South African Car Crime.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

my internet mates wheels stolen , good old cape town sa.

[System~G]

He's very lucky they only took the wheels!

If it were Johannesburg, they would have taken all of it!

Hilux chassis are in huge demand as the fit the Hiace (MPV type thing) that they use as taxi's.

You see loads of cars of various types up on bricks though. I think the wheels could be used as spares for the taxi's too.

Sorry I didn't mean to laugh, but if living in SA, you would expect something like that to happen if you park your vehicle on the road.

I think that picture (or the pick-up) is very old as they changed the license plate designs over 7 years ago.

[Tom.B]

Do you think the dog had anything to do with it? looks a bit of a shady character to me :P

As for the tea leafs who stole the wheels grrr

[nessatse]

I think that picture (or the pick-up) is very old as they changed the license plate designs over 7 years ago.

Being the owner of the vehicle in question, I can state categorically and without fear of retribution, (to quote our local politicians' favourite saying) that the alleged crime took place on the night of 16/17 September 2004, and had it not been for the neighbour ringing my doorbell at 7 am to inform me, I probably would have climbed straight in and try to drive off without noticing anything amiss.

The police informed me that these were very well mannered thieves, as at least they left the car on bricks (although most of the bricks were ripped out of my own driveway).

As for the dog looking a bit shady, I think he is just confused, not having a wheel to ***** against.

PS. Thank you maleborn for bringing my plight to the attention of the rest of the world :). All donations gladly accepted.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

your welcome sir.

[breezer]

hmmm gona cost a bomb to get new wheels&tyres wont it! least its an excuse to get some huge rims!! lol! only joking

[GT4 BOOSTER]

yeah get huge ones they are harder to lift when stealing them .

us brits have the sence to use locking wheel nuts ,even 2 sets is better than no wheels.

[breezer]

us brits have the sence to use locking wheel nuts

i dont gulp!! but shhhhhh dont tell anyone

[GT4 BOOSTER]

i wont tell anyone you live in south shields , drive a silver yaris that has alloys with no locking nuts , now why would i do that ???

[breezer]

i have a chewed nut on the right front alloy!! so a spose that could be classed as a locking wheel nut as it wont come off

[Karma Supra]

I was out there a few months back...3 english guys lost in a hire car turns out we got lost and rolled into the shady area ona trip between Pretori and Cape town (Michealtown or something???) a shanty town area... we are stuck at the lights when we finally click that we are exactly where we were told not to go!!! the driver sitting there with the window open and these black guys all pile out of a hi ace infront of us and come running over... we are ****ting outself, the guy driving is still sitting there with th window open....

They crowded round the car and said that we wern't fron round here, we must be lost, where are we headed!!!

Got to say the west coastal road is one of the coolest roads I've been on :D

we were over there as our telematics/tracking "black box" is made buy a south african comanpy, After all they know best when it comes to car security!!