Stolen Santorini Blue M3. Today. Menston.

[Sevo]

Hi all

Anyone spotted the above car? Stolen between 1pm and 5pm today.

Thanks.

[lucido grigio]

The reg number might be useful.....

and or a pic.

[Sevo]

Sorry, good point. PN12 GXY. Last seen heading into Thackley according to the police.

[MitchT]

I'm in Bingley so I'll keep my eyes peeled. Being a big M3 fan and Santorini blue being a rare colour I'll definitely notice it if it goes by.

[Wills2]

Not good! Not another of these snatch and grab thefts as you get out is it? I had an A3 turn around and start following me yesterday with the usual looking suspects 3/4 up, I took a another route as they pulled up next to me at some lights and I could see them eying the car up.

I do try and vary my route home and thankfully I don't really have a routine that they can follow.

[Sevo]

Wills2 said:

Not good! Not another of these snatch and grab thefts as you get out is it? I had an A3 turn around and start following me yesterday with the usual looking suspects 3/4 up, I took a another route as they pulled up next to me at some lights and I could see them eying the car up.

I do try and vary my route home and thankfully I don't really have a routine that they can follow.

No, thankfully. Broke into the house shortly after we left for the afternoon. I always keep an eye out for being followed home but who knows.

[ubbs]

Hope it's found rare colour so it will stand out, interestingly there was one parked at the gym I go to a couple of weeks ago.

[Wills2]

I wouldn't want it back after the scum had sat in it to be honest.

[Sevo]

ubbs said:

Hope it's found rare colour so it will stand out, interestingly there was one parked at the gym I go to a couple of weeks ago.

That might have been me!

Wills2 said:

I wouldn't want it back after the scum had sat in it to be honest.

I know. However overall I'd rather have the car back than not, especially as I don't want a massive claim against my name every time I renew my insurance for the next 5 years.

[Wills2]

Well fingers crossed you get it back then, I would imagine they will have parked it up to see if there is a tracker attached, or if they are pros then it'll be in a container on its way out of the country or stripped for parts.

Not good I hope you get it sorted either way.

Edited by Wills2 on Thursday 3rd August 22:08

[ubbs]

Sevo said:

ubbs said:

Hope it's found rare colour so it will stand out, interestingly there was one parked at the gym I go to a couple of weeks ago.

That might have been me!

Wills2 said:

I wouldn't want it back after the scum had sat in it to be honest.

I know. However overall I'd rather have the car back than not, especially as I don't want a massive claim against my name every time I renew my insurance for the next 5 years.

Nuffield guiseley? Wills I know saying personally I wouldn't want it back but it's a rare car/colour so understand why op would have it back.

[Sevo]

ubbs said:

Nuffield guiseley? Wills I know saying personally I wouldn't want it back but it's a rare car/colour so understand why op would have it back.

Yup!

[Wills2]

Has it gone?

[Vaud]

OP, I have PMd you.

[Sevo]

Wills2 said:

Has it gone?

Reckon so by now. Insurance company have said give it a week.

Vaud - replied just now, thanks.

[anonymous-user]

Getting worried now. Someone I know had his GS Lexus taken via the same method in the last few days (Rawdon).

[Wills2]

Sevo said:

Wills2 said:

Has it gone?

Reckon so by now. Insurance company have said give it a week.

Not good, well at least you can look forward to buying another car, don't let them under pay on the insurance prices are firm if not going up on e92 M3.

[Sevo]

True. I've got autotrader adverts ready to argue my corner. Anyone got advice other than that?

[Wills2]

I had a total write off claim on one of my old e92 M3s, I'd bought the car from JCT BMW back in the late unpleasantness of 2008 as a 1400 mile demo for £38,995 (bargain!) 16,000 miles and 7 months later it was written off by a friend in Ben Rhydding (on the back road between the lido and Askwith) the insurance paid out £42k

They have to put you in the same position you were in before the theft regardless of the cost, no better, no worse, was how the lady from direct line explained it to me. They looked at pricing from BMW dealers AUC cars and determined that prices had risen from the depths I'd bought at.

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Edited by Wills2 on Thursday 3rd August 22:26

[Sevo]

Wills2 said:

I had a total write off claim on one of my old e92 M3s, I'd bought the car from JCT BMW back in the late unpleasantness of 2008 as a 1400 mile demo for £38,995 (bargain!) 16,000 miles and 7 months later it was written off by a friend in Ben Rhydding (on the back road between the lido and Askwith) the insurance paid out £42k

They have to put you in the same position you were in before the theft regardless of the cost, no better, no worse, was how the lady from direct line explained it to me. They looked at pricing from BMW dealers AUC cars and determined that prices had risen from the depths I'd bought at.

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Edited by Wills2 on Thursday 3rd August 22:26

Helpful thank you. Added BMW AUC cars to my list of similar vehicles. Prices are all over the place, but this was a high spec car in a rare colour. Fingers crossed.