Yep.... It's gone. Word of advice, do NOT park one of these at the Memphis International Airport. Security's response was "yeah...this happens all the time." Man, I wish I had know that before I chose to park there.

So now, a vehicle that was trending UP in value, is now gone. I have to decide wether I want to get back into another SRT or not. I know '18 Mopar edition B5 blue will be hard to come by, so I may just go with a straight SRT. I loved that car.😭

#099/250 you were great....

I'm sorry, words cant convey.

Such an awesome car + amazing color.

 

Sorry to hear. Great color!

 

Probably an inside job, that sucks! I try not to park my B5 anywhere that I am not close by. I do have all sorts of security on mine, even if it is just an RT.

 

Sorry to hear about your rig, I have been doing some research on anti-theft systems and this RAVELCO product has been popping up on YT and online as a solid choice to go with.

 

Look into IGLA pincode.

 

As one who can directly relate, I am sorry to hear of your most unfortunate circumstances. I had a Typhoon stolen from me years ago and it took me about 2 years to get over the feeling of being violated. Every time I see one to this day it puts me right back to that time in my life. Hopefully you can see past the a$$bags who think what's yours is theirs and do their deeds with no remorse. Whatever their reasons are.....they're not good enough to take someone else's property.

They'll get theirs someday, I fully believe that. Karma is a b!tch.

Hang in there.

 

blows...sharing the pain..I guess HC is not the only target...

 

A little late...but looks like a solution from Tazer and a must have for Mopar owners!

 

Alright guys. I need all the positive energy and wishes you can conjure up! I got a phone call and it has been located and arrests made! Rear window has been broken out and that is all they told me. My insurance is trying to get ahold of it now. Man I hope those ** who stole my car treated it with kid gloves!

 

Man I hope those ** who stole my car treated it with kid gloves!

I hope so too for your sake. Hoping for a good outcome here for you.

When my Typhoon was stolen.......it resurfaced about 2 years later. I had already been paid off by insurance (they said they found pieces of it and evidence of VIN) and the case was closed. But....when I ran into her again on that fateful day, the truck was in the same exact shape it was when it was taken from me, surprisingly, so it's possible. The thieves broke out the rear lock cylinder on the lift gate to gain access, so there was a new lock in place. That was the only difference.

Keep us posted Sir, popcorn in hand.

 

Is it close to where you live still? When do you get to go see it?

 

55 miles down the road. Idiots for sure. The police are still busting as many as they can, so it hang been released to my insurance company yet. It better happen soon.

 

Make sure you go over it with a fine tooth comb. I had a van stolen in the 90s and not long after we got the broken steering column, missing wheels and missing radio replaced, one of the rods started knocking. It took a while for the insurance company agree to replace the motor but that was only after they paid someone to tear it down to confirm the problem. They had jacked up the motor under the oil pan.

 

Sorry to hear. That kind of thing has been happening a lot all over the nation. One word of advice I can give to anyone is if you plan to park it for more than overnight, then pull the ignition fuse and the fuel pump relay. Even if they get in, they won't start it. If they do manage to start it, they won't get far without fuel.

 

anything SRT or HC is a chum bag...kill switch at the least no spark/no fuel.

 

Wow man, so sorry to hear this. I hope it turns out OK for you.

 

Yep.... It's gone. Word of advice, do NOT park one of these at the Memphis International Airport. Security's response was "yeah...this happens all the time." Man, I wish I had know that before I chose to park there.

So now, a vehicle that was trending UP in value, is now gone. I have to decide wether I want to get back into another SRT or not. I know '18 Mopar edition B5 blue will be hard to come by, so I may just go with a straight SRT. I loved that car.😭

#099/250 you were great....

based on several stories like this i don't drive a hellcat if i have to park at an airport or hotel - could still happen if they load on a truck in broad daylight at work (ravelco plug makes it unlikely they can drive it off). sorry tho hear.

 

I heard RAVELCO is the best around, I live and the midwest and need the remote start though... That is the only downside with the RAVELCO system from what I have read.

 

Hey TripleD - any updates? It's been a bit now.

 

It just got delivered to the body shop and I went there immediately. It’s a damn disaster. Ripped the logos off so it would “blend in”. Idiots. Yep, smoked everything you could up in there. Drove it off road apparently, from the look of the undercarriage. Ripped out the radio but later plugged it back in. Idiots. That’s how they got caught. Shattered glass everywhere, cut the seatbelt because they couldn’t figure out how to get the car seat out. Idiots. I was handed a blank key fob abs they said “here is your key” and I was like, “no, I have both my keys, this must be what they used to steal it”. Drive approximately 1300 miles on it. Engine is clicking now, so they just have used 87 octane. Idiots. Police had 4 in custody, only charging one, and she will get off because she claims she “bought it but can’t remember from who”.
I’m sick……

 

It just got delivered to the body shop and I went there immediately. It’s a damn disaster. Ripped the logos off so it would “blend in”. Idiots. Yep, smoked everything you could up in there. Drove it off road apparently, from the look of the undercarriage. Ripped out the radio but later plugged it back in. Idiots. That’s how they got caught. Shattered glass everywhere, cut the seatbelt because they couldn’t figure out how to get the car seat out. Idiots. I was handed a blank key fob abs they said “here is your key” and I was like, “no, I have both my keys, this must be what they used to steal it”. Drive approximately 1300 miles on it. Engine is clicking now, so they just have used 87 octane. Idiots. Police had 4 in custody, only charging one, and she will get off because she claims she “bought it but can’t remember from who”.
I’m sick……

Sue the MFs - all of them and their parents if they are minors - for the total value of the vehicle, loss of enjoyment and loss of future value. Take them all for what they are worth.

 

Well sh!t.....that's not any good news at all man. I agree, if they want to act like idiots then they need to be treated like idiots that they are. Try to get what you can out of this. There is another vehicle out there that will bring you joy someday, but you'll never forget this one for sure.

 

Interesting discovery. The radio was plugged back in so they could access the various SRT racing modes. That’s probably when SiriusXM Guardian pinged them. Down side is that they raced it…..

 

They have a low mileage example at Roanoke Motors.

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I saw that. And if my car gets totaled out, my insurance company will probably use that vehicle (which was a trade in) to assess value 😒

 

hope it does. Way back when, I had my gmc jimmy stolen from my driveway (and they kindly left me another stolen vehicle). It made the news in a helicopter chase and when I got it back, it was basically like you described.

 

I was shopping SRTs and TNGs for a couple months. This one popped up after I committed to Mopar 22 edition TNG. It is a cool dealership, they specialize in rare hooked up Dodge products. I drove an SRT in Destroyer Grey, there. Just did not have the towing package I needed.

 

The tricky part is coming up. The body shop is bringing in a mechanic to determine any mechanical problems. The engine sounded terrible, I'm almost positive they used 87 octane, so if an engine swap has to be done, I feel like I'm well within my right to request a new transmission and rear end as well. No clue what they did in that thing, but I do know they tried to race it by accessing the SRT functions. I feel like my insurance will fight me on this. I'm sure the mechanic would be glad to, though.

 

Smart to bring your own mechanic.

Bet they end up totaling it + buying you an equivalent.

Because this is a numbered + rare car it's going to get interesting.

 

Who is your insurance through? I was an adjuster at Farmers and my dad ran a shop for 40 years. The last thing they want to do is have this claim start and then keep going. If you push and say you don’t want it back they will total it .

 

Exactly. I had a van t-boned and near-totaled, but the insurance company opted to pay to fix it. The shop grafted on a new back from the front seats on back. In the process of removing the unbroken windshield, they broke it and that put it over the insurance threshold to total it, but by then it was too late in the process so the repair was completed. The back and front came from different plants so the trim where they met up was never right, and the sliding door never worked right. To make it worse, after the fact the insurance company said they'd have totaled it if I had insisted.

 

Interesting…. Though I hate it (I’m in love with #99) I’m at the point now where I am losing faith that what I get back will be what I had before. I didn’t know I could “insist”

 

Depends on your insurance company and the amount of damage. Mine was within a few hundred of their threshold to total.