Re: STOLEN Car update

[frank furter <wasserbox@yahoo.com>]

They definitely weren't professionals.  Probably kids out joyriding,
then decided they could make some $$$ off of your stereo.  I don't
know whether this is good or not, but at least you have a lot of cool
parts left for your next project!

imho - strip it, scrap it, get a new Rocco, and start over with all
the accessories you got left now - your car will never be the same :( 
I've been down that road...

Mark


---Rich Deede <rdeed@UDel.Edu> wrote:
>
> Well, I finally got myself a ride down in to maryland to see the car
for
> the first time since it was stolen.  I must just say that it was quite
> depressing to see the car in such shabby condition.  It had one
teardrop
> on the right rear and the front was resting on like 5 stacked pieces
of
> wood, grinding in to the rotors.  The hood was all nicked up and
little
> dents in the front lip of the hood.  One fog light was completely
smashed
> and just hanging there.  The drivers side door handle is gone, and the
> arear around the door handle all banged up. The front 16v emblem on
the
> grill is gone.  My nice new german liscence plate is gone.  The dash
is
> cracked and the Cd player is gone.  The steering column is ripped
open and
> a lot of frayed wires are coming out from there. The rear of the car
is
> resting on the exhaust tips and might be bent..not sure.  Then of
course
> my new wheels are gone, and there is indeed a lot of oil underneath
the
> car. The hood seems to be lying wierd, one side is flush with the
fenders
> while the other side sits lower then the fenders.  When I popped the
hood,
> there is oil sprayed everywhere....I couldn't make out the source of
the
> oil just yet.  And about 25 CD's are missing to top it off.  Oh and
the
> rear bumper has a nice size crack in it now right on the driver side
> corner.  I must say that car looked pitiful...kinda like it belonged
in a
> scrap yard which really got me mad.  So, we'll just have to see what
> insurance will cover.  
> 
> Thank god they didn't take my euro-lights, stressbars, leather
seats, new
> steering wheel, floor jack,2 teardrops, speakers and the other 2
cases of
> CD's that were in the trunk.
> 
> I'll keep you all informed,
> 
> Rich Deede
> University Of Delaware (Communications)
> 1987 Scirocco 16v
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" to
majordomo@scirocco.org.
> If you experience other problems, email: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org
> 
> 

==
Mark

87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v

_________________________________________________________
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com


--
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" to majordomo@scirocco.org.
If you experience other problems, email: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org