Stolen EVO X, please keep a look out for it

siralfalot

This Evo X was pilfered from Kilcoole in Co. Wicklow on 22nd June 2008 sometime between 0:00 and 06:30am.

The final four digits of the chassis number are 6027, while the most distinguishing marks are the colour coded wing mirrors, the button for the boot (most Evo X's don't have this), and a double-din gap with no stereo fitted.

Just to break your heart even further, it was a family car, and had two baby seats in the back.

Unfortunately for the owners this car was imported at the last minute in order to register the car before the new VRT scheme comes into force, meaning that even if the owners manage to scrape together the funds to get a new Evo, it would be prohibitively expensive to import it and register it here.

So, whether you're involved the rally scene, work at a major port where the scumbags may try to export the car, are offered some cheap bits for your Evo, or you're even just a motorist, keep your eyes peeled for a white Evo X anywhere in Ireland, North or South.

If you spot the car, or even spotted it anywhere in Ireland in the early hours of the morning on the 22nd of June, please get in touch withthe Gardai directly.



more info here http://octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=17611

antodeco

Im gutted. Such a fantastic car. Drive a fair amount round the country, so will keep an eye out. Only one in the country I assume?

ShayK1

is there a license plate or anything on it ?

Beautiful car!!!

kaimera

Jaysus, a EvoX as a family car.

Gutted. Gorgeous piece of kit.

Lord Nikon

Thats is just terrible, hope you get it back.

The Real B-man

I know people who live in that house :eek:

ShayK1

it was spotted on the M50 today at 11am.
reports say there's a White EVO X in the ditch behind the airport.
Can anyone go check this for the owner??

S.I.R

this is whyi tell people never give out any location info on the internet if you hold something of value...


was there even plates on her ?

T J Hooker

ShayK1 wrote: »

it was spotted on the M50 today at 11am.
reports say there's a White EVO X in the ditch behind the airport.
Can anyone go check this for the owner??

which side is behind the aiport, I'll see if I can spin out and have a look.

ShayK1

The directions were pretty bad.
I think he's talking about the Naul Rd but I'm not sure...?

Lads a White Evo has been spotted in a Ditch at the back of the airport, the long road that you turn off at the Coachmans Roundabout, up by the Industrial factory

Hope it helps, a mate called me after i posted up on IMOC

Alan

The tax man

Saw one of these,same colour in coolock yesterday on English plates. I'm near to the airport too and might take a spin. I've already driven around the back of the airport today(St.Margarets to Coachmans Inn roundabout) and deffo nothing along that road. Unless it's buried in a ditch and hard to notice,I'd usually spot something like that.

ShayK1

there's a guy on octane.ie that spend the last 90 minutes driving around the airport and also saw nothing. I'm sure the owner appreciates it though

Beta Ray Bill

The tax man wrote: »

Saw one of these,same colour in coolock yesterday on English plates. I'm near to the airport too and might take a spin. I've already driven around the back of the airport today(St.Margarets to Coachmans Inn roundabout) and deffo nothing along that road. Unless it's buried in a ditch and hard to notice,I'd usually spot something like that.

Ive seen 1 driving around Raheny Village too.

That just has to be it.
Next time I see it I'll chase it... (I GOT AN EVO TOO execpt mines 330BHP MUHAHAHA!)

The tax man

grahambo wrote: »

Ive seen 1 driving around Raheny Village too.

That just has to be it.
Next time I see it I'll chase it... (I GOT AN EVO TOO execpt mines 330BHP MUHAHAHA!)

Car does stand out alright more so in white. Quite rare I'd say.

Beta Ray Bill

The tax man wrote: »

Car does stand out alright more so in white. Quite rare I'd say.

Extremely rare.. even in the UK they are rare

I would imagine if they were driving it in the south they would put UK plates on it.

Although now that I think about it. the car was stolen on the 22nd of June and I've seen that other Evo X driving around for a week or 2 so it couldn't be it!

Its just goes to show that you cant have anything in this stupid country without some knacker ruining it. I hope the person that stole it get caught by someone that will make them pay for what they have done!

Those poor people had the car 36 hours and it was stolen. they were defiantly being watched.

They broke into the house to get the keys, a practice which is becoming far to common. I keep the keys hidden away safely in case of such an event.

I really Really REALLY hope they get it back. This carry on makes me sick

spockety

grahambo wrote: »

They broke into the house to get the keys, a practice which is becoming far to common. I keep the keys hidden away safely in case of such an event.

I think if you have two kids (which the owner does), you'd rather someone break into your house and find the keys in a really obvious place straight away, than come into your bedroom and threaten you or your family with violence unless you hand over the keys to them....

Henry Ford III

grahambo wrote: »

Next time I see it I'll chase it... (I GOT AN EVO TOO execpt mines 330BHP MUHAHAHA!)

I reckon that's why your insurance is so high

keefg

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I reckon that's why your insurance is so high

I concur :D:D


Back on subject, I hope the OP gets their car back in one piece - with that sort of car in your drive it might be worth investing in a tracker device.

S.I.R

grahambo wrote: »

Ive seen 1 driving around Raheny Village too.

That just has to be it.
Next time I see it I'll chase it... (I GOT AN EVO TOO execpt mines 330BHP MUHAHAHA!)

unless you have a an evo VII or better.... goodluck.... also dont be chasing them, it will only end up in someones car getting wreaked... leave the chasing to the gardi GT2 porshe or M5....

pyramuid man

Geez thats gotta hurt.
Hope they get it back. Sweet motor.

Beta Ray Bill

grahambo wrote: »

Ive seen 1 driving around Raheny Village too.

That just has to be it.
Next time I see it I'll chase it... (I GOT AN EVO TOO execpt mines 330BHP MUHAHAHA!)

GIMMEE A BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm kidding, of course I wouldn't chase someone!

Can people in here not joke without getting flammed?

WAY WAY WAY to many smarties on here :pac:
Take a chill pill!

ShayK1

mmmmm smarties

tuxy

grahambo wrote: »

GIMMEE A BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm kidding, of course I wouldn't chase someone!

Can people in here not joke without getting flammed?

WAY WAY WAY to many smarties on here :pac:
Take a chill pill!

In fairness it can be hard to tell if someone is joking or not on the net unless they make it very obvious.

dak

ShayK1 wrote: »

mmmmm smarties

Smarties & M&M's . LOL . Seriously hope op gets that beaut back in one piece !

Homer

As mentioned previously in this thread, and i'm not having a go at the OP or the person whos car was taken, why not get a vehicle tracking system fitted? The cost is not prohibitive and it would mean you not having to resort to hiding your keys and possibly endangering you or your family?
I am looking into this at the moment as I had spare keys of my boxster nicked during a house break in (while I was out luckily) and although I've had the key recoded I worry they will try and come back for the car.
On a particularly rare and sought after car like the EVO X i would think it prudent?
Any one on boards using a tracker system and can give feedback on cost and whether anyone has had cause for the tracker system to prove it's worth??

Really hope they get the car back undamaged.. Fingers crossed

Cheers!

Tragedy

grahambo wrote: »

They broke into the house to get the keys, a practice which is becoming far to common. I keep the keys hidden away safely in case of such an event.

Very silly, a lot of these people wont just give up because the keys are hidden.
A family in an estate by mine(Templeroan) had a nice new expensive merc in their drive way. Gang broke in, couldnt find keys. Owner was woken up by two men standing over his bed with a kettle full of boiling water telling him to give him the keys "or else".

Theres a reason the guards advise you to leave your keys visible.

Lord Nikon

The fact that the OP only has it a short time, might suggest that it would have been eyed since it left the boat.

Yakult

Its really a horrible thing when you cant own a nice car without the risk of it getting robbed.

Hope you get it back op. I will keep a look out around the limerick/shannon region. Not that it will do much good but its better than nothing.

op, no liecense plate number no?

miju

Tragedy wrote: »

Very silly, a lot of these people wont just give up because the keys are hidden.

agreed. my uncle woke up in the middle of the night 2 years ago to find 3 blokes in ballys in his room "asking" for the keys to his M5 BMW.

With 2 kids and his wife in the house , he straight awya flung keys at them and the car aint ben seen since.

Hope the OP gets his back. I live around St. Margerats / Airport way so will keep an eye out for it.

Does the car have any reg on it????

T J Hooker

It has no Reg folks, it landed Friday evening so it was meant to go get done yesterday I believe. It's been insured by the chassis number.

PaddyFagan

industria wrote: »

Any one on boards using a tracker system and can give feedback on cost and whether anyone has had cause for the tracker system to prove it's worth??

I have one - but I only got it after a previous car was stolen! Never used in anger, but mine works by SMS (it has a pay-as-you-go SIM) - I send it a text and it replies with it's location and some additional data. The positive is that it doesn't have any on going costs (still using the initial credit from the SIM 2 years on). The negative was the initial cost, approx a grand two years back - I'm sure the price has come down since though.

It works perfectly and the GPS data is pretty accurate when combined with something like www.mapquest.com, it would get you within a few meters of the car.

Paddy

miju

Personally I would also get in touch with the shipping company especially after seeing this

Gardai paying a visit might not be a bad idea either , IF he was involved (he's not gonna admit if he was anyways) them calling to enquire could be enough to spook them to dump it

projectgtr

F**king scumbags

Sorry to hear it mate, get this on to every owners club accross ireland and the uk it will stand out like a sore thumb,its hit dtdirl.com allready thats how i heard so you can be sure they will be keeping an eye out for it, did it have any security??

Ill keep an eye out myself, good luck with the find hope you catch the knack bags

ShayK1

it was found!!!

ronnie3585

Where? Was it still in one piece?

ShayK1

quote from the ower

Default Eleanor is home........
Folks - car was found in an underground car park in Dublin - still dont know all the details as of yet but it seems cops found her and had her taken away. Got her back today - got her registered at the final hour and got her sorted, taxed, alarmed and tracked and out of town. She drew a bit too much attention when we had registered her and the feelings werent great - alot of paranoia too at that stage but........... we have her safe and sound and tucked away. She has a bit of a scratch to bumper around where the false plates were fitted and is manky dirty inside and out but other than that she flew... We are going to enjoy her now and will defo bring her to a meet soon.

Thanks for all the help and info - amazing how people have helped us. All in all people have amazed us and if nothing else restored our faith in mankind!

Talk soon.

Stephen

Nice to see a happy ending
It'd be even happier if it involved the scum being arrested though.

bf

Great to hear - i don't know but hopefully the power of the various motor forums helped get her back.

Well wear to the owner!

biggus

Car recovered undamaged and in time to vrt it !!

Great to here some good news reported ... you'd never find stories like this reported from those depressing journalists on radio TV or newspaper.

Are people REALLY not interested in good news stories??? Well done Garda , perhaps some petrolhead posters will have a bit more respect for them now.
Best piece of news i've read in 4 weeks !!

alo1587

Now thats good news, i'd say a lot of people were keeping an eye out for it including myself.A happy ending:)

ShayK1

alo1587 wrote: »

Now thats good news, i'd say a lot of people were keeping an eye out for it including myself.A happy ending:)

as was I

Fozzie Bear

Well done Gardai, a wee bit of praise is deserved when they get it right. They get plenty of stick for those occasion where they don't!

Good news for the owners, i'm betting they had a tracker fitted within half an hour of getting it back;) Well wear with it now.

Cionád

Fozzie Bear wrote: »

Well done Gardai, a wee bit of praise is deserved when they get it right. They get plenty of stick for those occasion where they don't!

Good news for the owners, i'm betting they had a tracker fitted within half an hour of getting it back;) Well wear with it now.

+1

staker

that's brill! what a gorgeous car. pity the perpetrators weren't caught.:mad:

Yakult

Good that it was found, pissed me off about the whole thing. Too bad the asses who did it was caught and shot!

here.from.day.1

Good story, glad there was a decent ending. Pity about the scum that get away scott free though.

Run_to_da_hills

here.from.day.1 wrote: »

Good story, glad there was a decent ending. Pity about the scum that get away scott free though.

Maybe not yet, The car was taken away for forenzics, finger prints taken, these basta*rds will be eventually caught. Good police work, these guys come in handy when you need them.

Gone In 60 Secs

Hi there - we are the Evo X owners that would like to thank everyone for their help and attention to the plight - as you know she was found safe and sound - all intact apart from dirt and a few scratches - hopefully we will have her longer this time than 36 hours - she's now registered, taxed, highly alarmed, tracked and has locks changed. Thanks again - we really do feel that the forums helped keep the attention on her which stopped much being done with her / to her and as a result she was found safe and well! It also restored our damaged faith in mankind when so many people were willing to look for her and give us advice!

Thanks again!

rabbitinlights

Organise a boards track day to say thanks........................?

Run_to_da_hills

Gone In 60 Secs wrote: »

Hi there - we are the Evo X owners that would like to thank everyone for their help and attention to the plight - as you know she was found safe and sound - all intact apart from dirt and a few scratches - hopefully we will have her longer this time than 36 hours - she's now registered, taxed, highly alarmed, tracked and has locks changed. Thanks again - we really do feel that the forums helped keep the attention on her which stopped much being done with her / to her and as a result she was found safe and well! It also restored our damaged faith in mankind when so many people were willing to look for her and give us advice!

Thanks again!

Come on, you’ve got to give some credit to da boys in blue.

lightening

Great name Evo owner!! Glad you got the car back.

(you do realise it's your own fault for buying that type of car, your just looking for it to get robbed...:D:D:D )