Theft: Stripped '24 M3 from NJ found in Cali

Lupeskew · 02-01-2024, 10:28 AM

I wish for nothing but hopeless despair and mangled bodies for all thieves and criminals.

nosbocaj · 02-01-2024, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bri1042

Really strange that they left the steering wheel. Airbags and steering wheels have been a theft target for a long time.

My first thought too. That's a pretty high value item. Especially considering what they did take.

Hit_Apex · 02-01-2024, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by nosbocaj

My first thought too. That's a pretty high value item. Especially considering what they did take.

It needs to roll and steer to move and dump. Too much hassle for those items and they took almost everything else.

harperium · 02-01-2024, 11:05 AM

It still weighs too much

Rh6363 · 02-01-2024, 11:07 AM

Starting to think people can’t afford the cars anymore so they just start getting it stolen or stripped to avoid paying for it.
Hopefully not the case.
This sucks.

TopJimmy · 02-01-2024, 11:27 AM

That car was dumped there after the strip job, otherwise they would have taken the vorsteiner wheels too…

At least someone in the biz of buying insurance wrecks has a chance at a good rebuild.

I hope whomever lost it had good insurance coverage.

G MONEY · 02-01-2024, 11:39 AM

Owner probably lost to a Tesla in a drag race. Then had it chopped, split the money from the chop, then called it in stolen

Win win.

M4ord · 02-01-2024, 11:48 AM

Sorry to the owner. I have seen a number of cars stripped in my day, this one is the cleanest I have ever seen. Very professional and not their first G8X.

edit: so clean in fact it may have been stolen off the lot.

IDKBRO · 02-01-2024, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 752002

I don’t know any details of how this happened. My brother was out walking while on vacation in Studio city California and came across a stripped M3. He sent me pictures (including the vin and the paper NJ tag) and I sent the pictures to a manager at my local central Florida dealer (he said he would pass it up the line). Thieves suck!

Saw it last night , it’s parked outside a bunch of shops.

omaralt · 02-01-2024, 12:10 PM

doesn't make sense. this seems to clean of a strip job.. and why would they leave the wheels and steering wheel??

MMnut · 02-01-2024, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by omaralt

doesn't make sense. this seems to clean of a strip job.. and why would they leave the wheels and steering wheel??

And also the taillights !

yousefnjr · 02-01-2024, 08:19 PM

Relax guys it’s just my soap box racer

kgelfen360 · 02-01-2024, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by omaralt

doesn't make sense. this seems to clean of a strip job.. and why would they leave the wheels and steering wheel??

So they can easily steer it out of the shop and on to the truck or tow it….

Kevin_The_Clean1 · 02-19-2024, 12:22 AM

Just randomly found a video of this very same white G80 M3 with a few more details on it. Still find this crazy AF to think someone or a team of people could do this. The level of precision that went into this had to be pretty crazy in itself. You can skip to the 6:15 mark...

Dawgz · 02-19-2024, 08:09 AM

This looks very professionally done

s58 · 02-19-2024, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Hit_Apex

It needs to roll and steer to move and dump. Too much hassle for those items and they took almost everything else.

Isn't all the steering by wire? It looks like some of the steering components are still in place, but I'd be surprised if it still worked even with a battery connected.

Hit_Apex · 02-19-2024, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by s58

Isn't all the steering by wire? It looks like some of the steering components are still in place, but I'd be surprised if it still worked even with a battery connected.

No, it’s not steer by wire. Maybe next gen.

/ / / M3 · 02-19-2024, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by s58

Isn't all the steering by wire? It looks like some of the steering components are still in place, but I'd be surprised if it still worked even with a battery connected.

To my knowledge, the only cars currently in production that have steer-by-wire are the Cybertruck and Lexus RZ450e. BMWs have electric power assist, which is not the same thing as steer-by-wire. Without electricity, there will be no power assist by the wheel should still turn.

s58 · 02-19-2024, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Hit_Apex

No, it’s not steer by wire. Maybe next gen.

Gotcha, thanks for the info!

SwankPeRFection · 02-19-2024, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by / / / M3

To my knowledge, the only cars currently in production that have steer-by-wire are the Cybertruck and Lexus RZ450e. BMWs have electric power assist, which is not the same thing as steer-by-wire. Without electricity, there will be no power assist by the wheel should still turn.

Unless it’s locked in place since ignition isn’t On. All that said, put some roller dollies in the back, pick up the front wheels and tow it. Your everyday repo guys can yank that shit in 5 min. Free steering wheel and rack if anyone needs one. Haha

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