Biff

I've been to see the car today. Thankfully it's still in one piece. The visible damage to the bodywork, as far as I can tell, is (relatively) minor. The steering column and ignition has obviously been damaged, and from the look of the rear tyres it seems that they've had some fun with the car : I'm pretty certain that burnouts / doughnuts or drifting have been the order of the day. Having seen the state of the car, and with the limited information I have about its movements after it was stolen, I would say almost certainly that it was taken by so-called 'joyriders' rather than someone with any particular knowledge of the car who wanted it for parts or to sell it. Fortunately they abandoned the car after getting a flat tyre, otherwise who knows what might have happened to it (I shouldn't think they have thought twice about turning it into a burnt out shell if they'd managed to get it to a quiet area). Obviously it will need a very good inspection of much of its internal workings to check what damage has been caused to the clutch, engine, gearbox, suspension etc., but it was still great to see the car. I hope this will put some minds at rest about there being a 300zx specialist preying on the cars. Initially I thought this was the case, but the instant I saw the car (especially the tyres :eek: ) I changed my mind about the motive. Thanks once again for all the posts: I appreciate the warm welcome (under not-ideal circumstances). Any advice on possible damage to look out for as a result of the car being ragged by joyriders would be warmly received.

I hadn't realised that my subscription had expired (as I have changed my e-mail address and didn't receive the renewal reminder) so apologies for the delay in renewing. I'd appreciate it if you could send me one of the key-rings and, as far as I remember, I haven't received a membership pack. I would prefer internal stickers if possible please. Thanks.

Thanks once again for all your best wishes (and the heartfelt offers of death and dismemberment to the perpetrators!) :smash: I will probably not find out what sort of state the car's in until Tuesday, but will keep you all posted about this and any other developments. P.S. Thanks for the warm welcome (even though this is only my second post and, strictly speaking, I don't have a 300zx at the moment!) Cheers, Biff (not the one who accosted Marty McFly, I should add)

Just to let everyone know that, as the owner of the black zed that was nicked, I have recently been told by the police that the car has been found! At the moment I don't know what sort of condition it's in (apart from that it probably isn't burnt out or otherwise written off). I won't be able to find out what state it's in until Tuesday, due to the place it's been taken to being closed over the Bank Holiday. Needless to say, I was rather pleased to hear that it's been found. :dance: A big thanks to everyone on the forum for their posts and staying vigilant for my zed - I really do appreciate all the comments I have read. Cheers to Smithy as well bringing the incident to everyone's attention, and to Jeff at Zedworld for his constant hard work on mine and other owners' cars. I will keep you updated when I know more, and hopefully the police should have some evidence to nail whoever stole it. Thanks again to all.