Stolen!

[Excel_GTI]

I went to my local dealership yesterday and found out somebody jacked a few sets of Detroits from the GTI's at the dealership. Sorry for the crap pics, but one of them was sent to me, and the other one i took. They weren't too keen on me snapping photos.

 

[M3LO]

wow - that is crazy.

 

[APdubbin]

How? Dont Detroit's have wheel locks?

Sounds like some dealer techs needed a set of detroits for themselves...

 

[Uberryan]

I smell inside job

 

[jorgeecolina]

I smell inside job

+1 :thumbsup:

 

[Chris@Revo USA]

Dealers get wheels stolen all the time, rarely inside job.

Back in NJ I had heard of a crew who would basically take orders then one night just go hit a bunch of dealers. They would start by going to a uhaul location and stealing the keys from the night drop box take a van/truck whatever. They would then go to a construction site steal a bunch of materials to sell as well as cinder blocks. Then they would head to the dealer and take the wheels leaving the car on the stolen cinder blocks.

This was late 90s but I'm guessing the same still goes on all over.

 

[OneHotHatch]

who ever it was......$300 for all 4?

 

[plac]

They weren't too keen on me snapping photos.

probably for the same reason they wouldnt be too keen on you starting this thread either.. lol.

 

[plac]

who ever it was......$300 for all 4?

with brand new tires? hell naw.. more like $600-$800..

 

[RB06]

The vw dealer is not too far from me. I think I'm gonna team up with my wife and start a stock wheels and tires pre order. All have less than 20 miles... who in? group buy!

 

[Rotaryknight]

DOH! McKenna VW! That's my dealership too!

 

[danielj1]

Keep an eye out on Craigslist to close the loop.

 

[tmiw]

Heh, for a second I thought your GTI got stolen.

This also makes me more determined to get APR Stage 1 once I get mine, if only for the security feature.

 

[Halvie]

who would chance getting caught for theft over those wheels...

 

[pdykstra600]

Where was the night security?