My heart sank when I saw this as I was walking to my car this morning...

findtom · 11-14-2005, 11:32 AM

Good thing I didn't get the sport package. Sorry for the lousy camera phone pics... I'm due for a new one.

chris · 11-14-2005, 11:36 AM

wow!!!

afocoryw20 · 11-14-2005, 11:36 AM

What happened???????

Nikki · 11-14-2005, 11:37 AM

Did someone steal your wheels and tires?

Nikki · 11-14-2005, 11:38 AM

Oh, that isn't your car is it?

LEDZEP · 11-14-2005, 11:39 AM

Damn. Sue the garage.

puck724 · 11-14-2005, 11:44 AM

duuuude, what happend there??

Jon_Hanson · 11-14-2005, 11:49 AM

How about a description of what happened? I can't make anything out of those pictures.

findtom · 11-14-2005, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afocoryw20

What happened???????

Somebody got into our building's parking garage last night and stole the wheels off of the car.

The damage they did to the car was unbelievable. I'll try to get some better pics tonight if it's still there.

Good thing I didn't get the sport package...

Bimmerista · 11-14-2005, 11:56 AM

If that happened in the building where you live: sue (if its your car) and MOOVE as soon as you can (no matter if it happened to your car or not).

SCA · 11-14-2005, 11:57 AM

E46 M3 Silver Gray with Cinnamon Leather. I wonder if it had the Comp (CSL) wheels?

Yaajer · 11-14-2005, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by findtom

Somebody got into our building's parking garage last night and stole the wheels off of the car.

The damage they did to the car was unbelievable. I'll try to get some better pics tonight if it's still there.

Good thing I didn't get the sport package...

So its not your car? Wow... unscrupulous people.

findtom · 11-14-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki

Oh, that isn't your car is it?

Thankfully, no. I was in a state of shock just seeing that happen to a car so close to mine. I can't imagine what the poor lady that owns the car must feel like.

Squawks · 11-14-2005, 11:59 AM

Most buildings are smart enough to have signs in your lease or in the garage itself that they are NOT liable for any damage, loss, or vandalism of ANY goods in the garage.

Oh, they know what they're doing. Good luck suing (hint: nill).

shutterbug · 11-14-2005, 12:01 PM

That's the best advertisement for wheel locks I've ever seen...so sorry to see that.

Bimmerista · 11-14-2005, 12:03 PM

If the building has some kind of security-doorman etc. then certainly permitting intruders to do THAT (it takes some time to rip the mags of and cart them off) would certainly be grounds for suing based on failure to provide adequate security. This is not a break window and snatch purse 10 second job.

findtom · 11-14-2005, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squawks

Most buildings are smart enough to have signs in your lease or in the garage itself that they are NOT liable for any damage, loss, or vandalism of ANY goods in the garage.

Oh, they know what they're doing. Good luck suing (hint: nill).

Probably 90% of the apartments in my building are owned by the people that live in them. If she were to sue she would have to sue the co-operative and if she won we'd all have to pony up money to make up for the deficit (probably including the person who she was cat sitting for). So I doubt she'll go that route.

findtom · 11-14-2005, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmerista

If the building has some kind of security-doorman etc. then certainly permitting intruders to do THAT (it takes some time to rip the mags of and cart them off) would certainly be grounds for suing based on failure to provide adequate security. This is not a break window and snatch purse 10 second job.

Believe me, they did it VERY fast.

Here's how it probably went down...

First they wait for someone to open the garage and drive in so they get in on foot behind the car. Then they broke into another car and stole the remote to open the garage door. They then pull in with the other car, jack the wheels off the BMW and hit the road.

It was total smash and grab. I know the pic quality sucks but look at how they wedged the spare under the passenger side to get the wheels off without a jack. You also can't see how poory placed the jack was under the driver side that it busted up the bottom panel and damaged the door panel.

findtom · 11-14-2005, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmerista

If that happened in the building where you live: sue (if its your car) and MOOVE as soon as you can (no matter if it happened to your car or not).

I wouldn't panic and sell my apartment over this. Besides, I can't think of any safer and more upscale downtown neighborhood to move to other than the one I'm already in (Old Port).

puck724 · 11-14-2005, 12:20 PM

they should be hung...or is it hanged...or just hang...bah, you get the point.

ward · 11-14-2005, 12:49 PM

isn't that supposed to be on your lawn rather than in a parking structure

that's where us rednecks keep our cars on blocks

sorry for the joke, I had to!!!!

txusa03 · 11-14-2005, 12:49 PM

1st thing that came to mind was "Revenge of the Ex"...

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