STOLEN - My E60

I don't know.

Just phoned Insurance Company and they say they can mail me the key to go and get my personal stuff out of the car.

It would appear that they hope to get the payout value from the Dealer/Dealers insurance company and then sell the car and keep the cash for the car.

That's like them getting paid twice isn't?  So they pay out to me so they are out of pocket, they get cash back so they are even, they then sell the car so they are then well in pocket.

Hmmmm

Andrew

......and another update!

After 10 weeks, I got a phone call last night from CID to tell me that they have found my car.

It has been found in a private residential area (I think in a residents parking bay) in Gilmerton in Edinburgh.

A resident phoned local plod last night to tell them that there has been a car parked here for 10 weeks.

Car has now been recovered to a storage yard where I am hoping to get my personal stuff back out of it.

Andrew

Don't forget your uninsured losses !!!

Andrew Rolland wrote: Keep me posted on this one please Ian.

you have a PM (in a min or 2)

Yes Andrew, will do once i hear more  

i know both car's where fitted with "trackers" so you'd like to think they where activated quickly .... also forgot to mention both car's where taken at different time's, either that or they never noticed that the "brand new car" was missing untill later while doing a stock check?

ive also got a work mate who's 4wk old Renualt Espace TD was stolen from his house nearly 2 yrs ago, he's still driving a hire car as his people carrier is still in the police compound (Govan) .. his car was found in Ireland 2 day's later on the back of a car transporter! .. apparently it was part of a massive world wide ring and it's took this long just to gather evidance  his insurance have been brilliant with him, as have Renualt (for once the case is over) .. i know quite a few fact's about my work mate's case but as it's still "on-going" i'll keep mum about them

 

PS, how's your car hunting going?

Edited by 523 iAN

Andrew, this may intrest you?

i'm not want to give away to much info but my cousin's wife work's for a very big named car sale's garage in Hillington (not BMW) and tonight 2 rather expensive car's were taken in the same manner as your car, together both these car's add up to the value of �150K .. one was a brand new, never driven car and the other was the Directors own car .. they only new the Directors car was gone when a fellow worker called the garage to ask who was driving it as it passed her at silly speed, and was darting in and out between other car's!

i know what make and model of car's that have been taken but i'd rather not post this info

Edited by 523 iAN

Hmm

The old Senny isn't listed anymore, it would be nearly 17 years old.

My E39 isn't listed either.

Rather worringly the E60 that was stolen is listed.

Andrew

Andrew Rolland wrote: Following on from Rhys post above does anyone know of a way of checking if any of your old cars still exist? I would like to know if my H plate Vauxhall Senator 3.0i 24V beast is still going.Andrew

You could go to the DVLA site and input the reg number. If the numbers still live it will tell you the car that it's on.

Just got the details from my old one off a chap on the 318ti forum (I just give him the last 7 digits of my vin number and all the info comes forth..)

9515648 Type code AK52 Type 316 (EUR) Dev. series E30 () Line 3 Body type LIM Steering RL Door count 2 Engine M10 Cubical capacity 1.80 Power 0 Transmision HECK Gearbox MECH Colour ZINNOBERROT (138) Upholstery ANTHRAZIT (0145) Prod. date 1984-12-03 Order options No. Description 205 FUENF-GANG-GETRIEBE (SCHONGANG 308 HANDSCHUHKASTENSCHLOSS, GLEICH 311 ELEKTRISCHER BEIFAHRERSPIEGEL 320 MODEL DESIGNATION, DELETION 351 WAERMESCHUTZGLAS BRAUN, RUNDUM 400 SLIDING SUNROOF MANUAL 546 REVOLUTION COUNTER 812 ENGLAND VERSION 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 860 LTRL TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FRT 205/ 5 speed gearbox 308/ glovebox with lock 311/ electric side mirrors 351/ insulating windows (brown)

Shame the old girl doesn't exist any more.

Just caught up on the news, great result - pleased for you. Been a long drag but sounds like it was worth the wait in the end.