STOLEN, Subaru Brumby Ballarat

preno · Post by **preno** » Sat May 01, 2010 6:02 pm

G'day All

Thought i would post this here to see if anyone had seen it around.

My Brumby was stolen from out the front of my house this morning, howitt st ballarat. So if there is any ballarat people on here could you keep an eye out for it.

It is a white brumby, bullbar, tonneau cover, 14" sunnys, hella spotties, sports dash.

rego is WAO 316

the latest pic of it

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2 ... =548497128

thanks

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sat May 01, 2010 6:27 pm

Shit.. Not good.. Hope you get it back soon

subaruby · Post by **subaruby** » Sat May 01, 2010 9:06 pm

Sorry to hear will keep an eye out for it in Geelong

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Sun May 02, 2010 9:04 am

Sorry to hear, eyes peeled mate.

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun May 02, 2010 9:30 am

thats just not right

sadly the question no one has asked

was your brumby insured?

and I do hope your car is found and returned

TOONGA

preno · Post by **preno** » Sun May 02, 2010 11:41 am

thanks guys.

its only got third party insurance on it. not sure if its fire an theft covered as the insurance is in my old mans name. will have to double check monday but i doubt it.

sucks even more i had some decent tools locked up in the back!

thanks again for keeping an eye out.

preno · Post by **preno** » Sun May 02, 2010 5:20 pm

Dont worry guys it has been found!!

looks like they were out joy riding and bush bashing. Covered in mud an grass. Doesnt look like anything had been taken out of it thank god. But does have a smashed mirror.

think i have been pretty lucky to get it back as it is.

cheers guys

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun May 02, 2010 5:21 pm

I'd say buy a Tuesday lotto ticket but I think you've had your luck for a while

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:17 pm

Great to hear it was found so quickly and with your stuff still in it

Battlewagon · Post by **Battlewagon** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:24 pm

Round here it would have been crispy toasty, the young idiots that steal and bushbash cars here drive them till they stop, then burn them. You are one lucky Brumby owner.

preno · Post by **preno** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:45 pm

yeh im pretty dam lucky i think. was told only about 15% of cars stolen here in ballarat are ever returned!

cops coming round tomorrow to fingerprint the car.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:48 pm

Lucky mate... time to buy lotto ticket!
Cheers
AP

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:50 pm

Agreed with Battlewagon! VERY lucky!!

I was in 'rat a few weeks ago to help a mate move house. Came in via Dean - never done that before. We passed a brumby on the side of the road and I could have sworn it was yours, I wasn't allowed to pull over to leave a note

Glad you've got it back! Might be time for an immobiliser and some keyless entry to go with it

Cheers

Bennie

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:50 pm

cool.. as long as you don't get one of those crazy calls from the radio station saying they believe it was an inside job as they found your finger prints all over the car.. they sucked a guy in over here with that one was going off big time

Do you have a alarm/immobiliser fitted to it? if not highly recommend one

preno · Post by **preno** » Sun May 02, 2010 8:18 pm

Bennie, i reckon i saw you turn onto sturt st few weeks ago. was a few cars behind you.

Na i dont have an alarm/immobiliser fitted, might one day but for now think i might just invest in a steering lock.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon May 03, 2010 12:37 am

90 poo cent deterent the old steeering wheel lock i hear. So, did you leave the keys in it, or can a screwdriver open doors and start car? Spare above the visor? Or you need a new lock or two

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:13 am

preno wrote:Bennie, i reckon i saw you turn onto sturt st few weeks ago. was a few cars behind you.

Na i dont have an alarm/immobiliser fitted, might one day but for now think i might just invest in a steering lock.

I saw a mystery L series with lift, sunnies front and rear bars and same colour as bennies going south on the freeway to melb just out of Ballarat. Driver also had big hair

But apparently wasn't Bennie.

BTW its good you got your Brumby back. Lucky it wasn't burnt out in Canadian forest. I'd be wiring in a kill switch for the fuel pump or ignition and hiding it under the dash somewhere. Will cost you $5 if that. Little fuggers might come back if they know they can get into your car now.

Cheers,
Rhys

preno · Post by **preno** » Mon May 03, 2010 2:48 pm

i had it locked an no keys inside. looks like they jammed a screwdriver in the passenger door and it is possible to turn the ignition to 'on' with just a screwdriver.

will probably put in a kill switch somewhere not sure where yet.

was thinking before it would be pretty funny if the kill switch controlled a change over relay connected to the ignition and then lights, horn, radio and whatever else were connected to that as well. so when the kill switch is on the ignition controlls the lights and horn, just so they get a bit of a fright. Wont be doing anything that involved but was just a thought.

cheers

ScubyRoo · Post by **ScubyRoo** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:27 pm

Good news that you got your ride back mate!

As for the kill switch, I've heard of it being wired into old electric fense wire woven under a seat cover... if you don't flick the right switch then KAZAP! one very surprised car theif... not like I condone violence to scum-sucking-car-stealing arseholes!

I like the idea though, $5 immobiliser

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:45 pm

ScubyRoo wrote:As for the kill switch, I've heard of it being wired into old electric fense wire woven under a seat cover... if you don't flick the right switch then KAZAP! one very surprised car theif... not like I condone violence to scum-sucking-car-stealing arseholes!

lol.. hooked up to the coil

You are right.. I don't condone it either but if you steal other peoples cars then you deserve everything you get !!