Aircooled VW South Africa

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:17 am**

just heard 2 more Beetles stolen in Mayfair / Fordsburg in the last 2 weeks -
a green & silver one and a yellow...

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:57 pm**

And iv been watching the stolen section for about 2 or 3 weeks now and last nite i was saying to my family that im so glad to see that i had the last post in this section,no cars had gone missing,....the number of beetles stolen in this country must be in hundreds now,i feel for every1 that has lost thier acvw

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:01 pm**

By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and operations.

Clausewitz, On War, 1832

I repeat my post of a few weeks ago, since have only received one reply eversince. We need to consolidate all information available, so that their pattern/modus operandi can be figured out. No joke, this is WAR now!

Pine wrote:I want to ask anyone able to assist me with the gathering on info on stolen Beetles in South Africa the past few months, what I specifically need, is the following:

1. Date, time, place stolen
2. Vehicle reg number
3. Vehicle description (model, colour, trim, wheels, accessories etc.)
4. Owner name
5. Owner contact details
6. Insurance details, if appliccable
7. SAPS case number, station, investigating officer

Please contact me by PM, all info would be treated as confidential

Thanks

Pine

Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:25 pm**

I know nothing about these latest two stolen Beetles. But I do know that one of my routes into work takes me through Fordsburg, where there is always a yellow beetle with Empi 12-spoke wheels parked in the same spot. This Bug has not been parked there since I saw this post, so it may be the yellow one referred to. So, if you're offered a set of Empi 12s (I've been looking for a set for years), be suspicious.

Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:21 pm**

Fig please define 'EMPI 12s'?

Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:20 pm**

Like Empi 5-spokes, but with 12 spokes.

Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:38 pm**

Something like this?

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:14 am**

Exactly, but with 12 spokes instead of the 10 in your pic. Although it's possible I could have miscounted; I've only seen a handful of them.

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:29 am**

fig wrote:Exactly, but with 12 spokes instead of the 10 in your pic. Although it's possible I could have miscounted....

Relax, it happens

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:26 pm**

When I drove through Fordsburg this morning I saw the yellow Empi-wheeled Beetle parked there again, so it was not the one stolen.

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:33 pm**

Did you manage to count the spokes?

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:43 pm**

Pine wrote:Something like this?

Is this on IMPI's garage wall

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