Yoh! WTH? Somebody Broke Into My COUPE!!!!

[MadBlackCoupe]

4:30am this morning, I was awaken by the police. Some fool broke into my ride. My joint was parked right outside my bedroom window...never heard a damn thing AND the alarm was on.

They broke the window on the passenger side and damn if they didn't DIG my Z2 Nav outa that *****!

This idiot went on a string of breakins, all in a row, somebody saw hm, called it in, and BOOM, the police CAUGHT HIS STUPID DUMB A$$.

As I'm talking to the police, I hear the description of the guy on the radio... 5-10, thin build, wearing a hat, preppy dressed, caucasian male...funny, cuz I live in a predominately African American neighborhood. They ran that bama down and know he's on lock down...good for him. I thought it was funny, because they wasn't giving up the info about what happened and how they caught him and what he used to break in, but I heard what happened on the car radio as the dispatcher was describing what happened.

Anyway, that's beside the point really.

I will post pictures later.

Hey, this what insurance is for.

They did return the Z2...a little bumped around, but it appears to be fully-functional.

Anyway, just wanted to share the bad news.

Feel my pain brothers and sisters, but know the Funky SpaceShip will ride again with an all new NAVY NAV despite the haters and the evil in the world...

I'm not really mad, I kinda felt it would happen sooner or later, cuz the Coupy Coupe is a hot machine and unforunately, those that don't have, feel they can take what they didn't earn.

MBC out!The #2 Doc

Da Damage








Modified by MadBlackCoupe at 8:17 AM 7/3/2008

[windex]

I hate thieves and haters! Good thing the police didn't keep your z2 are evidence.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Navy nav?

Glad you got your stuff back man!

[antmo0730]

Damn I didnt know they got down like that in Severn...lol...Glad you got your stuff back though.

[rjdmmfl1]

4:30am this morning, I was awaken by the police. Some fool broke into my ride. My joint was parked right outside my bedroom window...never heard a damn thing AND the alarm was on.

They broke the window on the passenger side and damn if they didn't DIG my Z2 Nav outa that *****!

This idiot went on a string of breakins, all in a row, somebody saw hm, called it in, and BOOM, the police CAUGHT HIS STUPID DUMB A$$.

As I'm talking to the police, I hear the description of the guy on the radio... 5-10, thin build, wearing a hat, preppy dressed, caucasian male...funny, cuz I live in a predominately African American neighborhood. They ran that bama down and know he's on lock down...good for him. I thought it was funny, because they wasn't giving up the info about what happened and how they caught him and what he used to break in, but I heard what happened on the car radio as the dispatcher was describing what happened.

Anyway, that's beside the point really.

I will post pictures later.

Hey, this what insurance is for.

They did return the Z2...a little bumped around, but it appears to be fully-functional.

Anyway, just wanted to share the bad news.

Feel my pain brothers and sisters, but know the Funky SpaceShip will ride again with an all new NAVY NAV despite the haters and the evil in the world...

I'm not really mad, I kinda felt it would happen sooner or later, cuz the Coupy Coupe is a hot machine and unforunately, those that don't have, feel they can take what they didn't earn.

MBC out!The #2 Doc

Modified by MadBlackCoupe at 5:11 AM 7/3/2008

Modified by MadBlackCoupe at 5:14 AM 7/3/2008

g cccccccccccvcvnv bv jxxxxxsrv9ecdl;;; .;

sorry about that, my daughter just typed that...n - e way, MBC... shame on you for not upgradin' your alarm system!

glad everything worked out... now go get a pager alarm!!!!
Modified by rjdmmfl1 at 1:00 PM 7/3/2008

[MadBlackCoupe]

No doubt. I'm trying to get it replaced though.

I hate thieves and haters! Good thing the police didn't keep your z2 are evidence.

[MadBlackCoupe]

I appreciate da luv man.

You know this will not stop DaMBC, just slow me down...lol.

And what is this: The LBC is a M O D?Get out! Good stuff!! Congrats. I've been AWOL and missed it, but you deserve it mannnn!!!

PS: Navy Nav: My nickname for the Z2...lol.

MBC

Navy nav?

Glad you got your stuff back man!

Modified by MadBlackCoupe at 8:35 AM 7/3/2008
Modified by MadBlackCoupe at 8:41 AM 7/3/2008

[MadBlackCoupe]

LOL! Yeah, I'm thinkn dude was not from around da hood--we are right close to Pioneer City...lol...but I will find out when I roll into court.

Damn I didnt know they got down like that in Severn...lol...Glad you got your stuff back though.

Modified by MadBlackCoupe at 8:38 AM 7/3/2008

[MadBlackCoupe]

The wavey "you-know-better-than-that-MBC" finga is probably the last thing I need to see right about now Doc, and I'm sure you know how I feel since something similar happened to you. You can always look back and say...what if...but I will use this as an opportunity to get the replacement NAV unit installed by someone who knows what the hell they are doing this time around, so that my setup is TIGHT!!!

So yeah, as Doc #1 did, so will Doc #2...believe that! lol.

I'll be searching for that alarm info on the forum, but, if you get a moment, shoot me an e-mail with all the particulars ([email protected]).

g cccccccccccvcvnv bv jxxxxxsrv9ecdl;;; .;

sorry about that, my daughter just typed that...n - e way, MBC... shame on you for not upgradin you alarm system!

glasd everything worked out... not go get a pager alarm!!!!

[chow]

Thtats frikkin scary man.

The guy MUST have been watching you for some time in order to pull that off.. Imagine that..Some random guy you have no idea is keeping your plans on his agenda and knows everything you do day to day.From the looks of it he even knew how to jack the system .. ( I'm a total noob and would probably take me 48 hours to take that out of your car)

Im glad you got ur stuff back and hope that f****er goes to hell.

[MadBlackCoupe]

I'm still not sure if the alarm went off or not, but, thinking back to it, something woke me up at 4:00 in the morning. I thought it was my clock alarm, so I hit the snooze, got up to get ready for work, then realized that, hey, it's still dark outside, so I went back to sleep.

So, maybe it did sound for a quick minute or perhaps the Nav installers disabled it by mistake or this guy got in and deactivated it quickly...who knows.

I do know that my insurance only covers 30-days for car rental allowance at 25 bucks-a-day, which is about enough for a YUGO, and I doubt 30 days will cover this repair, plus, I find out that I am only covered for $1,500 worth of electronics and the Z2 is running about that much itself.

Nationwide is on your side!!!

Add to that, the dealership does not want to mess with aftermarket navs, so, they want to install the factory radio, so, now we talking another install job.

To make a long story short, we live and we learn!

And should I add...

MCBThe forums' #2 Doc!

Thtats frikkin scary man.

The guy MUST have been watching you for some time in order to pull that off.. Imagine that..Some random guy you have no idea is keeping your plans on his agenda and knows everything you do day to day.From the looks of it he even knew how to jack the system .. ( I'm a total noob and would probably take me 48 hours to take that out of your car)

Im glad you got ur stuff back and hope that f****er goes to hell.

[adidas2go]

The stock alarm doesn't do anything! I set my alarm in my car and have my roommate sit in it. 20 secs later he opens the door from the inside and gets out, with no alarm sound off. Nothing at all...

[mcheddadi]

there is an alarm? lool

the only time I hear it is when I accidentally hit the panic button on the key lol

[rjdmmfl1]

The wavey "you-know-better-than-that-MBC" finga is probably the last thing I need to see right about now Doc, and I'm sure you know how I feel since something similar happened to you. You can always look back and say...what if...but I will use this as an opportunity to get the replacement NAV unit installed by someone who knows what the hell they are doing this time around, so that my setup is TIGHT!!!

So yeah, as Doc #1 did, so will Doc #2...believe that! lol.

I'll be searching for that alarm info on the forum, but, if you get a moment, shoot me an e-mail with all the particulars ([email protected]).

Yeah, my bad dude... I was in such a bad mood when this happened to me, I would've snapped at anyone if they posted that when my car got broken into... I posted that just when I woke up and wasn't thinking straight!

In any case, I'll put you up on some good pager alarms... I sleep with my keys (with alarm pager) and my 9mm next to me every night... bad idea for anyone to try that on me again! Not that I would shoot them, but I'd hold em til the cops got there!

[notaverage]

I sleep with my keys (with alarm pager) and my 9mm next to me every night...

Gun accidents scare me

[rjdmmfl1]

Gun accidents scare me

that's a very understandable statement, with valid arguments on both sides of the coin, but I don't wanna threa jack, so I'll leave it at that

[MadBlackCoupe]

No problem man. Hah, yeah, I remember you were pretty hot! It's probably good you didn't run into the guy--you might be locked up right about now...lol.

I apprecaite any info you can provide.

Hopefully, the rest of you cats can learn a lesson from this.

MBCStill #2!

Yeah, my bad dude... I was in such a bad mood when this happened to me, I would've snapped at anyone if they posted that when my car got broken into... I posted that just when I woke up and wasn't thinking straight!

In any case, I'll put you up on some good pager alarms... I sleep with my keys (with alarm pager) and my 9mm next to me every night... bad idea for anyone to try that on me again! Not that I would shoot them, but I'd hold em til the cops got there!

Modified by MadBlackCoupe at 6:08 AM 7/4/2008

[MadBlackCoupe]

Okay, I picked up the ride today.

The dealer installed the factory radio back into the vehicle--they don't mess with aftermarket. I might just keep it that way.

I will get a replacement Z2 or be reimbursed for the cost of the radio, plus extra gizmos (blue tooth, PAC, etc), plus installation. So, you go Nationwide!

One thing I did get confirmation on is the factory alarm is the most worthless crap out, so, please do not feel secure with the factory alarm.

I am a believer ROB!!! That is why you are the #1 Doc and I am just #2...lol.

I can't even say how worthless it is...let's just say the alarm was on and yet the car was broken into and the alarm did not go off and I am sleeping about 30 feet from the car with the car clearly visible from my window.

I don't want to go into any other detail in print (feel free to e-mail me), but, we did some tests down at the dealership and the alarm failed horribly...that's all I'm saying.

So, before I put a new nav in, the new alarm goes in....PERIOD!

Don't be the next cat posting that your car got busted into...

Mad

[LongBeachCoupe]

take the cash, not replacement. use the 20% off ebay deal to pick up a new one, and get the alarm probably free!

[bina12834]

this is why i like to stay in MoCo....lol

no offense MBC....i feel your pain

[rjdmmfl1]

Here's the link on my write up I did about alarms, aftermarket stuff w/ insurance companies, etc

http://forums.altimas.org/zerothread?id=310139

I went with the RS-1000 pager, remote start alarm..

my ONLY complaint is that there is a bit of a delay between the remote and the pager alerts.. like 5 seconds... so if someone is breaking into you car, within 5 seconds, you'll get the page, showing you what type and where the violation is occuring!

Other great alarms are the ones I listed, but they are ALL the exact same (Viper, Hornet, Clifford) all made by the same people!

OK, getting these things are NOT cheap... total cost with install will run you about $700, more if you want all the relays (trunk pop, can-bus relay so you don't have to give up your factory fob, etc)

FIND A GOOD INSTALL SPOT and make sure they have done the install on a 2008 Altima Sedan or coupe, if they haven't, I don;t care if they've been in business for 100 years, DON'T GO TO THEM!!! Oh yeah, DO NOT GO TO GW MOTORSPORTS!!!!!!!!! (that's me getting slapped)

[papawu]

Here's the link on my write up I did about alarms, aftermarket stuff w/ insurance companies, etc

http://forums.altimas.org/zerothread?id=310139

I went with the RS-1000 pager, remote start alarm..

my ONLY complaint is that there is a bit of a delay between the remote and the pager alerts.. like 5 seconds... so if someone is breaking into you car, within 5 seconds, you'll get the page, showing you what type and where the violation is occuring!

Other great alarms are the ones I listed, but they are ALL the exact same (Viper, Hornet, Clifford) all made by the same people!

OK, getting these things are NOT cheap... total cost with install will run you about $700, more if you want all the relays (trunk pop, can-bus relay so you don't have to give up your factory fob, etc)

FIND A GOOD INSTALL SPOT and make sure they have done the install on a 2008 Altima Sedan or coupe, if they haven't, I don;t care if they've been in business for 100 years, DON'T GO TO THEM!!! Oh yeah, DO NOT GO TO GW MOTORSPORTS!!!!!!!!! (that's me getting slapped)

So what do you do if there is only one installer in your state and they haven't done an 08 Altima yet?

[rjdmmfl1]

well, honestly, if it were me... and I had expensive stuff in my car that needed to be protected ASAP... I would call around every shop in the state, find one that knows whwt they are doing, take a day off, drive there, get it done, and drive back. Even if its 1 state over!

A. you get to take a nice road trip in your beautiful car (can't beat that)

B. You get someone that knows what they are doing and you gaurantee that they don't screw something up... you DO NOT want to let your car be a guinea pig for someone that has no experience installing alarms in push button start, intellikey systems!

But that's just me!

[shortys408]

why not put the z2 back in your car?

[MadBlackCoupe]

Thought I should update the forum on this thread:

As of to date, I have received $205 dollars TOTAL repayment from about 2,600 owed and dictated to be paid back by the courts. I'm not a lawyer, but from what I understand, the damage done was enough for the crime to be considered a felony, if I'm not mistaken, but our attorney suggested we work out a deal where the four got 1-year probation with the terms of that probation being full payback of what was owed, at the rate of 100 dollars a month. I last received a check for about 35 dollars. I believe that once the money is payed, the record gets removed. The other choice was try to convict and simply forget any hopes of repayment.

So, none of that actually happened. No weekly payments were made from any of them. One guy said once he got his GED, he would get a job and pay the money back...who we kidding.

So, although the terms of the probation was to pay the money back, none of them were sent back to jail for failure to pay. I could have taken them all to court, but the cost of doing that, via small claims court, financially didn't make sense. It would have costs more than what is owed from what a lawyer friend explained to me.

So, the four bandits pay money to the courts. The courts store the money until such time as a normal distribution period occurs. They probably profit off the interest because they don't send money out as soon as they get it. At this time, the money is divided and sent out to each victim.

I can call to see how much money is in the pot, but can not initiate a payment or go to collect.

There were four cars hit that night. Only two of the owners showed up to court. The four criminals shared the burden of paying back the cost of the damage to all four owners. With only one of them working at all, the prospects of full repayment is really slim to none and Slim left the building. If one failed to pay, the others were responsible for that share of the cost. I found that interesting.

Funny thing about court: The wanna be thugs and their families get to sit right in the same room with you. A couple times, they sat behind me or across. They know who you are. You know who they are and where they live. They get your names. You have their names. I found that interesting. I especially liked the fact that, sometimes, we arrived at court the same time or sat outside together before the room opened. Them and their families were trying to grit on the victims. We call that mean-muggn in the hood lol. So, walking by them in the halls or in court, well, kinda interesting. Maybe that is why only two owners showed up.

I went to court on at least 5 different occasions. Some where delays. Most had me sit about 5 hours before being sent back home.

There were four young boys arrested that night, not just one. Their estimated ages were between 19-24. One worked in a mall. The other three were unemployed. One was working on his GED. None lived in the neighborhood. Their living arrangements were tentative. The majority lived with their mothers.

Three were locked up and stayed in jail for 7 months or so. The time varied by criminal. The last court meeting was a year ago...this thing has dragged on for years as they could not locate the last guy, who failed to show up for his court date. Each one of the four had separate trials. One guy was let out after about 5 months. His lawyers claimed due process...took so long to have a trial that they were in jail longer than what their sentence would have been. He agreed to pay, so they let him out that day. He asked to apologize and all I could do was stare back. As a provision, he promised not to return to the area. He's been back though. He must have some friends in that neighborhood.

Cool thing: When a court session is over, they call all the witnesses by name (damn, thanks dude), have you meet with the attorney for a quick sec. Then they give you a couple minutes head start on the newly-released prisoner and his sad-azz family...lol. I found that interesting.

Three of the four had pretty illustrious records of petty stupidity. The one who worked in the mall -- this was his first offense. I envision him trying to pay off all monies due while the rest probably don't give a damn. Why would you if you don't have a job, don't want a job, don't have an education. Why worry about your record?

My insurance paid for a brand spanking new Z3 (an upgrade from the Z2). No one pays for time off work or the use of vacation days to attend court sessions. Sold it to my brother for 800. He loves it.

I still have the Z2. It's broke down of course. One day, I might send it in for repairs. Pioneer estimated it would cost about 250 to repair it.

I decided to stick with the factory setup. All this BS just killed my enthusiasm for nav systems and low budget factor alarm systems. The original radio and CD system was reinstalled and I left it like that.

Picked up an iPhone and use the ATT Navigation on it instead. A lot less to worry about at night.

So, there you have it folks.

MBC!

[nevertheless]

Yo Mayne Itz gud 2 heer u gotz yo stuffz back! Fuk Thevez and haterz!

[jewelz505]

sucks to hear u got /YO $HIT GANKED G/ but glad you got it all back.
eff' an alarm dude,thats what my Springfield XDM is for..

[MadBlackCoupe]

@jewelz505 and @nevertheless

Thanks fellas.

This has been a learning experience for me.

MBC

[DAAN.]

police CAUGHT HIS STUPID DUMB A$$.

caucasian male...funny, cuz I live in a predominately African American neighborhood.

Now you know how they found him