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Jan 18, 2017 18:55:59 GMT
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Blue Mk3 Capri 2.8i B595LKB, Failsworth, 16/01/17 Blue Mk3 Capri 2.8i reg B595LKB was stolen from outside the owners house at approximately 4:30pm on Monday 16th January 2017. The car is immaculate & is fitted with half leather interior, tinted rear windows with a K&N sticker on the back window. The car has polished 7” 4 spoke alloys fitted. The owner has had this car for over 20 years so has a great sentimental value to the family. The car was apparently sighted driving past the old theatre in the Ashton area at around 4:30 on the day it was taken possibly heading towards Duckinfield.
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Jan 19, 2017 12:11:53 GMT
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Car has now been RECOVERED completely unscathed
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Aaron
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Jan 19, 2017 13:10:15 GMT
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Car has now been RECOVERED completely unscathed Great news! That was quick!
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1992 Eunos Roadster S-Special 2007 BMW Z4 Coupe SI
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Jan 19, 2017 17:45:41 GMT
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Great news Do we have info on who stole it? How it was found etc?
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1973 MK1 2600 Capri - Located in Texas 1976 3.0S Capri - X-Pack long term Project 1978 2.0S Capri 1984 Transit County MK2 4x4 LWB 2.5DI 1985 2.8i Special Capri (v8 5.0L) 1986 2.8i Special Capri 1987 280 Turbo Technics Capri 1993 1.8TD P100 - Beater, parts collector 2008 BMW 320i Touring - Daily
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Jan 19, 2017 18:21:46 GMT
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Hurrah! That is a stunning blue...
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Jan 19, 2017 18:44:16 GMT
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Great news ,and yet again escortmad thanks for posting the details up so quickly after the theft
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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ozzy
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Jan 19, 2017 19:25:12 GMT
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its good it was found and not damaged
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1985 GMC camper family wagon 1989 nissan sunny 1994 fiat cinq my boys car
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Great news Do we have info on who stole it? How it was found etc? It was stolen at 4:30 & taken to a car dealer who HPI'd it & at that time it wasn't showing as stolen so he bought it, then saw the owners sons posts about it being stolen on Facebook. The guy that bought it tried messaging the owners son but wasn't able to, he attempted to get hold of the owner but he's unable to read his messenger so messaged me after seeing it on my Facebook group to let me know everything so I was able to forward it to the owners son. The car is now back with the owners.
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dapser
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Great news Do we have info on who stole it? How it was found etc? It was stolen at 4:30 & taken to a car dealer who HPI'd it & at that time it wasn't showing as stolen so he bought it, then saw the owners sons posts about it being stolen on Facebook. The guy that bought it tried messaging the owners son but wasn't able to, he attempted to get hold of the owner but he's unable to read his messenger so messaged me after seeing it on my Facebook group to let me know everything so I was able to forward it to the owners son. The car is now back with the owners. The dealer bought it without paperwork? Unusual for a dealer in this day and age. dapser
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He wanted a Capri, the message that I received is below
Hi mate I bought the Capri that u posted about before in Manchester I seen it advertised as stolen and rang the police after not being able to get hold of ged or his son the police have now seized the car and taken a statement about the vehicle and who I bought it from , I hpi the car at the time and it didn't come us as stolen so I had no reason not to buy it as it was cheap with keys and he said the reason it didn't have the v5 was because the car was a registered wrote off , I'm a car trader and have dealt with the lad I bought the car from before and have never had problems , the car was returnees in exactly the condition I got it in please send the owner my apologies 👍
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Jan 20, 2017 12:46:20 GMT
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So the dealer has bought cars off said theif before? Might just be me being sceptical but that comes across to me that the dealer knew it was stolen but then panicked when seeing it going viral and denied all knowledge so that it wouldn't get linked to his business?
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dapser
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Jan 20, 2017 13:16:32 GMT
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So the dealer has bought cars off said theif before? Might just be me being sceptical but that comes across to me that the dealer knew it was stolen but then panicked when seeing it going viral and denied all knowledge so that it wouldn't get linked to his business? +1 dapser
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Jan 21, 2017 15:38:23 GMT
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Same here, what a loaf of tosh. Someone turns unannounced with a good condition capri with no log book that they want a low price for?
If I was the police I would keep a eye on that place.
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Jan 21, 2017 16:25:59 GMT
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Would you buy a car from someone than can't even grasp basic English is another question.
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Jan 21, 2017 16:38:04 GMT
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You don't need to be brain of Britain to buy and sell cars, in fact you don't need any qualifications at all to do it. To me it says a lot about general education levels all round rather than singling out individuals.
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Last Edit: Jan 21, 2017 16:39:49 GMT by colnerov
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Jan 21, 2017 16:41:01 GMT
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Common sense would dictate that you wouldn't touch anything with no V5, especially of this vintage regardless of what the HPI says, but once again common sense Isn't common anymore. It's rather few and far between.
I know from first hand experience that some HPI reports can show finance owed on a car, despite it being settled a few days or in some cases weeks prior to running the check on a car. If I know that a dealer would know that.
Once again common sense would say, perhaps it's worth running further checks to verify the vehicles origin. I have done it very recently on a bike that was showing as HPI clear, yet was stolen when I spoke to 101. Once again if I, as a private seller would do that, surely a dealer would do the same?
There certainly needs to be further investigations into the dealer and his legitimacy. Every dealer that I know takes copies and rescripts of the sellers and buyers details, heck I am no trader and even I do because in the event that this ever happens, or bilking, hit and run, roll dodging, no payment of tax, logbook loans, all sorts, I have the details that can be passed on and the dealer should have these.
Perhaps it's a genuine mistake, and like some of the scams that have been run on here recently the prospect of a deal too good to turn down blinkered his judgment and he fell a fool to illegal activity. Either way he has done the right thing now.
I suppose only time will tell and for the most part I am very happy that the owner has his car back undamaged.
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Last Edit: Jan 21, 2017 16:43:34 GMT by BT
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Jan 21, 2017 16:46:35 GMT
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Would you buy a car from someone than can't even grasp basic English is another question. I have done and I would do again. I have bought and sold to and from Europeans and have to say that the experience has been so far a pleasant one. If the car doesn't sit right I don't buy it, be them fluent in English or not. Finds some near by wood and touches it!
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Jan 21, 2017 21:39:35 GMT
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Would you buy a car from someone than can't even grasp basic English is another question. I have done and I would do again. I have bought and sold to and from Europeans and have to say that the experience has been so far a pleasant one. If the car doesn't sit right I don't buy it, be them fluent in English or not. Finds some near by wood and touches it! Eastern Europeans are the best to sell to from personal experience! They turn up, don't pick every minute mark they can find, barely knock you down on the price and drive away no hassle. I think it's down to the fact that they are probably used to cars being worse than scrap back home and a lot more expensive to buy than they are over here.
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I have seen many heartbreaking posts on here about people losing their beloved cars. I read here that the owner gets the car back double quick and the person who makes that happen (and is out of pocket) is getting slated and should be investigated with all sorts of assumptions about his motives being questioned by busy bodies who'd be far more useful if they helped find the stolen cars.
The dealer could easily have hidden or disposed of the car till the dust settled - he didnt! (Rant over)
It's a very happy ending to a traumatic story for the owner. (
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BT
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Jan 22, 2017 12:16:01 GMT
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I have seen many heartbreaking posts on here about people losing their beloved cars. I read here that the owner gets the car back double quick and the person who makes that happen (and is out of pocket) is getting slated and should be investigated with all sorts of assumptions about his motives being questioned by busy bodies who'd be far more useful if they helped find the stolen cars. The dealer could easily have hidden or disposed of the car till the dust settled - he didnt! (Rant over) It's a very happy ending to a traumatic story for the owner. ( In this instance yes there is no denying the dealer has done the right thing, the owner has had his car returned undamaged due to the actions of the dealer. Like I said above, he may well have genuinely been blinded by what seemed like a stonking deal on a genuine car, it's happened on this very forum with people handing over deposits for cars that don't exist because they seemed too good to be true. To be honest the dealer could have driven it down the road, dumped it and no one would be none the wiser, I think people are suggesting, or at least I was. That this dealer has had direct interaction on more than one occasion with someone who has stolen a classic car. The chances of them reoffending is very high and the dealer is effectively the key to stopping other people classic cars from going missing, and that's why we all browse this section of the forum to prevent, and return classic cars. I found a stolen super bike earlier in the week, I reported it and the bike was returned to the owner. I know first hand that reporting these things and trying to do "the right thing" is not the easiest of things to accomplish, and fair play to the dealer for doing that, especially when he must have been fully aware that his reputation and legitimacy would have been questioned by many and he will be what I can only assume is significantly out of pocket.
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