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Thankyou so much Mark for posting this up. I guess I should be grateful my car was found but I never expected it would be in this condition. I've attached a couple of pics of what she looks like now. Its f***ing disgusting. The thugs have been charged but they have been doing this for a while and they won't be stopped. I am now plotting my revenge.

Like Mark said, the engine and wheels are missing along with the exhaust. It looks as though they took all the panels off the car, stole my stereo, ipod, cd's etc and then kicked the absolute crap out of the car and attacked it with an axe. They spared my front bar (i'd say they were going to sell it). Every other panel has damage (athough possibly repairable) and yeah Just Cars have classed it as a write-off. They left my gearbox behind so I have sold that. I bought the car back from insurance for $1000 and am trying to sell what parts I can. I've still got the coilovers, brakes, panels (doors are still good), the drivers seat and part of the back seat.

I am now on the hunt for another R33 as nice as mine was but it's a bit depressing trying to deal with at the moment. And yeah, my car had an alarm and immoboliser which was still hooked up when i got the car back so I am at a loss for words as to how they stole it.

If anyone is after parts just give me a call on 0418630495. And cheers again everyone for your kind words.

Belinda.

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hey man, i need some parts Plus bumper Bar can visit ur home? I live at boronia heights / browns plains. I'll call u later today but if u can pm me a msg of ur timings at home i can come down at ur place.

Sorry to hear about ur car feel really sad i think this is the second skyline gone missing and f****d up hope it stops. Hope the insurance paid for it all and everything went smooth but ur right it hurts to know when u spend time & money on smoething some thugs jsut take it away thinking its free to public. Stupid people don't work them self don't know the importance of things.

I Hope they get jailed good time. This reminds me my friends n i cought some thugs stealing TYPE R badge from a frnds car month n half ago. Handed them to cops duno what happen to them though....

Anyway guud luk waiting ur rply. tnx

hey man, i need some parts Plus bumper Bar can visit ur home? I live at boronia heights / browns plains. I'll call u later today but if u can pm me a msg of ur timings at home i can come down at ur place.

Sorry to hear about ur car feel really sad i think this is the second skyline gone missing and f****d up hope it stops. Hope the insurance paid for it all and everything went smooth but ur right it hurts to know when u spend time & money on smoething some thugs jsut take it away thinking its free to public. Stupid people don't work them self don't know the importance of things.

I Hope they get jailed good time. This reminds me my friends n i cought some thugs stealing TYPE R badge from a frnds car month n half ago. Handed them to cops duno what happen to them though....

Anyway guud luk waiting ur rply. tnx

Sorry I can't PM you...my post count isn't high enough. Ring or text me on 0418 630 495. I am home all day and will be home tonight. You are more than welcome to come see what parts you want. Give me a call and I'll give you the address.

Mate I know exactly how u feel! I had my car stolen and written off a few months back and I still feel sick in the stomach thinking about it. I ended up doing the same thing as you and buying my car back from the insurance company for $300 as I knew the value of the parts that were still intact. I'm amazed that they broke into your car and didn't set off any alarms! Quite scary actually considering that almost nothing can stop thieves these days. Was your car garaged or parked on the driveway? My car is now garaged every night, with a steering wheel lock, wheel clamp, alarm and immobiliser protecting it. Sorry again to hear about your loss and let us know how the hunting goes for a new skyline :)

The legal system wont do much to pursue justice. I know a guy that knows a guy, feel like buying a shotty? :)

I dont know how you could even look at it. Ive personally seen some dirty shit in my day, but this made me cringe.

All the best with selling off parts, did just car give you a fair price for it?

Yeah the whole thing is pretty scary. The skyline was parked in my driveway beside my Clubby (hubby was taking up the double bay shed with his car cause he was doing a motor swap). I have no idea how they broke into it without anyone hearing an alarm. It truly was the worst day of my life. And yeah it's so hard looking at that crumpled mess everyday but in a way its nice having her home. That might sound ridiculous but i reckon its better back home with me than in the hands of those thugs.

I love the shotgun idea. I did ask if I could buy a shotty but my husband said NO. Lol.

I did put a deposit on another R33 Series 2 tonight. I can't believe how hard it is buying another car. I want MY car back. I keep making comparisons between my Skyline and this one I'm buying but it's a very tidy car and well looked after. I wanna make some small changes on it first off...like changing the exhaust and fitting an intercooler. I am pretty new to the import world so I might be bugging you guys a fair bit with questions.

And thanks again for the comments guys. Its nice knowing people are so passionate about their cars.

Cheers, Belinda.

its hard to find something and nothing will really ever compare.

when you buy your next car, get a doberman or rotty. :D

hubby cant say no to an upset wife who just bought a puppy to cheer her up can he? >_<

all the best with the search though :banana:

when you do find something you should head up to the baskins meet ;):banana:

its hard to find something and nothing will really ever compare.

when you buy your next car, get a doberman or rotty. :)

hubby cant say no to an upset wife who just bought a puppy to cheer her up can he? :)

all the best with the search though :)

when you do find something you should head up to the baskins meet ;):D

Haha I've actually got 2 dogs that are excellent guard dogs and very protective. But me, being the lovely person I am, let the dogs sleep inside that week the Skyline was stolen because it was cold. That will teach me won't it.

Picked up my new Skyline last night. It has some very big shoes to fill but I love it already and am very happy. If this one gets stolen, I will be out for blood!!

holy shite!

Sorry to see your car end up like that....

I never leave my car any where i own a dirty 1980 mod patrol just to go shopping lol.

My car is locked in the shed they would have to smash my house to get it.

Plus i have a killer black cat that lives inside!!

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she's a write off. They took the wheels, had a go at spraypainting it and totally f**in demolished the body with an axe

While I did predict it, I'm sorry to hear it mate, as I said before it was a pretty sweet lookin' ride

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