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suse1023


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Unbelievable, right?!

At 131pm on a sunny day from the parking lot at the HEB grocery in Boerne Texas.

Security camera shows a gold sedan circling the lot when it pulled up to my 2001 F350 crew 4x4 dually--with the 7.3 engine with 69,750 original miles on her---he used a screw driver to break in, and bent over the steering column to hot wire it.  He backed out and was gone by 133.

She's probably already in a chop shop.

I'll be looking to buy a decent used truck to haul my 14000 lb carriage soon if you hear of any in the southwest.



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You're right... unbelievable!cry I hope you find a replacement quickly.



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The truck will be found out in the desert area. Many of the cartels..err drug runners use the older models because they do not require the chipped key for starting.
Sorry for your loss....

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That's why we all have insurance. Things can be replaced. Just be glad that no one was hurt in any way by this action.

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So sorry to hear about this! Glad no one was hurt - trucks can be replaced

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Ouch! Sorry to hear it.

Good luck on your search for a new one.

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Wow Suse that is really scary. So sorry about the truck but glad your ok

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TRAILERKING


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At least you weren't held up at gun point.

Thieves will take what ever they want and nothing's going to stop them.

Look at it this way................It's an older truck so time for an upgrade anyway. Hahaha



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suse1023


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San Antonio police called at midnight.
My truck was found abandoned with major damage to the steering column, but otherwise looked intact he said.
They asked for and received permission to dust it for prints, and had it towed to impound.
My insurance guy said not to drive it until their mechanic takes a look at it, so I guess it will be a few days before I get it back, assuming all is fixable.

He also said the back seat was full of stuff---hoping my Wingard dish and amazon returns are all still there!


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I guess that's good news... all things considered.  Hopefully the inconvenience isn't too severe and the insurance company steps up and gets the work done ASAP. It sure could have been much worse, both physically and financially.

Brian



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suse1023


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I admit to be amazed they found it at all!
But now I cant help but wonder---why on earth go to the trouble of stealing it in broad daylight only to abandon it in under 12 hours?

The guy knew how to jump the lock and hot wire it, you would think he'd also know that that truck is worth 20k!

Meanwhile I am going to put together a few baskets of Vermont goodies and write letters to their bosses. I am SO impressed they cared about my truck in such a huge city!


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Sometimes, it's just the thrill of the grab. I had my own vehicle stolen years ago and it was found over 200 miles away.  Some kids wanted a joyride.  Just sayin'.



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Sometimes they steal the vehicle to get your home address off paperwork and the garage door opener, so they can rob the house.

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suse1023


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I sure as heck hope not--I'm the only one in here with Vermont plates so unless I move to another park I'd be easy to find.
It may be time to add a better lock to my fiver door.

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Glad you got it back. That truck is a classic and will run forever.

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So glad you got it back.  I hope they find the person who took it too.

 



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"But now I cant help but wonder---why on earth go to the trouble of stealing it in broad daylight only to abandon it in under 12 hours?" I wonder if your truck was used in some sort of crime. Given that your truck had plates from a long distance away, it may be that a security camera will show your license place somewhere, with the hope that that Vermont plate will through the police off the scent of the criminal.

We just toured the OKC Memorial and were reminded again of how the bomber was caught (by accident). He was actually in custody for not having a license plate on the car when the word went out that he was wanted for the bombing. Perhaps your truck was used for something illegal, and the criminals didn't realize that the police knew about the theft of your truck and were already looking for it.

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When you get a chance to look over your truck make sure the thieves did not leave anything behind such as a receipt or cigarette butt. Sometimes the police do not know what is your property and what may have been left behind, although receipts have dates.

Sorry to hear about the hassle. Crooks suck!

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