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11-06-2009, 01:00 PM
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Starter Motor
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Hi,
I know its not a Ford, I am a Ford guy but also have (or had) a HX Holden Sandman ... was stolen yesterday afternoon from Virginia (Northside of Brisbane) obviously you don't see to many of these old things around so if anyone happens to see a mandarin red Sandman please keep it in mind. Was wearing PVN-001 number plates. Otherwise nothing really distinctive apart from its an orange Sandman.  |
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11-06-2009, 01:09 PM
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7,753
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Tasmania..... Moderator: Tas FPV club
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This makes me angry. You must be devasted. Hope you get it back.
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11-06-2009, 01:18 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Brisbane
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Sorry to hear about that mate. I hope that you get it back soon. Will keep an eye out for it.
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11-06-2009, 01:19 PM
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Have Boost, will use it..
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Yeah, will keep an eye out too.
What is with all of these cars being stolen lately? It's bloody craxzy... |
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11-06-2009, 02:57 PM
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Regular Member
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i live around virginia so ill Keep a look out Mate
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11-06-2009, 03:10 PM
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'69 XW
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bris Vegas
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Sorry to hear it mate, will keep an eye out too. You might want to list it on www.stolenstreetmachines.com.au to raise awareness... Good luck with the recovery.
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11-06-2009, 03:20 PM
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Just slidin'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisvegas
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Ill be on the lookout, as I travel to work at some odd hours, and they might try and move it then.
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11-06-2009, 10:13 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2005
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crikies,what a bloody mongrel thing to happen,you must be very peed off,i love sandmans,very valuable now too, i hope you had insurance?get a mate with a 4x4 so you sit a bit higher so you can look over fences and start cruising the side streets in a grid fashion ,you never know your luck and damn sure you will be doing more than the cops will these days,
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11-06-2009, 10:48 PM
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You dig, we stick!
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Not good mate, hope you get it back.
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11-06-2009, 11:40 PM
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The Villan
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: NSW, SW Sydney
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Hey, sorry hear about it mate, just some jealous people out there, hope get it back, all the best.
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12-06-2009, 08:34 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2009
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* FOUND *
I sent a text to my phone that had been in it when it was stolen asking for its no questions asked return and the guy contacted me yesterday evening and told me where it was, so I have it back undamaged so I am very happy ... the family is back together. I wish all these cases ended as positive as this. I don't wish it on anyone what I went through its a terrible feeling. Sorry to spam the forum with this I thought at least with it being so distinctive I might be a chance of someone spotting it if it was being moved. My advice from this is to make sure your insurance values are kept up to date, it was only insured for what it was worth when I got it ten years ago I would barely get a project car for that now. |
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12-06-2009, 08:43 AM
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12-06-2009, 09:23 AM
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So now you track him down and string him off a lamp post, yeah?
Amazing story, mate - Glad you got it back.
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12-06-2009, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bris Vegas
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Amazing! Glad you got it back. What a wierdo hey? He obviously has some conscience...
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12-06-2009, 10:51 AM
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7,753
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Tasmania..... Moderator: Tas FPV club
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That doesn't happen very often. Well done. Time to beef up security.
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12-06-2009, 10:57 AM
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Regular Member
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Location: Brisbane
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That is great news. I am glad that you got it back in one piece.
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12-06-2009, 11:00 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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glad you got it back i also have a soft spot for a sandman
as others have said time to beef up security Jason
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12-06-2009, 11:23 AM
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Thats incredible mate, glad you got her back, love the Sandmans.
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12-06-2009, 12:14 PM
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Reneg on the agreement and he might do something really silly to it at a later time or if someone else commits a similar crime may not give it back because he heard what happend to the guy who "borrowed" the red sandman. |
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12-06-2009, 12:20 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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thats an awesome result! your right, what are the chances? at least this thief had the decency to return it undamaged!!! Go buy a lottery ticket
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12-06-2009, 12:27 PM
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Like a Seinfeld episode.
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12-06-2009, 01:39 PM
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awsome,just out of curiosity was it dumped somewhere you could have found it if did the grid search i spoke about?
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12-06-2009, 01:49 PM
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Location: Garfield, Victoria
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Maybe he just borrowed it to take a date to the drive in? haha.
You must of been stoked when you got it back, did you take a few mates with you to pick it up incase he was setting you up?
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12-06-2009, 02:29 PM
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12-06-2009, 02:33 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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congrats on finding your pride and joy....hopefully someone pays for their crime
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12-06-2009, 02:35 PM
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Tickford
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Windsor
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Unbelievable.
So glad you got it back, if you have any details on the guy pass them on to the police.
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12-06-2009, 04:00 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Not sure if it was the guy that rang me, I think it may have been his mate (from what I could tell the guy who took it was maybe skitzophrenic or something and his mate was trying to undo what had been done) he told me where it was and I didn't really expect to get there and find it but sure enough there it was and the two of them were there with it to give it back to me, I hadn't told the cops at that stage as I didn't really expect it was going to be legit that they were telling me where it was. While my statement to the police was the guy contacted me and I got it back undamaged I did give the police a description and all the details I knew. I am just happy to have it back.
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12-06-2009, 08:12 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Brisbane
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I am just glad that you got it back in 1 piece. Doesn't really matter now how or what happened. Get some security on the old girl, even if it is just a kill switch for now.
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12-06-2009, 08:16 PM
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Donating Member
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Location: Hunter Valley
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Buy a Lotto ticket before your luck runs out!!!!
Awesome you got it back. |
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Sandman stolen yesterday in brisbane
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