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Hi all, 

The main points: 

  • I still have the car.
  • Everyone is ok. 
  • Car is insured.

Here are some images of the car and the damage that occurred. The kid to his eternal discredit had clearly done this before. The tools that are now in the passenger seat were his.

The powder you can see is the police guys fingerprinting the car. There is a scissor blade snapped off in the door lock.

The car has since been moved to a secure location and will not be able to be moved. 

It is my opinion that this was an opportunistic theft attempt, I don't believe they knew about the car before they spotted it. Weirdly it looks as though he took one of the caps off the rear wheel... which is odd. 

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The boy wonder who attempted this appears to have shown up in his own ,or somehow related vehicle (which I took photos of). He also dropped a receipt with his credit card on it...

The police are making inquiries with the retail establishment regarding their CCTV. They also told me they believe they have a good set of prints from the car. 

So all in all the police have been super responsive here, very friendly and supportive and look to be on the path to prosecute. Kudos to the police.

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On ‎15‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 0:55 PM, Steve85 said:

Mod list is extensive, here is a google doc with the details:

  • 3" Kakimoto Exhaust (has been damaged by E85)

 

How has E85 damaged the exhaust? (apologies if noob question).

Very nice purchase, congrats.
+1 for Galvsports work, they are building my car currently. Their attention to detail is fantastic.
 

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How has E85 damaged the exhaust? (apologies if noob question).

 

I may have this wrong, but apparently if you aren't heating up the exhaust enough fuel and vapor can build up in the exhaust. Because it runs rich (to protect turbo/engine) it dumps quite a bit. It then eats into the metal and causes leaks.

Its on my list (just got bumped by new/better security) to look into.

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Other than the whole break in/attempted theft. The car is awesome. Different though. You feel and hear everything thats happening.
It's kind of as though only the basics have been isolated from the driver and every other piece of feedback stays.
Drive train feels tight, the gearbox has a positive action and gear slot home nicely.
The engine has soooo much torque. It really means you don't need to change gear often. But that's actually a bit of a shame for the gearbox.
The suspension is not my thing. It's way too hard for my liking and feels way overdamped. (No offense Gav). I'll be softening it up as soon as i get it back.
The brakes also need a little heat to be quite as immediate as i like. But really these are all minor changes.
So all in all 10 out of 10. Would drive again!

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Bloody prick. What a dumb ass parking his car close, that's if it was is car and not stolen as well!


Yep. The more time goes by the more obvious this was an opportunistic and unplanned effort by boy wonder to steal it.
- Attempting it at 4.25pm on a sunny day in a busy street.
- Parking so close.
- Having to drive his car away.
- Dropping a receipt from his pocket.
- Leaving all the tools behind.

But that said he was quick, he only had the steering lock and immobiliser left to defeat. Dangerous what a little knowledge can do.

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