A warning to anyone selling their Supra...

Always worth remembering this sort of thing does happen so never trust anyone!

 

 

 

Hi there

 

Thought you might be interested in my recent experience. Supra owners beware there are some evil people after you're supra:

 

Report to the police

SUPRA Theft

 

At approx 2pm on the 1st Nov I received a telephone call from a man called James. He was very interested in my advertisement in Autotrader for the sale of my Supra at £10,250.

 

He said he didn’t finish work until 4.30pm as he was a security guard. He said he would call me when he left work to arrange a viewing. At 5.00pm he called and said he had been delayed with a security problem with the police. He rang again later and since he had to travel from Watford we agreed to meet at Pease pottage service area on the M23.

 

At approximately 8.00pm he rang me as I was waiting at the service area and he walked over and joined me. He was dressed as a security guard. We discussed the Supra and I took him for a test drive. After a few minutes I turned off the M23 at junction 10 and on the roundabout we stopped, got out of the car and discussed more details. He wanted to have a drive. He was quite insistent and intimidating so I handed over the keys. He jumped in the car and rushed off in a hurry before I could stop him.

 

I hailed a driver immediately and telephoned 999 at approximately

8.15pm.

 

Lets hope the insurance company pay out!

 

Regards

Mr pissed off from Shoreham by sea

not good can happen to anybody:(

Seen it happen a few times in the car industry

 

*Always switch off the ignition and walk around the back of the car to the passenger side, hand the keys back accross the car.

 

*Never meet a potential buyer in a service area.

Lets hope the insurance company pay out!

They won't I'm afraid, not if he handed over the keys.

 

Poor guy.

Bliimey:blink:

same thing happend to some1 i know, worst thing was it wasn't his car and he was showing the buyer as a favour as the owner was on holiday.

just tell them he grabbed the keys from your hand, pushed you over and quickly locked the doors and drove off. you might well get paid out then

always take someone with you.....2 against 1

 

Would be interesting is one fitted a PIN Code box in the sup so that the correct pin needs to be entered before the car would even start.

Is the car still missing? Have we got a registration number / description to look out for it?

 

oh no that is shit

 

shoreham by sea 5 mins away from me

*Never meet a potential buyer in a service area.

 

I went for a test drive in my car from a service area.. its all about who you're meeting. Who knows, maybe they have some CCTV of the incident?

oh mate so sorry to hear that but what a nightmare don't forget lets us know reg to look out for you never know. hey by any chance did he mention what security company he works for as I know a people in that industry. hope all goes ok with insurance.

Terrible, feel for the guy, but meeting someone at a service station is asking for trouble!

Would be interesting is one fitted a PIN Code box in the sup so that the correct pin needs to be entered before the car would even start.

I've got something like that on my 98 VVTi. It's called BlackJax or something. It's an add-on to the Clifford alarm. It's a pain in the arse most of the time so I've turned it off but it would be worth enabling when you're meeting a potential buyer like in this case.

I've got something like that on my 98 VVTi. It's called BlackJax or something. It's an add-on to the Clifford alarm. It's a pain in the arse most of the time so I've turned it off but it would be worth enabling when you're meeting a potential buyer like in this case.

 

Recently turned my Blackjax on but changed the code to just 2 digits. ive kinda got used to it now, and think if something like this ever did (touch wood) happen, he should be stranded with the car a couple of mile down the road.

 

bad luck mate, hope you get a payout from the insurers!

I leave Blackjax switched on all the time. It's not as much a PITA as having your car nicked.

BlackJax is a pain, but I've enabled it for two reasons.

1) Potential Hijack (which is what it's for)

2) Remind me to switch the Trac off for the RLTC.

thats harsh...

 

One of my mates worked as a security guard in New Zealand, they have little buttons that they carry, which when pressed sends some stupid number of volts through the handle of the cash box they were just carrying... Might be an idea for drivers side seat in a supra...

Bastid, I hope the insurance pays out, or the car is found in one piece. When I sold my last soop, I had back up in the form of a couple of mate's following in a T5, I didn't need them, but was good to know they were there if things went pete tong.

Blackjax on makes you Thatcham approval go bye bye unfortunatly guys. Apparently I heard someone got run over when a woman forgot the code and the car cut out leaving her helpless to brake when required.

Well if it says anything:

 

Dont sell your supra!!!!!! keep hold of it forever!

 

So shit tho, poor guy

feel real sorry for ya dude, hope this dosnt happen to me.

I have Black jax as well. I don't see it as a pain at all. It is as much of a habit to punch in the code as putting on my seatbelt.

 

That guy needs to change his story if he wants an insurance payout. I believe by handing the keys over he has voided his insurance im sure in the shock he forgot to mention he was hit on the head by the thief and then had his keys taken from him

Bottom line is, don't evet let anyone you don't know drive your car, buyer or otherwise......

What if he smashed it up and was not insured etc etc.....

If they don't want to buy it unless they drive it themselves, tell them to sod off............