ThumperNC24

Glad he is going to be getting what he deserves.

The only good part about this whole situation is that insurance should be covering it and you wanted to get rid of it anyway. Still I can't believe having to go through this ordeal.

I hope it all works out favorably for you.

Maligator

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VetteTech81

Wow that is crazy, I am glad they finally caught this douche bag...

johnnyvettes

any new info , maybe when this is all over you can recap the whole story . glad it's over what a shame can't trust anyone . we all learn from your troubles . good luck with future endeavors

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so a small update...
Car is at the chevy dealer right now. finally got keys made for it. Started it up this morn and she is smoking badly. Bad enough they are suggesting to inspect the motor with removal of the heads....

Insurance adjuster will go out and inspect as well. I suspect and hope they just total it out.. or.. pay me for a new motor.

With regards to the perp, hes locked up and charged with theft and check fraud counts. Not sure what else hes going to get... The detectives haven't call me in a week or so.

At any rate, its been a roller coaster ride. My insurance has been great and on top of things. The Chicago PD has been awesome and def deserve my respect. At this point, the rest of my season for the car is shot. All track and car show events... So im kinda bummed about that. But such is life.

RobsVette04

I live in IL and very close to the original Luxury Motors in Downers Grove.

They have ALWAYS been known to be a scamming type of business.

They often sell damaged cars, and apparently now they are thief's as well. I wouldn't even step foot in that place.

Sorry to hear the story, that is awful.

Emsgr8(Happy Wifey)

I'm glad he was caught and you are ok. Very good information to remember and good thing you took pictures! Good Luck finding a new car!

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Thx guys.

Rob: my z is currently at Phillips Chevy. I am hoping they are a good dealer to work with? Any input?

Yes the guys at LMI will get their own investigation since the police know the guy was skimming off their info. How else would they know my number and the car deal. But whatever, it's done now. Justice will be served.

Maligator

they are good, always have a ton of corvettes there. I wish I could have told you sooner, like the day it was recovered, but because of it being an active investigation and confidentiality, I couldn't tell you your car was recovered. It was a friend of mine who recovered it and it was a weird conversation how it came up. We were having dinner and I drove my Z06 there, so he goes "we recovered one of those yesterday that was stolen". So he tells me that it was a check fraud case and your post jumped in my head immediately, showed him this post and pic of your car and he said that was it.

Glad you got your car back, hopefully Phillips will take good care of you, and yes the guy who stole it is a dirt bag POS.

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sent you a PM Maligator!

So far, Phillips has been awesome. I was referred to them by the officer. Seems like it was your buddy Maligator?

keith954

I'm still waiting to see you out and about

Maligator

Lol, no doubt. Every time I see you your going in the opposite direction!!!!

Maligator

Burb- I was out and about today so I went to Phillips to see if I could check on your ride and take some pics/chat with the mechanic. Well, bc of the usual insurance reasons, they wouldn't let me near it, which I get. They wouldn't give me any info either bc im not the owner. Maybe a more "official" request when im working will help out

keith954

I know a salesman over there, he loves vettes. I'll text him later to see if he may have happened to take pics of it when it came in.

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^^^ thank you both for trying to help me out. I do appreciate it.
The Z is more then likely indoors with the heads removed. The dealership has been pretty good about calling me and keeping me up to date on the condition.

Any extra bit from a guy who knows Vettes, will always helps tho.

keith954

He was in the dells yesterday and didn't have any pics. He snapchatted the pics he had so he didn't actually have them stored on his phone. He said the front bumper was a little scraped up and he could shoot me some pics Wednesday when he gets back.

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Ya, the front end is really scrapped up. The service advisor sent me pics of it. The bumper needs to be replaced, it's cracked in a few spots. Who knows what damage is underneath too. I'm curious about the rest of the car. And I'm really concerned about the drivetrain.

Keith, thanks for your help. Do appreciate it. The service advisor has been great with keeping in contact with me on the status. I def don't want to bug them, hate being that guy. I'd really love to talk to the tech and get the actual status of the motor, etc. maybe if your sales buddy can talk to him, that would be great.

I'm hoping they total out the car now. I'm getting tired of waiting. It's been about a month now that the whole thing went down. Wasting away what short summer we already have.

RobsVette04

Solid Chevy dealership, you're in good hands there.

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So far soo good! They have been excellent in dealing with my insurance and professionalisms with myself...

RonsGS

I ordered my Vette from them and couldn't be happier with their service and professional manner. I definitely would recommend them to anyone