MINI Cooper S MIA!!!

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #1 02-20-2009, 10:39 PM

Hey, just to let everyone know(and people in Lincoln), my mini was stolen tonight. Around 10:30 it was taken from the driveway of the house i was at. Which started in half my fault anyway cause i was getting ready to leave so i went and started it. I then went in to say my goodbyes, and went outside within a minute. I notified the authorities, but if anyone sees it around Lincoln(or surrounding areas) just let them know. Just feel helpless and thought that this would help me vent. thanks for listening

MInI___Gz · #2 02-20-2009, 10:55 PM

Poor U!!!!
hope you get in touch with your mini again....without a single scratch on it !

so was there anything valuable inside?(hope not)

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #3 02-20-2009, 10:59 PM

ya me too!
thankfully there wasnt anything other than a checkbook in it, but i am an employee at the bank so it can get that all worked out. I am just hoping the LPD pulls through and finds it.

rosmakloma · #4 02-21-2009, 08:17 AM

Not cool...hope everything works out.

Minnesota Mini · #5 02-21-2009, 08:37 AM

ooooch!!!!! I feel for you. But can you blame the jerk who stole it. He/she had the oppurtunity of a lifetime.......that's no Ford Escort there my friend. I hope the jerk just wanted to feel the rush without hurting your car, parked it ever so gently and left you gas money for your troubles. goodluck!!!!!!!

Zyamfier · #6 02-21-2009, 03:53 PM

Feel good in the fact that the population density of MINI's in the area is so low that your car will stick out like a sore thumb. Keep us posted on what you find out.
Again who would be so stupid to steal a MINI in Lincoln? That is like stealing a pickup truck in England.

Zyamfier · #7 02-21-2009, 04:22 PM

Did a search on Lincoln Journal Star. At least you have good news about your keys. Do you know anyone with a beard and a cut on his lip? Hope they find your car. LINCOLN Journal Star article.

JAB 67 · #8 02-21-2009, 04:23 PM

It might be a good idea to describe the car you are asking people to look for; I assume that it is the Chili Red MCS in your gallery; right?

Zyamfier · #9 02-21-2009, 04:38 PM

At least they found your keys. There has been no report of your car running around Lincoln doing anything dumb. So the idiot no longer has your keys. Thus he can no longer drive your car. Unless there was more than one MINI stolen in Lincoln last night.

Zyamfier · #10 02-21-2009, 04:45 PM

Come to think of it I saw a smoking white civic going West from 27th and Fletcher this morning from I-80 on my way to the dealership in Omaha. If I had known that was the guy that stole your car I would have taken part in the stop. I was not driving the MINI this morning. I think the civic would have had a problem taking on a Dodge Ram.

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #11 02-22-2009, 01:54 PM

ya the one in my gallery, but ya i got a phone call about 11:00 on saturday asking what my keys looked like. I didnt see that article in the paper earlier. I bet your ram would have messed his civic up.

Zyamfier · #12 02-22-2009, 02:10 PM

By the time I saw the Civic it was already smoking and did not look like it was going to last much longer.

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #13 02-22-2009, 02:15 PM

ha ya. By the way it sounds from that article, it was pretty beat up.

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #14 02-22-2009, 09:50 PM

1011 had my MINI on Crime Stoppers...
Part of me wants them to find my car, but after thinking about it, I really dont want that one back because it will have been driven terribly. I was really surprised tho, how quick the guy was able to get it into reverse. My brother borrowed it when he was working on his Lightning, and had the toughest time finding reverse. I dont know, must have gotten lucky.

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #15 02-23-2009, 05:03 AM

UPDATE***
Just received a phone call from a sergeant Bass from the LPD. He found my MINI in some alley. Now I have to figure out when I can make it down to Lincoln and pick it up. Just glad the mess is over. Hopefully everything is still there and it is mechanically sound. Peace

Zyamfier · #16 02-23-2009, 06:14 AM

Great to hear.

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #17 02-23-2009, 08:32 AM

going to pick it up now. convinced my mother that it was a great reason to miss school today.

rosmakloma · #18 02-24-2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R35P3CT DA M1N1

going to pick it up now. convinced my mother that it was a great reason to miss school today.

...so, how was the MINI?

mattsenpai · #19 02-24-2009, 11:57 PM

I'M DYING TO KNOW, ah the suspense!

MInI___Gz · #20 02-25-2009, 12:28 AM

^^^Me 2^^^

:impat ient:

JMike · #21 02-25-2009, 06:10 AM

>>>> And another Me 2 <<<<<

SpitfireMkI · #22 02-25-2009, 07:36 AM

I've started mine and left it running for a short period of time too but I leave the club on the wheel, at least that deters the potential "just walking by" thief.

My buddy's van got stolen and he found it about 4 miles from his house a week later, it was the only vehicle on the parking lot to have snow on it. The thief was kind enough to have locked it so all his tools were still there.

Glad to hear you've found your bird, hopes she unharmed....

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #23 02-26-2009, 07:58 AM

hey guys
sorry i havent been on for awhile, trying to get everything going with insurance. I am currently at school so i will fill everyone in on what is wrong with it when i get home.

Sithor · #24 03-06-2009, 06:40 AM

So anything new on this whole matter?

R35P3CT DA M1N1 · #25 03-08-2009, 08:57 PM

Hey guys sorry this took so long to do, but school has been hectic(trying to get scholarships done). Insurance had my mini sent to Omaha to see if anything was wrong with it other than all the missing stuff, and they only found a leaking power steering pump so that was some what nice to hear. As the stuff that Mr. Daniel Snyder made off with, none of it has been recovered. He took everything in the car that wasn't attached some how to it, like: money, checkbook, pair of Oakley sunglasses, winter coat, CDs, ashtray, rubber trays that go under the front dash and by the hand brake, all my factory manuals, registration and insurance cards, my subwoofer wiring(luckily i took the subs out for that weekend cause i had to give people rides), and the carpet that covers my battery in the boot. He did happen to leave my ice scrapper and some random Zippo lighter that wasnt in the car before. There wasnt any damage to the body so that was nice to hear, but there were two flat tires and one had a big chuck of curb in it. My exhaust hanger is broken too. I took some pictures, but my computer is being a POS so i will have to upload them at a later date. So thats the news on what happened, now i am just waiting to hear from Markel and insurance. Oh and i have to attend the hearing in Lincoln in a couple weeks so i can testify that it was my car he stole. Cya later
hopefully it doesnt take half a month to reply back to everyone next time.