G19 GTR STOLEN - TIME ATTACK CAR - EDINBURGH - FOUND!!!!

[Crail Loser]

Spent all morning phoning around breakers putting the word out to phone me if any parts or the car turns up. The sad reality is that it probably wasnt even anyone who knows anything about what they stole, most likely it will just be some junkies stealing something to sell for £50 or it will be found burnt out after being used as a toy all weekend.

Regardless, done what I can, spoke to who I could, see what happens.

[GeorgeGTR]

So sorry to hear this adam/fee, I hope it turns up soon!

[Simonh]

this is really shit news - doubt I can do anything, but if I can I will.

Simon

[TJW964]

Thats a bummer. Hope you get it back in time to use as planned and in a good condition. Was enjoying watching you going round Donnie during the week. Hope to see more in the near future. As others said, it is special and that should help find it. Good luck.

[hodgie]

Absolutely gutted for you both. I hope you get it back.

[Alan]

As has been said post anything special to that car and we can look around.

Lets hope someone finds a lead

[Adam Kindness]

Thanks for that Marc..... To say we're gutted is an understatement

There are plenty of distinctive parts on it....

Tein RS Circuit Master suspension.... best part of 2.5k to buy
The bodywork/shell is very easy to single out LOL a lot of holes and some nice fire damage.
Custom RIPS made to measure oil breather tank too

To add insult it had tools in the boot, trickle charger, my football kit etc LOL bastards

Just fitted the 356mm 8 pots, new battery etc.... bummer

[seanab]

Christ, Derek (DC_GTR) just called me about this. Thats total crap. I'll post it up about it. What wheels did you have on it? the ones in the pics?

hope it turns up!

[alkesh_inc]

Sorry to hear that mate, thought i was having a bad time, if you find out who they are Im sure theres more then a few people on here that will give you a hand to lynch them...will keep my eyes open for any parts/ spares that come up on the net

Alks

[Fuggles]

Sorry to read about that Fee. Lets hope whoever has taken it suffers seriously when someone finds them

[chas]

Bad news Fee and Adam, will keep an eye out but it'll be locked up getting stripped just now no doubt.

Charlie.

[Miguel - Newera]

That's truly gutting

If you have good pictures of the car, parts, etc. it may be a good idea to post threads on all of the Skyline & GT-R forums, as well as Pistonheads. Then, if any of the parts start to surface on Ebay, etc. you may have a way to trace the thieves who did this. The parts would only be useful to Skyline GT-R owners, so they'd be bound to turn up, if the car's being broken up.

Hopefully this isn't the case and it was just joy riders - and it'll turn up unscathed. Sadly theft seems to happen all too often in the UK. What makes people think they have any right to take someone else's goods like this, is something I just can't understand. One way or another they'll pay, that's the way Karma works.

[rasonline]

i'm amazed that car theft is so rampant in a first world country like GB. Every couple of months we seem to hear of GTRs being stolen.. what happens to them? Back on the road or stripped for spares? Who is stealing them?

Can't be the opportunity criminals.. these cars must be stolen per order.. Chop shops putting out the orders or what? Just curious as i thought that there'd be better infrastructure to deal with this.

[bernmc]

Originally Posted by rasonline

i'm amazed that car theft is so rampant in a first world country like GB.

That's because there's no punishment for the crime. If they get caught (by a police officer not actually tied up operating a speed camera...), they're likely to get a smack on the wrist and told not to do it again. If they go to jail because they've done it 7000 times before, they'll get a nice cushy cell with sky telivision, three hot meals a day and a back rub from the warders.

In this country, criminals have more rights than the innocent.

[davewilkins]

I have only just seen this thread and cannot beleive that you are having more bad luck. I am gutted for you after all the effort you put in to practice for the 1st round last weekend.
Do you have any more news yet?
I pray it turns up out of fuel and dumped and you get it back and sorted.
If they try to see parts, someone on here will spot it.
Fingers crossed for you.......