door with 5 others and loudly announces he has six other mates in the cars outside. The thief apologises and offers to give back all the items from the car but advises that the car has been stripped with some parts sold.

Abdul places a hand gun on the table and says " we are all waiting here until the car arrives in one piece" The thief says its impossible but after some discussions makes a few dozen phone calls. (At this stage Joe a simple farmer is the most scared of the lot)

At approximately 4.00am a tray top arrives with every last scrap and piece of his beloved Torana on it. The thiefs mates had driven hundreds of kilometres and knocked on doors after midnight to get every last piece and return the car. It took a mechanic 4 weeks to piece the car together and other than a few scratches the only damage was that the steering wheel had been saw cut to remove the locking chain.

Next election Im gunna Vote for Abdul instead of Bob Carr.

Mr R32 M-Spec Experienced

Mr R32 M-Spec

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he's got my vote for prime minister if he wants it. none of my mates have a hand gun, but I could have atleast 10-15 big guys at the persons house if they did that to my car. although one thing you didn't mention.

what did they do to the creeps? please say it involved pain and lots of it

PRO_32 Proficient

PRO_32

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Guys you are missing the point. They cops are useless because they are too buys defecting us, to be worried about silly little crimes like car theft

I dont know about that not all cops are degfecting scumbags,

I'd say more so they aro bound by bullshit rules and PC restraints to be able to help the way you would want them to if it was something of yours you Needed them to get back for you.

Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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congratulations.. if you left it to the poilce that car wouldnt have been seen again

well...thats not quite true....you just have to be patient enough.

We got a call from the QLD saying they had found my old 200sx......

...2 years later lol

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