Stolen 914 recovered! Options

[SirAndy]

oh man what an emotional rollercoaster ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)

my 914 was recovered, i'll post more details as they emerge. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

it appears there's only minor damage, the drivers side door lock was "punched" and the steering column is trashed, but there's no other visual damage to the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hands.gif)

the police has a vague discription of the thieves from an eyewitness, but that's about all at this point. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif)

apparently the car was dumped on the side of the road in oakland. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

i think i need a beer ...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Andy

[0396]

Andy,

Bottom line.. happy that you got your baby back!

Let's hope this does not happen again!

Best of luck with getting it started and put back together.

[Wes V]

Andy;

You said in one of your posts that you can't see the carport from your house and it got me thinking;

I'd recommend that you wire up a motion sensor switch to the lights at the carport and also an "indicator" light in the house.

Buy a couple sensors (they don't cost that much), have them mounted at different locations and have the wiring done so that a thief can't figure out which one is working the light. That way they can't just bypass it.

Have an indicator light in the house that lets you know that the sensor has gone off. That way you know if something is happening. It wouldn't hurt if when the indicator light goes on, it's visable from the carport. However you would have to run the wiring so that it's not easy to cut.

As an example, my garage is on an alley and you can't see if the large door has been opened. My dad wired up a simple switch at the top edge of the door that works a light mounted where you can see it from the house. If the light is on, the door is open.

Wes