oh man what an emotional rollercoaster ...

my 914 was recovered, i'll post more details as they emerge.

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.

the police has a vague discription of the thieves from an eyewitness, but that's about all at this point.

apparently the car was dumped on the side of the road in oakland.

i think i need a beer ...
Andy

That is great news Andy. What a relief!

That's good news!
Have two!

WHEH!
Thats great news.

That is good news!

I'm glad the outcome is pretty good. I would take a little damage rather than no car any day.

Congratulations.

Do you know when you might get the car back?

Sweet.

T

this is awesome
I'm so happy for you!

brant

You probably don't feel up to fixing it right now, and there will be towing charges, you'll need a trailer to get it home, etc.
It would probably be best if you just gave it to me, I'll take care of everything.


Woo Hooo!
Congratulations Andy!

weird but awesome! Wonder why they would go to the trouble of getting a trailer to steal it and then dump it Matches the intelligence level of a thief I guess.

Good news nonetheless! Shit, I am going to have a beer too I'll pour the first drink on the ground next to my 914

Wow. That's a relief!! I had really imagined that it was probably already being cut up for the $$$ parts.

Great news!!

Congrats, Andy.

Also, I have a steering column from a 72 that's gathering dust. it's yours if you want it... say the word.

Fantastic news!

I agree, it's time for a

So happy for you.

Good news. Lets hope they get caught before you get the car running nicely and they try again. I have seen it often, someone gets stuff stolen, that stuff is replaced, thieves come back for the new stuff, cycle repeats.

they could have been going for the engine...

PHEW!

Can we talk you into finding a garage situation?

In the meantime, if you want to put it somewhere out of sight out of mind for a while, I've got a safe spot you can use for free -- for several weeks if need be.

pete

Congrats!!!!! It's probably a good thing it wasn't running, they probably ditched it when they couldn't get it started.

I would be able to sleep for weeks, I'd keep going outside to see if it was still there...

my neighbour parked his trunk in front of my driveway last night just so nobody could try to roll the car out onto the street again.

made me feel much better ...
Andy

Great! that whole situation made me sick to my stomach

Great news! I think I'll join you.

That is great news we all could imagine what you are going through even if they havent had a car stolen.. its still that we couldnt imagine how we would do if it was any of our cars!

Congrats Andy.. although i cant drink beer i will have a couple shots for you and a couple for the teener..!

I am happy for you. You know we will get you the parts! Let me know I may have some and I can re-key your locks to match your keys if no one else will.

Nice

Glad to hear you got your baby back. I'm also glad you won't have to invest a fortune to make her perfect again. Great news!

Congrats Andy! I am so glad you got it back! What a fuchn nightmare to have to go through.

Really glad you got your car back!! Chain it to your house!

RIGHT ON!!! I still hope they catch the punks who took it. I will drink to this

Sounds like you already have it back then?

Awsome news!

I have alarms on me scooters that transmit a signal to a small pager type receiver (2 miles max) ... I'll try to remember to post more info about the unit when I get home.

That's AWSOME!!!!!!

Good for you Andy!!

We should have another "stolen car recovery lunch

time for a

For what it is worth, I have some light wieght doors that are yours if you need em.
I know there are about a bazillion parts closer, but I wanted to offer.

Great nooz, man!

Awsome!!! Freaken unbelievable!!! How you say garage with steel doors. Great news.

Happy for you Andy!

Still, I wonder how long they'd been "spotting" your car & if they new it wasn't driveable. And, why would they ditch it so quickly? Had to know something about its value, or they would have stolen a Lexus somewhere down the street. And, how could they have been so covert, with a tow truck, to not wake anyone?

Anyway, happy you're back in bidniss! Just poured myself four fingers of JD to celebrate!

Pat

Andy this is great news! I will be on the late night drinking thread tonight celebrating the recovery.

Hey Andy! You knew that was coming!

Really glad for ya!

Have you thought about setting up a small motion sensing camera? Even the still shot ones you get from Gander Mntn work good.

I will drink one for you
I am very happy for you. There is a good network of friends here, we will all prosecute if they catch em, it caused us all emotional turmoil.

Maybe you can get one of those locking boots that the city uses when you don't pay your tickets....

yes, i guess i forgot to mention that!

i got the car back late last night, thank god for AAA 100 mile towing. the neighbour saw the towtruck pull up and later went to park his trunk in front of the driveway.
he didn't even say a word. just parked it there over night to block the driveway. (there's no other running car in the driveway) ...

when i posted this morning, i still hadn't gone through the car to see if there was anything else broken, it all looks good.
they didn't even take any of the stuff out of the trunks!

i just hope the engine still turns over, everything looks *ok* but you never know what they did to it ...
Andy

i live in the hills. narrow roads with carports on the same level as the road, but the houses are all either lower than the road or up high.
you can't even see my house from the road. it's like 150 steps down the stairs to get to my door.

i don't hear anything from up the road at all ...
Andy

now is probably a good time to convert over to a 914-6/911 steering column ...

Andy

... and to install a driveway sensor, and a video camera


150 steps to the door , whew ...

And an electro-cution circuit for those who try to break the steering lock or jimmy the ignition...

pete

Best news i've heard all day. Thank God for a quick recovery.

Great news, I went directly to this thread as soon as I got home - hoping that you got your car back.
I am drinking a big beer in honor of your car being your car again

Great news! I'll have a beer too...

Great Andy,

I'm gonna have a beer to celibrate

Dave

YESSSS !!!!

Dass sind jetzt gute Nachrichten ! ...

I was really really hoping Chip Foos took it.


Oh well, at least you got it back.

Great news! congrats on the quick recovery!

yah, that crossed my mind too. Glad to hear it's home.

Great news! What's with the rash of stolen 914's lately?