Lotus Elise stolen (Dublin city) - if anyone sees or hears of it!...

Tzardine

jay48 wrote: »

There's been a serious amount of motorbikes robbed from underground carparks in the last year or so . I'd imagine the scummers are casing them out rather than going by info on photos in fairness .

I agree. But at the same time to mad to think that if you see a nice bike online there is potentially a way to find out its location. Let's say somebody was looking for a rare or hard to find model.

Crumbs868

liam7831 wrote: »

Lads, some criminal stole it, dunno why anyone is going down the road of it being abandoned, it's a stupid assumption to make or to try and put forward as a reason for stealing it, just cos its not on the road

That post makes very little sense, very confusing to read

iwillhtfu

Crumbs868 wrote: »

That post makes very little sense, very confusing to read

He's referencing a number of different posts on a number of different forums.

A lot of posters on one forum were of the opinion someone should go a save it from it's inevitable demise and return it to it's former glory. Essentially steal the car and give it to someone more deserving. Considering the condition of the car it clearly wasn't looked after in anyway shape or form for the last number of years and to be honest I'd be dubious of it being repaired anytime soon.

I'd say someone took it with the intention of turning it into a track day car and probably thought no one would notice. It may well show up again in the near future once they realise their error.

Either way imo this car deserves a better owner tbh but that doesn't excuse the theft of someone else's property.

Cabaal

Its amusing to read people justifying theft, they seem to forget its not their property to do anything with. It doesn't matter if the OP decided to coat the thing in acid, its their car to do with as they wish...whatever that may be.

If the OP had a house which was boarded up as they were awaiting funds to do stuff with it, nobody would think its ok for somebody to just break in and move in and do whatever they wanted with the place

Valetta

Cabaal wrote: »

Its amusing to read people justifying theft, they seem to forget its not their property to do anything with. It doesn't matter if the OP decided to coat the thing in acid, its their car to do with as they wish...whatever they may be.

If the OP had a house which was boarded up as they were awaiting funds to do stuff with it, nobody would think its ok for somebody to just break in and move in and do whatever they wanted with the place

Agree completely.

And as for saying a car "deserves" a better owner- well that's just nonsense.

Hopefully the car will be recovered and the thief caught.

iwillhtfu

Valetta wrote: »

And as for saying a car "deserves" a better owner- well that's just nonsense.

I'm sure the plan Lotus had in mind when developing the elise was to park it up in a garage and leave it rot.

Clearly though a better owner would be a silly idea :rolleyes:

Cabaal

Valetta wrote: »

Agree completely.

And as for saying a car "deserves" a better owner- well that's just nonsense.

I'm sure thiefs always justify things by thinking things like "I deserve that money more then the person who owns it"

beauf

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I'm sure the plan Lotus had in mind when developing the elise was to park it up in a garage and leave it rot.

Clearly though a better owner would be a silly idea :rolleyes:

What plan did Lotus have when they lost £71M in 2014.

Theft is theft.

Why are so many people ok with stealing. :eek:

For Forks Sake

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I'm sure the plan Lotus had in mind when developing the elise was to park it up in a garage and leave it rot.

Clearly though a better owner would be a silly idea :rolleyes:

I doubt Lotus or any other manufacturer give a flying f*ck what happens their cars once they can sell what's coming off the production line. Incredibly stupid logic. The car is the OPs property, regardless of condition, and any attempt at appropriating it is theft, plain and simple.

iwillhtfu

beauf wrote: »

What plan did Lotus have when they lost £71M in 2014.

Theft is theft.

Why are so many people ok with stealing. :eek:

I'm not condoning theft ya numpty read my posts.

As for the other part of your post there's no arguing with stupidity unfortunately.

iwillhtfu

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I doubt Lotus or any other manufacturer give a flying f*ck what happens their cars once they can sell what's coming off the production line. Incredibly stupid logic. The car is the OPs property, regardless of condition, and any attempt at appropriating it is theft, plain and simple.

Did I mention the production line you stupid tit.

When it was developed it wasn't developed to be parked in a car park and allowed to rot.

At no point do I condone the theft.

Jebus some of ye lads in motors haven't got much in the auld tool box.

ba_barabus

iwillhtfu wrote: »

you stupid tit.

Leave it out.

Someone has had a car stolen from them and needs help, why derail the thread with a petty argument?

For Forks Sake

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Did I mention the production line you stupid tit.

When it was developed it wasn't developed to be parked in a car park and allowed to rot.

At no point do I condone the theft.

Jebus some of ye lads in motors haven't got much in the auld tool box.

I've had a variety of cars knocking around my gaff in various states of disrepair over the years waiting for different jobs to be carried out on them. Is this therefore an open invite for someone to come on to my property and steal them because "it wasn't developed to be parked"? Because that's precisely what you're advocating.

Crumbs868

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I've had a variety of cars knocking around my gaff in various states of disrepair over the years waiting for different jobs to be carried out on them. Is this therefore an open invite for someone to come on to my property and steal them because "it wasn't developed to be parked"? Because that's precisely what you're advocating.

That's not what he is saying. Why are twisting other posters words with fantasy scenarios?

PrettyBoy

I'm guessing it wasn't insured

Do you have an idea of when it was stolen (ie. did you see it in the car park on Thursday evening and on Friday morning it was gone? Or had you not been down there for a few weeks so it could have been stolen at any point during that time)?

GTDolanator

You werent nominated for car SOS or the likes were you OP?

mickdw

GTDolanator wrote: »

You werent nominated for car SOS or the likes were you OP?

I think I saw chip foose in dublin the other day

Ronin247

I would think that the parts for this would be rare enough. Might be an idea to contact Lotus parts suppliers and request that anyone looking for Elise parts be checked out.
There cannot be too many requests for these bits and suppliers must be thin on the ground also

goochy

i feel sorry for the op but he should never had let that car lying around in such a terrible state and if i lived there i wouldnt have been happy.

C.K Dexter Haven

goochy wrote: »

i feel sorry for the op but he should never had let that car lying around in such a terrible state and if i lived there i wouldnt have been happy.

so you know the OP's full story/background/situation yeah? :rolleyes:

Jayzus, the keyboard warriors are out in force tonight :rolleyes:

Señor Fancy Pants

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

so you know the OP's full story/background/situation yeah? :rolleyes:

Jayzus, the keyboard warriors are out in force tonight :rolleyes:

Ah come on.

It was a rare enough car that was kept in an underground carpark.

Anyone that spotted it could easily come to the conclusion that it was abandoned.

It sucks balls big time and I hope the OP gets it back. If he does, I hope he invests in at least a cheap car cover so it doesn't get into that state again.

Mice and God knows what living in it! Such a shame.

Also, if the OP was in financial difficulty and could not afford to fix it.....sell it and get a few quid.

newacc2015

goochy wrote: »

i feel sorry for the op but he should never had let that car lying around in such a terrible state and if i lived there i wouldnt have been happy.

What someone does with their own personal items, is no one elses Business. Its a private underground car, which as generic and mundane as you can get.Its hardly on par with keeping a 92 camper van in your driveway in an area with rich cultural heritage. Its an underground car park, the only function is to store cars.

goochy

it was still an eyesore , if i lived there i would have been complaining about it !

quadrifoglio verde

goochy wrote: »

it was still an eyesore , if i lived there i would have been complaining about it !

complaining doesn't equal stealing

PrettyBoy

goochy wrote: »

it was still an eyesore , if i lived there i would have been complaining about it !

Shut up.

REXER

goochy wrote: »

it was still an eyesore , if i lived there i would have been complaining about it !

Fecking "Busy Bodies".

colm_mcm

Please PM the OP with any relevant information.
This thread is a disgrace.