Nickel

January 24th, 2023 at 2:32 PM ^

Well that sucks.

And random but oddly relevant, I was surprised to see my neighbors Tiguan back in their driveway this morning as it had been stolen about a month ago.

nerv

January 24th, 2023 at 3:46 PM ^

The Villas at Main Street are a rough area indeed. Blake may need to stay somewhere safer after this atrocity, like perhaps Ypsi !

Blue Ballin'

January 24th, 2023 at 3:49 PM ^

Hoping it was fully insured. I had a brand-new Camaro (insured) stolen in the late eighties.  It was stolen from my parking space right beneath my condo bedroom in the middle of the night. It was recovered two days later by police, but they didn't notify me for over a week. (Apparently, car theft is too common to respond quickly.)  It took a month, but it was determined it was stolen by a 14-year-old boy and his 17-year-old uncle. They drove it until it ran out of gas and parked it. Only the ignition and driver's side window were damaged. I hope Blake will be as lucky. Catching car thieves and/or recovering stolen vehicles is often just accidental, since police don't have the resources. Just too common.

Amazinblu

January 24th, 2023 at 3:50 PM ^

This is terrible news - and, if it is recovered, hopefully, it will be in close to one piece - but, the odds are low.

As for the paint scheme - it makes me think of one of James Bond’s vehicles… I believe it was the Aston Martin Vanquish….   IIRC, Halle Berry also appeared in that Bond attraction.

Romeo50

January 25th, 2023 at 9:01 AM ^

I lived in Warren, OH  (1979-81) and Cincinnati, OH (1983-87) and never changed my MI plate to OH and never encountered an issue from anybody, ever. No tickets (not an obedient driver) either.

Did get a few "Did you turn the lights out" comments around 1980 as we were the black license plate state and many were leaving due to economy and layoffs.

My question, given my background, is when did this hostility get the way many have experienced?

 

CFraser

January 24th, 2023 at 8:44 PM ^

That’s a hard thing to hide. Probably already scrapped or on a ship for a foreign black market. Nothing really lost but it’s kind of shitty. People suck.