Hi all,

Wednesday night I went out in Wicker Park (Chicago) and parked my car around 10, came back around 12:30 and I was unable to locate my car. I searched up and down the streets for 4 hours on foot only to come up with el zilcho. I checked the Chicago tow yard with no luck, filed a report yesterday.

If anyone lives in Chicago and happen to see a black JCW with a red roof please contact me as I'm 99% sure it's been taken, but 1% of me is still holding onto the hope that I may just have forgotten where I parked; although, I cannot see how I could just misplace my car and not find it after coming back and searching again in a car. Oh, the car also has the aero package and aftermarket black 5 spoke wheels.

 

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

That sucks! Put out an APB. I wonder how the heck could they do it unless they had a tow truck. Keep us posted!

 

Good situation where LoJack would have come in handy....

 

True, but most of your average car thieves know how to disable LoJack pretty fast. Most installers use the same mounting locations when hiding the recivers aswell, so its pretty much fish in a barrel once they have this info.

I bought into LoJack once... Then after all the dealership jobs and talking to the installers, never again will I waste the money.

 

Damn, good luck locating it. I can't imagine how those 4 hours felt.

 

:( sending good vibes

 

You should definitely get going with filing a police report. That's the fastest way to check all the towing companies for the city at once to see if it was towed. If not, then at least you can file your claim.

Good luck and I hope it was just towed by the city!

 

bummer. good luck!

 

+1

 

For years I have had this recurring dream that I parked my car someplace and can't find it. Maybe it's a flashback from my college years. Did your reality invade my dream or vice versa? Good luck finding your car.

 

reading the bit about searching for your car GAVE me anxiety issues.

Good luck! I hope it all works out in one way or another

 

Yikes! That's my car's twin! I hope you find your JCW quick!

 

Post your licence plate... I'm working late nights on a house arrest unit, and I will keep an eye out. Dan

 

This is nerve wracking. I don't think I've heard of a JCW being stolen before, much less any Mini. I always get nervous parking my car during the holidays, especially at shopping malls.

Good luck man, keep us posted.

 

If the Dread Pirate and I were anywhere close, we'd be searching. Good luck, brother!

 

Good luck man! I hope everything goes well!


I've never heard of a MINI getting stolen, I saw an article on the web that said top 20 most cars NOT stolen was a MINI. Very interesting.

 

I was wondering about that too... Flatbed?

 

Occam's Razor:
Of all possible explanations, the simplest is usually correct.

Lost a rental car in Georgetown DC, all the streets looked the same,
was also alcohol buzzed.

Assumed it was towed, cops said it wasn't, hired a Jamaican cab driver, he'll literally drove right to it.

I think you misplaced your Mini and will eventually find it, were you buzzed ?
also assuming the repo man wasn't after it either.

Hoping for the best, let us know.

 

Was arguing with an ex gf outside a bar when I watched my new truck drive by - she said BS until we went to the lot I parked in - it was gone

 

Update yet??

 

I think he's still looking

 

Any news today?

 

OP never came back to this thread. Worst "stolen" thread ever...

 

Maybe he was..... Kidnaped!!!