&$*#^%# stole my Max!!
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From: Oakland, CA
&$*#^%# stole my Max!!
I still can't believe this. Somewhere between 1:00 and 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, while we were home, someone stole my Max from the car port over the house. There was no broken glass, and little noise, so they must have been good.
It's a 96 GXE, burgundy, license 3NXY672. No mods, and the body is a little beat up, so all I can figure is they were doing it for parts. I'm in Oakland Cal, so it may end up in the SF East Bay area, if it doesn't immediately end up in Southern Cal.
If you're shopping for parts and run across it, please call me at (510) 501-0856. It's just a DD and not worth much, but it runs pretty well and I've put so much time into keeping it that way, I'd hate to have to start over with something else...
It's a 96 GXE, burgundy, license 3NXY672. No mods, and the body is a little beat up, so all I can figure is they were doing it for parts. I'm in Oakland Cal, so it may end up in the SF East Bay area, if it doesn't immediately end up in Southern Cal.
If you're shopping for parts and run across it, please call me at (510) 501-0856. It's just a DD and not worth much, but it runs pretty well and I've put so much time into keeping it that way, I'd hate to have to start over with something else...
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Sorry to hear that, I'm new to the board and just got my '96 Maxima a month ago. It was stolen out of my driveway two weeks ago, the cops found it a week later. No damage, nothing stolen other than my jacket, not even any damage to my door locks or ignition!
That's crazy that it happed during the day, good luck and I hope you find it. I thought I would never see mine again but it is possible...
That's crazy that it happed during the day, good luck and I hope you find it. I thought I would never see mine again but it is possible...
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Wow whoever did this has serious ***** to steal the car parked in your carport next to your house in broad daylight like that. I guess it doesn't take much to hotwire and steal a 4th gen if the person that did it is experienced? Hope you get your car back man that really sucks...
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Thomasville, GA
sorry to hear that.
a few years ago, we had someone do a smash and grab but the only thing they got was the change in the ashtray. they tried to jimmy the radio out but couldnt.
they didnt take the car though, but left a broken drivers window for me to fix.
a few years ago, we had someone do a smash and grab but the only thing they got was the change in the ashtray. they tried to jimmy the radio out but couldnt.
they didnt take the car though, but left a broken drivers window for me to fix.
people so confused about why your cars being stolen when barely anythings missing or broken:
people steal cars to go do shady **** in, and then they just drop the car and whipe it clean, pretty much by the time its reported stolen.
people steal cars to go do shady **** in, and then they just drop the car and whipe it clean, pretty much by the time its reported stolen.
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From: NJ
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or set it on fire instead of wiping depends if they pre-planned a good spot to set it on fire.
MaxFiyah: nobody i know has had one stolen, but ive seen i30s and maximas parked with every window busted out. ive had mine parked on numerous streets overnight and nothing was touched on mine. and sometimes i keep a tool bag with over a grand in tools in it on my back seat, got my CF ID roof spoiler could easily be stolen. as well as fogs or the whole car.
Damn I would be soo pissed, sorry to hear that man.. My friends car got stolen the other day and got it back a week later with no parts missing. They put 300 miles on it I guess just joy riding.
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From: NJ
yeah i guess around you. i live right by trenton city. there aint no place to set a car on fire that wont be seen in 1 minute.
MaxFiyah: nobody i know has had one stolen, but ive seen i30s and maximas parked with every window busted out. ive had mine parked on numerous streets overnight and nothing was touched on mine. and sometimes i keep a tool bag with over a grand in tools in it on my back seat, got my CF ID roof spoiler could easily be stolen. as well as fogs or the whole car.
MaxFiyah: nobody i know has had one stolen, but ive seen i30s and maximas parked with every window busted out. ive had mine parked on numerous streets overnight and nothing was touched on mine. and sometimes i keep a tool bag with over a grand in tools in it on my back seat, got my CF ID roof spoiler could easily be stolen. as well as fogs or the whole car.
To think that 4th gens are still being stolen 18 years later after being first manufactured, is a bit disturbing but think it is either for joyride or for parts... hope you get it back boss.
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From: Mexicali, Baja, Mexico
Maxima´s are easy to steal because the door locks accept almost any key that has similar shape...I did a test with a neighbor that has a 96 Max, I have a 98...Long story short, I was able to open his car with my key EEEEAAASY, and he opened my car as well with his key, no hassle whatsoever...What the thief does is just test a bunch of keys knowing that one of them will open as if the car was his. Most Nissan cars have this kind of crappy locks.
Sorry to hear that man. Never thought I would see a maxima stolen at all. But in Oakland I can kinda see it happen sometimes. Just from the stories I have heard about there. Then again my cousin had his camry stolen smashed the front end and the inside smelled of liquor
Maxima´s are easy to steal because the door locks accept almost any key that has similar shape...I did a test with a neighbor that has a 96 Max, I have a 98...Long story short, I was able to open his car with my key EEEEAAASY, and he opened my car as well with his key, no hassle whatsoever...What the thief does is just test a bunch of keys knowing that one of them will open as if the car was his. Most Nissan cars have this kind of crappy locks.
some 90's Japanese cars can be opened with ghost keys, theyre just "generic" cut keys that you wiggle in locks and you can open them or even start the car. usually theyre sold as a set, as in Honda, GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, etc having their own ghost key. we have them at work incase we lock a key in a car or whatever
problem is any person can buy ghost keys, i think theyre even still on Ebay. early 90's Hondas like Accord are easy to use ghost keys on, same as 4th gen Maxima
best thing to do is pull your fuel pump fuse or wire in a switch near the center console that you have to push to start it.
problem is any person can buy ghost keys, i think theyre even still on Ebay. early 90's Hondas like Accord are easy to use ghost keys on, same as 4th gen Maxima
best thing to do is pull your fuel pump fuse or wire in a switch near the center console that you have to push to start it.
no idea about 5th gens, but if they want it bad enough they'll use a tow truck or flatbed in the middle of the night. if its not kids stealing cars, it'll be somebody who knows what theyre doing to get what they want
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From: Jacksonville, FL
some 90's Japanese cars can be opened with ghost keys, theyre just "generic" cut keys that you wiggle in locks and you can open them or even start the car. usually theyre sold as a set, as in Honda, GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, etc having their own ghost key. we have them at work incase we lock a key in a car or whatever
problem is any person can buy ghost keys, i think theyre even still on Ebay. early 90's Hondas like Accord are easy to use ghost keys on, same as 4th gen Maxima
best thing to do is pull your fuel pump fuse or wire in a switch near the center console that you have to push to start it.
problem is any person can buy ghost keys, i think theyre even still on Ebay. early 90's Hondas like Accord are easy to use ghost keys on, same as 4th gen Maxima
best thing to do is pull your fuel pump fuse or wire in a switch near the center console that you have to push to start it.
Moral of the story is that many locks can be easily picked. You can go on Youtube and watch many videos of people picking open Master locks with a pen clip.
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From: Oakland, CA
Update: Got her back! They found her a couple of days later in a bad part of town. The $100 stereo was gone (at least they didn't destroy the housing doing it) and the lock cylinder and related plastic covers were trashed. They also hit something with the front end, and one of the lights was hanging down. But I never quite gotten around to canceling my comprehensive on this car, so the insurance paid for it. Just got her back yesterday. Much nicer than the cheapo Versa rental that my insurance paid for (not that I'm complaining about that).
The night before mine was stolen, a guy down the street had his Del Sol stolen too. I used to live in a nice neighborhood...
The night before mine was stolen, a guy down the street had his Del Sol stolen too. I used to live in a nice neighborhood...
So it seems like the guy who stole your car knew about the ignition switch. Because if you can pull that off, you can pretty much stick a screw driver in the slot and start the car.
I'm sorry about your car man, but I am glad you got it back!
I'm sorry about your car man, but I am glad you got it back!
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From: Summerville, SC
damn thats crazy. sorry to hear about it man. my friend has a civic and lives in a less then pleasant neighborhood. he wired up his car so it had to be in reverse before it would crank. i think he wired a switch in with the reverse light wiring but i cant remember. i know when i do my 5spd swap im definitely putting some kind of anti-theft device like that on it. but anyways good luck finding it man.