E90post members' efforts help recover stolen 335i

ac328 · 10-23-2009, 01:14 AM

Wow amazing story. Great job nybsbl04!!!!!

ac328 · 10-23-2009, 01:14 AM

I just can't imagine how the car got from California all the way to NY....

e90fanatic · 10-23-2009, 09:00 AM

come to think of it....maybe valet??

nybsbl04 · 10-23-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by e90fanatic

come to think of it....maybe valet??

Guys,

Theres no way the kid mis-parked the car, it was parked in a perfect spot where it could be dropped by a tow truck. Most likely it was taken by tow truck, stolen and dropped off.

The kid came to NYC by bus twice, from Boston to file a police report, highly unlikely if he forgot where it was parked.

e90fanatic · 10-23-2009, 11:32 AM

i was saying, it could have been valet parked in the city then was stole with/without the keys....the spot u found it in is probably where the thieves abandoned it after trying to start the car but instead they probably stole other stuff and call it a day?

its a crazy story...

TwinTurboXI · 10-23-2009, 11:43 AM

Cool story, I wouldn't want the car back though.

CPI · 10-23-2009, 12:33 PM

Wow! Crazy story. Kudos to you!

skimmilk20 · 10-23-2009, 01:03 PM

I'm from around that neighborhood and I'm just thinking, who the hell has like 10 parking tickets swatted under the wipers..

e90fanatic · 10-23-2009, 01:13 PM

lol...most people in nyc wont even give a shit even if the alarm is sounding

jopa489 · 10-23-2009, 09:50 PM

Featured on BMWBlog!

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minicrazy592 · 10-23-2009, 09:51 PM

I just saw that too

jlstyle · 10-23-2009, 11:12 PM

Hm I would had been interested in front lip if it were there...or the blacked out grill.

Berduderunner · 10-24-2009, 12:25 AM

EPIC win. great job man!

zhangzeyuandss · 10-24-2009, 12:38 AM

real epic win.my friend

M_BYEEE · 10-24-2009, 12:40 AM

Wow this is a crazy story. I looked at the picture closer and saw the license plate says "RUSNAK". The Rusnak BMW is located about 15 miles from my home, or about 2 cities I think. All the way from Southern California to NYC, now that would be quite a drive.

WILLIE92 · 10-24-2009, 12:42 AM

Dude if those people were mexican u just seriously screwed them over by returning their car!!!! we mexicans dont misplace our cars they get Stolen or misteriously disappear when u cant make that payment!!!!! plus u got a hold of the broker thats probably selling their house thats about to be foreclosed!!!!! them people are like fuck we sent that car to NY the rudest city in america and some jack ass becomes honest!!! im just playing man just kidding im mexican thats so racist of me!!!! good job sherlock!! good to know not to park my car in your hood if i want it to get stolen! but seriously great job!!

E90SLAM · 10-24-2009, 12:56 AM

wow!!!
Kudos to everyone here helped to retrieve the car back to the owner!!!

you guys rock!!!

montreal red · 10-24-2009, 01:08 AM

boy!! this is one crazy story !! but good job on returning the car to its rightful owner!

CollinsE90 · 10-24-2009, 01:12 AM

nybsbl04 you are the man, do you throw the pearl around(baseball)??

nano10 · 10-24-2009, 01:31 AM

nybsbl04, you are one true american hero

Tallest · 10-24-2009, 02:50 AM

what a great resolution to this story, you are a good man OP.

And as for POLICE - if they had bothered they could have nailed the ass.oles who tried to steal it again later had they paid attention. And it's so luck car was not higher up the blocks as it would been vandalized big time I bet.

Tallest · 10-24-2009, 03:00 AM

someone said here something about stealing entry codes.

I've heard abotu this here from a magazine as well that tests anti theft devices and the staff of the magazine invites a 'professional' (mostly a cop or someone like that who knows how this works) and they demonstrate how quickly they can steal the car. So there is probably some misinformation regarding the matter in the post here, which was investigated and proven that it's hard to start up the car.

The fact is that at least in europe some top notch car theives have already built equipment to start up E9x (in 2006) and it is an expensive piece of computer (20k usd i think) and is rare but it does exist and when our cars get jacked they use it to get into the car and than with its help do some things inside of the car (magazine hinted vaguely what but probably not good to say here) and they start it up without any issues, also takes like 30 seconds if car has no alarm and bit longer if it does.

so the moral is don't assume that our cars are hard to steal, invest into good alarm and immobilizer.Oh and seems like parking on an incline helps.

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ac328 Lieutenant 149 Rep 421 Posts Drives: 328is, 528e, 335i, X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newark, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW X3 M40i [10.00]	Wow amazing story. Great job nybsbl04!!!!! __________________ AC328 2018 AW G01 X3 M40i 2008 AW E92 335i Coupe 2006 SG E85 Z4 3.0si 1996 AW E36 328is (original owner) 1986 DG E28 528e
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ac328 Lieutenant 149 Rep 421 Posts Drives: 328is, 528e, 335i, X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newark, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW X3 M40i [10.00]	I just can't imagine how the car got from California all the way to NY.... __________________ AC328 2018 AW G01 X3 M40i 2008 AW E92 335i Coupe 2006 SG E85 Z4 3.0si 1996 AW E36 328is (original owner) 1986 DG E28 528e
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10-23-2009, 09:00 AM	#91
e90fanatic Absolute0 172 Rep 5,078 Posts Drives: Has a Roundel Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TO/HK/NJ iTrader: (6)	come to think of it....maybe valet??
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e90fanatic Absolute0 172 Rep 5,078 Posts Drives: Has a Roundel Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TO/HK/NJ iTrader: (6)	i was saying, it could have been valet parked in the city then was stole with/without the keys....the spot u found it in is probably where the thieves abandoned it after trying to start the car but instead they probably stole other stuff and call it a day? its a crazy story...
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10-23-2009, 11:43 AM	#94
TwinTurboXI Lieutenant Colonel 162 Rep 1,523 Posts Drives: 2011 135i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: . iTrader: (12)	Cool story, I wouldn't want the car back though.
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skimmilk20 Second Lieutenant 29 Rep 215 Posts Drives: 2007 328i 6 spd MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I'm from around that neighborhood and I'm just thinking, who the hell has like 10 parking tickets swatted under the wipers.. Last edited by skimmilk20; 10-23-2009 at 01:28 PM..
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e90fanatic Absolute0 172 Rep 5,078 Posts Drives: Has a Roundel Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TO/HK/NJ iTrader: (6)	lol...most people in nyc wont even give a shit even if the alarm is sounding
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M_BYEEE Brigadier General 151 Rep 3,269 Posts Drives: BSM X5M Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Camarillo, CA iTrader: (7)	Wow this is a crazy story. I looked at the picture closer and saw the license plate says "RUSNAK". The Rusnak BMW is located about 15 miles from my home, or about 2 cities I think. All the way from Southern California to NYC, now that would be quite a drive. __________________
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WILLIE92 H20 KING!! 16 Rep 525 Posts Drives: E92 328I Join Date: May 2009 Location: COLORADO/DOWNEY ,CA iTrader: (0)	Dude if those people were mexican u just seriously screwed them over by returning their car!!!! we mexicans dont misplace our cars they get Stolen or misteriously disappear when u cant make that payment!!!!! plus u got a hold of the broker thats probably selling their house thats about to be foreclosed!!!!! them people are like fuck we sent that car to NY the rudest city in america and some jack ass becomes honest!!! im just playing man just kidding im mexican thats so racist of me!!!! good job sherlock!! good to know not to park my car in your hood if i want it to get stolen! but seriously great job!!
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Tallest Major General 1485 Rep 6,370 Posts Drives: 911 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweden iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 911 [10.00]	someone said here something about stealing entry codes. I've heard abotu this here from a magazine as well that tests anti theft devices and the staff of the magazine invites a 'professional' (mostly a cop or someone like that who knows how this works) and they demonstrate how quickly they can steal the car. So there is probably some misinformation regarding the matter in the post here, which was investigated and proven that it's hard to start up the car. The fact is that at least in europe some top notch car theives have already built equipment to start up E9x (in 2006) and it is an expensive piece of computer (20k usd i think) and is rare but it does exist and when our cars get jacked they use it to get into the car and than with its help do some things inside of the car (magazine hinted vaguely what but probably not good to say here) and they start it up without any issues, also takes like 30 seconds if car has no alarm and bit longer if it does. so the moral is don't assume that our cars are hard to steal, invest into good alarm and immobilizer.Oh and seems like parking on an incline helps. __________________ 997.2 F30.F11.E86.E90.E90.E36
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