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Old 14-09-2005, 06:17 PM   #1
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hey everyone.. im looking at my new project car...
anyways i have found and abandoned jaguar on the side of the road?
it has its doors locked but the bonnet and boot are open and all plates are off..
does anyone know how i can obtain this car? and how i can get a key made so i can actually start it?
any info on getting a new ignition ?
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Old 14-09-2005, 06:23 PM   #2
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its illegal to just take it ,go around and see if you can find the owner if they live in the street and ask to buy it ,or ring up the council
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Old 14-09-2005, 06:30 PM   #3
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i think its been dumped away from the persons home.. so i dont think that idea is going to work
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Old 14-09-2005, 07:59 PM   #4
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The local council will tow the car away. If they can't find the owner it will go to auction so you can buy it then.

Car thieves use this trick. They steal a car, strip it and leave the body shell on the side of the road or in a park.

The council would take it away and sell it at auction. The thieves would buy it, put all the parts they originally striped off it back on and the car is theirs legit.
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Old 14-09-2005, 11:31 PM   #5
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i wouldnt touch it , yes could well be stolen, and an old jag too boot...... scary, does it have plates or a rego label ,have a look and check with police, be careful a few years ago i bought an old f100 ambulance still had plates on imagine my surprise when i went too the rego branch the plates came up as a 75 torana.
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Old 15-09-2005, 09:56 PM   #6
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Ahhhh an old Jag!

For god's sake, leave it there.
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Old 16-09-2005, 09:52 AM   #7
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The local council will tow the car away. If they can't find the owner it will go to auction so you can buy it then.
Very rare that a car would go to auction they're usually towed straight to metal recycling yard & sold for scrap.

They'll usually stick a notice to the car giving 2 weeks notice that the car will be towed but the towies don't like that as they often get stolen first once people know it's dumped.

One of my tosser neighbours has reported my XD as being dumped several times I'd love to find out which one of them it is.
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Old 16-09-2005, 06:55 PM   #8
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Very rare that a car would go to auction they're usually towed straight to metal recycling yard & sold for scrap.

They'll usually stick a notice to the car giving 2 weeks notice that the car will be towed but the towies don't like that as they often get stolen first once people know it's dumped.

One of my tosser neighbours has reported my XD as being dumped several times I'd love to find out which one of them it is.
It depends on it's condition of course.
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Old 16-09-2005, 07:11 PM   #9
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Council will sell off complete vehicles to get some money back to cover the costs of getting them towed.
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