XTERRA STOLEN

[Spooled50trim]

My girls Xterra, 02' a yellow one go figure was stolen this morning. It has a huge skydiving sticker on the back, along with a cu buffalo sticker......427-MND is the license, please just everyone keep an eye out thank you......

[Kwando]

wow that sucks... just shows you nothing is safe if someone wants it bad enough.

[FrankDMS]

sorry man. If i see it i will give the driver a whipin' for ya. Did she have full coverage?

[aznasinine]

sorry hear man...hope u find it

[schmidlkofer]

was it supercharged?

[Spooled50trim]

no, it was a basic se version I dont know why someone would want it......hmmm and yes she does have full coverage....thanks guys.....

[schmidlkofer]

i know the supercharged ones get stolen and the hoods poped quite often. good luck man. sorry to hear about the loss....how she didnt have any personal identity info in it.

[cybergreencivic]

Wow, an Xterra, crazy. I was unaware there are supercharged ones out there.

[twistedimage]

hope you find it.

[schmidlkofer]

Wow, an Xterra, crazy. I was unaware there are supercharged ones out there.


yeah the newer ones are....well they are an optipn. its pretty sweet but i you ever get one take the badges off.....anyways good luck. post some pics if you can. are there anything obvious like a ski rack or big dents incase the plates are changed.

[Evil_SpeedRacer]

I will keep an eye out, hopefully the little punks stay on the south side so we can catch them.

[Spooled50trim]

found the car as of last night, nothing was damaged nor stolen..........but they still have the keys to the car so we have to renew everything but luckily these idoits left the car in one piece.....

[Terry]

Wow thats awesome congrats!

[schmidlkofer]

so...how did they get the keys?


found the car as of last night, nothing was damaged nor stolen..........but they still have the keys to the car so we have to renew everything but luckily these idoits left the car in one piece.....

[02dc5]

so...how did they get the keys?

same question here...

[schmidlkofer]

pretty sure thats why the police said it was not a high priority. if you say they have they keys then they probably figure your crazy and gave them to them or you were trying to get the insurance money.....

[stu]

I imagine that the vehicle was left running to warm up. People don't steal cars because they want the car, there are two reasons why someone steals a car.
1) For parts.
2) They need transportation.

[Evil_SpeedRacer]

Glad you found it man!

[Mario]

I imagine that the vehicle was left running to warm up. People don't steal cars because they want the car, there are two reasons why someone steals a car.
1) For parts.
2) They need transportation.

There is the simple thrill/adrenaline/sport of it too.

[Spooled50trim]

yeah she left it to warm up, i have to get her a rem. start now geez.......yeah my best guess is they wanted that thrill------>tho they took all her cd's, 2 sunglasses, and a watch...I still cant believe its in good shape....!

[stu]

It'd be cheaper to just cut a second set of keys, and lock the vehicle while you're not in it. Or you could not let it warm up at all, as it is illegal in several counties in this state.

*I let my car warm up on the really cold mornings as well, only because I have to put my daughter in it though.*

[jackmode9316]

Damn good to hear! The keys in my 240 used to ONLY come out once it was passed the steering lock. but for some reason other keys and objects wouldnt work(I tried steeling it from myslef for piece of mind).
I could start it and take the keys out and still lock the door. Problem was that I would often drive around with no keys and wouldnt notice until I had to shut off the car and make the steering wheel lock again.

I am going to do like STU though and just carry two sets of keys, one removable and one not. I dont like having the baby in the cold car either.

[Kwando]

yeah she left it to warm up, i have to get her a rem. start now geez.......yeah my best guess is they wanted that thrill------>tho they took all her cd's, 2 sunglasses, and a watch...I still cant believe its in good shape....!

why didn't you bother to state that in the first post.

[dopeem1]

It'd be cheaper to just cut a second set of keys, and lock the vehicle while you're not in it. Or you could not let it warm up at all, as it is illegal in several counties in this state.

*I let my car warm up on the really cold mornings as well, only because I have to put my daughter in it though.*
is it really illegal??? i didnt know that

[stu]

It is in Denver county. You could also be denied coverage by your insurance company. I personally wouldn't deny a claim like that, not unless my manager made me, but it could happen.

[Spooled50trim]

why didn't you bother to state that in the first post.

does it matter, the car was stolen regardess it was just easier to steal it this way.....

[john]

Keys???

found the car as of last night, nothing was damaged nor stolen..........but they still have the keys to the car so we have to renew everything but luckily these idoits left the car in one piece.....

[john]

Reading the entire thread - ouch. I bet she never let's her car "warm up" again. Nor should anyone else. Unless you are in the drivers seat with a weapon.

Glad to hear the car was recovered!

[Evil_SpeedRacer]

I let my trucks warm up on the cold mornings, because I care about my engine. I have seat warmers for me and the kids :) I have seen people lose thier vehicle in front of a 7-11, in front of a King Soopers, and once we saw a car get jacked from a driveway in Denver from inside a friend of mine's house. They sat and waited that last time behind the victims van parked next to the car, and jumped in and took off as soon as the front door to the house closed. Some people are crazy! I am glad that I live in a nice enough neighborhood that we really don't have to worry about that so much. The Rover gets warmed up with the garage door partially open though, just to be safe. I may live in a nice place now, but I lived in shitty places all my life. Ever seen Newark New Jersey?

[john]

I warm up my car from time to time as well, but with me in the drivers seat.

[Kwando]

if you are talking about engine wear, how much warming up is needed? it is pointless to let the car warm up for more than 2-3 minutes to protect the engine.

if you need to warm up the car enough for heat to be coming through the vents, get some damn gloves and a jacket. or move out of CO.

[Evil_SpeedRacer]

I only do that when it is hella cold outside, because I can hear that the oil is not getting to the top end. The Rover I warm up for about 90 seconds as per the instructions in the owners manual. It tells you to wait until the idle dies down which takes about that long, but the S-10 ticks a bit in the cold mornings. I just let it warm up until the oil gets up to the lifters and stops it, maybe 5 minutes but no more than 10 minutes. The cold affecting me is not an issue though, I'm pretty used to it.

[jackmode9316]

does it matter, the car was stolen regardess it was just easier to steal it this way.....
Well Im pretty sure if you get caught steeling a car, it is considered joyriding if you have the keys. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. I have also heard that insurance can deny you if you left the keys in it.