[s-cars] My S4 "Blue Toy" has been stolen

[Vincent]

The weird part is I spent the last 5 years in RDP, the 2nd worst part of
Montreal when it comes to gang-related crime: not a single problem. I just
moved to a much nicer part of Montreal: car is gone.

I have very little hope to get the car back as a whole. A joy-ride is
unlikely because the car was loaded with furniture and boxes, not something
you'd pick for a joy-ride. And windows were engraved by the PO, which makes
it a definitive candidate for chop shops.

The worst part is: no insurance. A few years back, I realized that it was
way cheaper to insure yourself when you can afford to replace your car
anytime. So I switched all my cars to basic insurance. And even now, I don't
regret it. In the past 5 years, full insurance on the 3 cars would have cost
almost the same as replacing the S4... and at least, I don't have to fight
for 6 month to have a decent value for it.



Vincent.


-----Original Message-----
From: JC [mailto:jc at j2c3.com] 
Sent: 20 July 2010 7:00
To: 'Douglas Landaeta'; 'Vincent'
Cc: 'S List'
Subject: RE: [s-cars] My S4 "Blue Toy" has been stolen

Completely sucks, and the rare choices would be some of my personal
favorites.

As we all know, industry/regulatory systems and anti-theft technology is at
the point where it's almost impossible to re-sell a stolen car whole unless
you just happen to have the papers and VIN from a semi-matching 'legal'
example, so anything stolen is either A. a short-term joyride, or B.
destined for the chop shop.

Neither being a great prospect for a positive recovery experience unless the
joyride is 'gentle' or the cops bust a chop shop before they've gotten
around to your car.  Oddly I hardly worry about it in the US anymore but I
understand car theft is still something to be concerned about parking on the
street in CA.  Can we assume this some symptom of the reported high
gang-related org-crime activity in Montreal/QC?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Landaeta
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 10:40 PM
> To: Vincent
> Cc: S List
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] My S4 "Blue Toy" has been stolen
>
> Vincent,
> That's awful news. I hope we find da guy for ya. Better than
> a carjacking or a terrible accident I guess, but still...
> I'm so sorry to hear this. The wheels and interior are rare
> and I've still got the hi-Res photos of the wheels.
> Doug
>
> Sent from my mobile
>
> On Jul 19, 2010, at 8:21 PM, "Vincent" <s.sikss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Last Thursday, my 2000 S4tt has been stolen in Montreal, QC
> and since
> > I have no news yet, it may be anywhere by now. If anyone spot it, I
> > would appreciate a quick word.
> >
> > The BlueToy has a fairly rare color combo and a few rare
> outside "features"
> > that makes it easy to recognize:
> >
> > - Santorin (dark) Blue with black/blue alcantara interior
> (almost all
> > blue alcantara interior came with the smurf/nogaro blue exterior)
> > - RS4 18" wheels ET30 (looks like 15mm spacers)
> > - only 2 rust spots but quite visible, about 2-3" each, on
> the front
> > of the passenger door, just above and below the door moulding.
> >
> > Also, drop me a line if you see these unusual parts for sale:
> > - Black/Blue alcantara interior (not unobtainium but still quite a
> > rare find).
> > - 18" RS4 wheels _Made in Italy_ (almost all replicas are made in
> > Korea or other part of Asia)
> >
> > TIA
> >
> >
> > Vincent
> >
> > P.S. to the moderators: I know, I know, the Blue Toy is a
> B5, not a C4
> > but I think my little contribution to this list is worth a
> little help
> > on this sad occasion. TIA.
> >
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