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    They Stole It.

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    • Rusty Vandura
      Rusty Vandura last edited by

      My 2010 Crown Vic CVPI. I went out to get in and take it to my friend's equipment yard so that a guy could install the 3.55 LSD rear end I had for it, along with all new arms and links, and it wasn't there. Right when I bought the car, a Panther-obsessed Oppo warned me that I should buy a Club for it. I'm not out a great heap of money on this thing. Indeed, my plan was to see what difference the 3.55 rear end made to acceleration over the 3.55 made over the 3.27 that was in there, smoke a little bit of rubber on both wheels, then price the thing to sell and get rid of it. The sheriff's deputy who took the report felt confident that the car would turn up eventually. My pal who runs a repair shop says yes, but with the catalytic converters missing.

      Crap.

      I don't even have a good picture of it. Fully driveable, currently smogged and registered, only about 43,000 miles on it.

      Crap.

      Master Chief Dingus

      The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

      Shop-Teacher BicycleBuck BritsnSwedes was MINIGTI Vondon302 Italia 8 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 5
      • Just Jeepin'
        Just Jeepin' last edited by

        Ouch, that sucks. I hate that feeling of helplessness and betrayal when some stranger violates you like that.

        On walkabout. Back soonish.

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        • Exage03040
          Exage03040 last edited by

          I gotta write two Awe man within a week?

          Awe man 😞

          ToT: https://opposite-lock.com/topic/66234/this-or-that-234

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          • trivet
            trivet last edited by

            That is terrible! Lowest form of life steals someones car. Hopefully it's recovered quickly and with no damage.
            Make sure to keep us updated!

            Current stable: 2015 WRX Limited, 1987 Fiero GT,
            Past cars: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi, 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo, 1982 Pontiac J2000 (my first) and many others I don't want to talk about.......

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            • xsnowpig
              xsnowpig last edited by

              well shit. times might be tough and all...but...ah screw it, people suck.
              good luck, hope it's found intact.

              Still car shopping/browsing daily even tho I don't have a garage anymore

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              • Shop-Teacher
                Shop-Teacher @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                @rusty-vandura Ugh! Ass-hats!

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                • Milky
                  Milky last edited by

                  That royally sucks, sorry.

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                  • BicycleBuck
                    BicycleBuck @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                    @rusty-vandura I hate thieves! I've never had a car stolen, but we did have someone break into our house and steal our TV and a camera. There wasn't anything else of value they could find. The camera had pictures of my grandfather before his strokes. Those were the only thing we really missed.

                    Never discount the possibility that you might live through it.

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                    • BritsnSwedes was MINIGTI
                      BritsnSwedes was MINIGTI @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                      @rusty-vandura ![alt text](804ac9a0-8d1a-4f9b-90d0-f0a176a06b86-image.jpeg https://media.makeameme.org/created/You-dont-fuck.jpg)

                      85 Jaguar XJ6; 98 SAAB 900 convertible
                      13 MINI
                      16 Volvo V60CC
                      76 TR6

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                      • Vondon302
                        Vondon302 @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                        @rusty-vandura Well that sucks.
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                        Still kinda miss mine but not driving it in winter.
                        Fyi the 3.55 gear didn't seem to make much difference in mine.

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                        • Rusty Vandura
                          Rusty Vandura @Vondon302 last edited by

                          @vondon302 I was afraid 3.71 would be too short on the highway.

                          Master Chief Dingus

                          The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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                          • Italia
                            Italia @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                            @rusty-vandura bummer to hear that. I would love that gear set until I realized what it did to my fuel economy. The 2.73 or whatever mine has gets around 30 mpg.

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                            • Vondon302
                              Vondon302 @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                              @rusty-vandura said in They Stole It.:

                              @vondon302 I was afraid 3.71 would be too short on the highway.

                              With the powerband mine had your probably right.
                              Would of made for a good rallycross set up.

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                              • Rusty Vandura
                                Rusty Vandura @Italia last edited by

                                @italia I think that would be 3.27:1

                                Master Chief Dingus

                                The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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                                • Rusty Vandura
                                  Rusty Vandura @Vondon302 last edited by

                                  @vondon302 It's a highly robust and dependable conveyance, but terribly underpowered.

                                  Master Chief Dingus

                                  The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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                                  • Highlander
                                    Highlander last edited by

                                    Sorry man, that sucks big time. I didn't even know you had a crown vic. Getting your property stolen or messed with is one of the biggest hits to to the soul.

                                    And you may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go to?"

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                                    • Italia
                                      Italia @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                                      @rusty-vandura should have mentioned mine is a mercury so the 2.73 is standard.

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                                      • Rusty Vandura
                                        Rusty Vandura @Italia last edited by

                                        @italia That might be the tallest final gearing I've ever heard of. Perfect if you want to go 150 mph on the Autobahn.

                                        Master Chief Dingus

                                        The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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                                        • smobgirl
                                          smobgirl last edited by

                                          Oh damn, that sucks. I hope you’re compensated fairly for it.

                                          Give me all the β€˜70s Datsuns, β€˜80s Toyotas, and β€˜90s Hondas.

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                                          • MisterButtercup
                                            MisterButtercup last edited by

                                            That sucks. Just plain sucks.

                                            Meandering Road
                                            Dreams of shifting sweet and smooth
                                            Peacefully I drive

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                                            • Brianthelifeof
                                              Brianthelifeof last edited by

                                              Aw crap. Sorry man. Never had a car jacked but I had one broken into once and that sucked enough. This would have me spitting fire 😠

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                                              • Italia
                                                Italia @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                                                @rusty-vandura yeah it's crazy slow but I get 30mpg at 80 on the freeway so shrug

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                                                • VincentMalamute
                                                  VincentMalamute @Italia last edited by

                                                  @Rusty-Vandura Sorry to hear that. That feeling of violation of your personal space is the worst.

                                                  @italia said in They Stole It.:

                                                  should have mentioned mine is a mercury so the 2.73 is standard.

                                                  Hadn't heard of the 2.73! I thought the 3.11 in my Transit was tall. You don't notice the tall (relatively) gearing with the 3.5 Ecoboost though.

                                                  ...meh...

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                                                  • Rusty Vandura
                                                    Rusty Vandura @VincentMalamute last edited by

                                                    @vincentmalamute I did not have a lot of emotional investment in that car, other than regret for having bought it. Still, I was hoping to get like $1,500 out of it, which would have been nice to replace about half of what I've spent on it. Maybe it'll turn up and still be driveable and maybe I can still get some $100s out of it.

                                                    Master Chief Dingus

                                                    The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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                                                    • MybirdIStheword
                                                      MybirdIStheword @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                                                      @rusty-vandura club doesn't do jack except give the crook levarage to break your steering lock

                                                      79 Trans Am
                                                      22 Bronco
                                                      I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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