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Old 16-03-2010, 05:16 AM
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Around 01:50 this morning I heard the sound of a noisy exhaust down my street. I looked out of my window to see my Escort Bonus track car being towed up the road by a dark red Vectra which I think was a T reg but couldn't tell due to him having no lights on. They had to push my grey s2 off my drive to take it as it was blocked in. They tried to have the s2 judging by the ignition area which is strange cause it had a big disk lock on. By the time I jumped into the car to follow he was long gone

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Escort 1.1 Bonus 3dr in mercury grey
Reg G857KBO
S1 wheels
Koni shocks
1.9cvh built by Jamsport
Gotech MFI engine management
Cosworth 2wd stage 2 T3 turbo
Grey bucket seats
AP Racing 4 pot calipers and grooved discs
MEF adjustable front bottom arms

I can't make a claim either as it wasn't quite finished therefore uninsured. People who know me will know how much money, time and effort I put in and how close it was to being finished. I only ever did one track day in it and that was when it had just a 1.6 carb engine. Was really looking forward to having some fun in it this year. I really do feel like crying lol If you have any info could you please get in touch

Thanks




Only pics I have of the engine is when it was in the s2 i broke. Looked scruffy but went like a stabbed rat!!




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Old 16-03-2010, 06:09 AM
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gutted for you mate,hope you find it asap
Old 16-03-2010, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by fezzajsy
gutted for you mate,hope you find it asap
thanks mate, but very doubtful
Old 16-03-2010, 10:18 AM
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Old 16-03-2010, 11:14 AM
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if you saw your own car being towed away didnt you try to follow/catch them yourself!!!
Old 16-03-2010, 11:15 AM
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shit news mate, i will keep a eye out for it,and a t reg vectra.
have you asked about cctv in your area? you might be lucky and get a reg number from the vectra?
Old 16-03-2010, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by indycos
if you saw your own car being towed away didnt you try to follow/catch them yourself!!!
he said he did.....just not quick enough!

gutting that is, bloody nerve towing it off your own drive
Old 16-03-2010, 11:23 AM
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I live in stourbridgew mate, what road is that, i cant quite read the sign but i recognise it

pm if you'd rather

i'll keep my eyes peeled
Old 16-03-2010, 11:30 AM
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Gutted for you mate, hate these thieving cunts
Old 16-03-2010, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by onlypaddy
he said he did.....just not quick enough!

gutting that is, bloody nerve towing it off your own drive
sorry been a bit of a retard there

bastards!!!
Old 16-03-2010, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by indycos
if you saw your own car being towed away didnt you try to follow/catch them yourself!!!
I did but it was too late
Old 16-03-2010, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Mondeo Man
I live in stourbridgew mate, what road is that, i cant quite read the sign but i recognise it

pm if you'd rather

i'll keep my eyes peeled
cheers ears

i'll drop you a pm mate
Old 16-03-2010, 11:44 AM
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Chap I'll keep an eye out as I'm only in Wordsley.
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Someone must of known the car and spec?

As that just looks like a a normal escort with a set of alloys.
Old 16-03-2010, 01:06 PM
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Will keep an eye out
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its some1 who knew wht was in it..... could even been a person from here specially as u put all ur spec up...

who the hell would steal what looks like a standard cheap mk4 escort!
Old 16-03-2010, 01:26 PM
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Wot thieving c*nts. Really hope you hear something.

Not much help but why dont you contact a few ford breakers and see if they hear anything.

Feel for you mate i really do, only every had one car stolen and it killed me as had only been on the road 12 hours after a full resto..
Old 16-03-2010, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by _SpeedX_
its some1 who knew wht was in it..... could even been a person from here specially as u put all ur spec up...

who the hell would steal what looks like a standard cheap mk4 escort!

You would be suprised what goes missing around our area, not that many bright folk about - probably wouldnt have a clue how to steal a new car.

I know of a few mates in Wordsley that had there Bonus nicked, for nothing more than a couple of hours joyride and a BBQ for after.
Old 16-03-2010, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by _SpeedX_

who the hell would steal what looks like a standard cheap mk4 escort!
That's EXACTLY the type of car that gets nicked the most as it'd be seen as an easy target.

However, it's not the type of car that people would nick by towing away, so yeah, sounds like whoever it was knew some more about it.
Old 16-03-2010, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fiend
Someone must of known the car and spec?
exactly!!
Originally Posted by JokerDisco
I know of a few mates in Wordsley that had there Bonus nicked, for nothing more than a couple of hours joyride and a BBQ for after.
Joyriders dont tow cars away. the shell will end up BBQ'd i suspect!!

Also was the steering at full lock on the S2??? putting it on full lock makes it hard to tow out the way.
Old 16-03-2010, 04:04 PM
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Free bump for Phil.

I know your gutted mate, im sure someone local knows what was special about an unasuming grey mk4 escort.

The bits on it are fairly rare (ie the 4pot AP's) so its a matter of time before they surface somewhere i hope.

Unless its been knicked especially for the bits for someone elses S2??
Old 16-03-2010, 04:43 PM
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I had my car taken off the drive a few years ago i know what its like mate hope you get it back they want there balls cut off.
Originally Posted by phil69a
Around 01:50 this morning I heard the sound of a noisy exhaust down my street. I looked out of my window to see my Escort Bonus track car being towed up the road by a dark red Vectra which I think was a T reg but couldn't tell due to him having no lights on. They had to push my grey s2 off my drive to take it as it was blocked in. They tried to have the s2 judging by the ignition area which is strange cause it had a big disk lock on. By the time I jumped into the car to follow he was long gone

A brief description

Escort 1.1 Bonus 3dr in mercury grey
Reg G857KBO
S1 wheels
Koni shocks
1.9cvh built by Jamsport
Gotech MFI engine management
Cosworth 2wd stage 2 T3 turbo
Grey bucket seats
AP Racing 4 pot calipers and grooved discs
MEF adjustable front bottom arms

I can't make a claim either as it wasn't quite finished therefore uninsured. People who know me will know how much money, time and effort I put in and how close it was to being finished. I only ever did one track day in it and that was when it had just a 1.6 carb engine. Was really looking forward to having some fun in it this year. I really do feel like crying lol If you have any info could you please get in touch

Thanks




Only pics I have of the engine is when it was in the s2 i broke. Looked scruffy but went like a stabbed rat!!



Old 16-03-2010, 05:19 PM
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Sorry to here mate, seems like they may have already known what you had before they went
Old 16-03-2010, 05:35 PM
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scrubber central ay it mate they will nick anything 2 weigh in round there . Bastards , hope you get it back .
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IM so sorry to here this its shit news mate and i do hope you get it back ASAP .
Old 16-03-2010, 06:25 PM
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I am sorry to hear this bad news and hope you find it soon
Old 16-03-2010, 06:44 PM
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My car came from wordsley, Oak park road!!
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Old 16-03-2010, 07:40 PM
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Gutted for you mate

Hope you find it


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Old 16-03-2010, 07:42 PM
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pricks.theres to many old fords gettin tanned these days.

there was a 3dr cossie and an escort rs turbo went missin in dundee 2 weeks ago.
Old 16-03-2010, 07:46 PM
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Sorry to hear this mate hope you get it back!
Pisses me right off stuff like this thieving bastards!
Old 16-03-2010, 08:26 PM
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Shit news mate hope it turns up!!
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Originally Posted by tabetha
My car came from wordsley, Oak park road!!
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What car was it? I know a lad who used to have a white s2 down there?
Old 16-03-2010, 09:19 PM
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not good.hope you see it again soon
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car now found !!!!!

back with its owner thank god


http://bcrsoc.ipbfree.com/index.php?showtopic=4146
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Thats great news did they catch any one
Originally Posted by Paul Serious One
car now found !!!!!

back with its owner thank god


http://bcrsoc.ipbfree.com/index.php?showtopic=4146
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glad it sbeen found
time to up sercurity i would say
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Thanks for all your kind words and support on this

Car was found around 4pm on the Tuesday afternoon, thanks to some truely great friends. Word got round we were on the hunt for it and they must have bottled it big time and dumped the car on a car park on a council estate in Blackheath. The only things missing are the samco hoses and the air filter from what i can see. No real damage to the shell but I'm not too fussed anyway as it's only for track days. It's now at my mates unit where I hope it will be safe until I can get things sorted on it and more secure.

Everyone just be extra careful as a few have gone missing from the area just lately. I was just one of the lucky ones to get it back
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glad it came back
u guan try find the people that took it or u jsut guna leave it and hope nothing else happens?
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f**king c**ts, bit of a random q, do ya know the engine code, cos thats the most obvious thing to look for, 2 little shits near my area got done last week for nabbing a s2 cab


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