My truck was stolen last night

LovetheTide · Feb 8, 2014

andy3728 said:
It makes me wonder if the truck was found in a traffic stop and cleared of stolen status and then a wrecker service took my truck to their shop, stripped it, dumped it in a ditch to make it look abandoned and then Decatur PD find it.

^This. Sounds like a damn mess but I hope you can figure everything out.

mandkole · Feb 8, 2014

POSs that did this... they need to hung by the sack

Keep patience and firm persistence... be prepared that it will end up costing you. Its a shame that a truck that nice and loved could end up with a salvage titleover this-- 8-9K in damage will total it. If it does, hopefully the ins co will make you mostly whole for loss in market value.

Best of luck..

eng53ine · Feb 8, 2014

bluedge8 said:
Sorry to hear about the pita your going through. Seems simple to me to get to the truth about stolen vs abandoned. try to find the report of stolen, traffic stop and ask to speak with that officer in person. It would seem that if the police are not in on the stripping of the truck that they would be very interested in making sure the towing company's they contract with are above

^ this I would try to find the officer who did the original traffic stop.

02 ccsb, lariat, 7.3 auto, 4x4, 4" duals, 6637,zoodad

dsberman94 · Feb 8, 2014

I would also try to find the traffic stop officer. Your buddy in Columbus should be able to look up the found vehicle report and tell you which officer it was. You might have a secondary theft case on your hands. That officer should be able to tell you which towing company towed it the first time b

neverkickn · Feb 8, 2014

eng53ine said:
^ this I would try to find the officer who did the original traffic stop.

02 ccsb, lariat, 7.3 auto, 4x4, 4" duals, 6637,zoodad

How will that help him?

LovetheTide · Feb 8, 2014

To see what condition the truck was actually in when it was found?

Lysons · Feb 8, 2014

Christ man, I feel for you!
About 7 or 8 years ago, dad's 2000 F350 was stolen along with an enclosed 28 foot trailer full of sleds.
Truck was found, hurt pretty hard, but we got it fixed and owned it up until last year.
I hope the insurance company doesn't **** you too hard and you get it sorted out!

andy3728 · Feb 8, 2014

I went to look at the truck this afternoon. It appears that the thieves did no damage other than the ignition. I think it was the towing service did most of the damage with a fork lift or some type of equipment. Got under the frame and it slipped off, nearly ripping the fender off. Some of the wheel studs are bent also but I didn't take pics of that. The rear bumper also has some dents in it from some type of lift equipment. Or at least that is what it appears to have happened. See what you think...

uw mitch · Feb 8, 2014

Dude that really sucks. Hopefully your detective friend can do you a solid and raise some hell to figure out what happened.

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12stroker · Feb 8, 2014

zilla68 said:
that's why you MUST have agreed value insurance to be protected, good luck!
my old big block blown chevy pro street truck was insured for 45k, they sent an appraiser who said I was under insuring, and if it was ever stolen, they cut a check for 45k.

Any of you guys who have even mild mods would be stupid not to have agreed value insurance or writers on your policy for the extras, once someone steals your vehicle it becomes a tangled web with the insurance company.

Good luck on the truck man, but I'd bet they total it.

Sucks that it happened to you OP but I just increased my coverage what zilla said on my 12 to cover everything I added to it.

Extended Power · Feb 9, 2014

My truck was stolen...
I had "Full Coverage" insurance.
Police laid a spike belt down, so one tire was wrecked.
The thieves stole the owners manual, spare tire key, lug nut key, and cut every antenna off the truck. (Sirius radio, remote starter, daylight sensor)
Punched out the ignition key, both drivers door, and passenger side locks out, as well as the tailgate locks.
Cigarette burn in the carpet, spilt coffee down the side of the seats.
Used it to steal tech cable from the near by oil and gas sites....burnt the paint inside the box from burning the wire insulation off.
Etc, etc, etc....

My point...they wrote my truck off because there was too much damage to it. (Based on the year of the truck, and the miles on it.)

Now when I see yours.........all I can say is, I hope you have had it appraised, because "Full Coverage" is not full coverage on ANY vehicle more than 3 years old.

The ONLY way your truck will be repaired/replaced is if it was appraised by a known company, and your insurance company acknowledged the appraisal. (Oh...and the appraisal is only good for 3 years.)

I hate thieves!!
And I hate to see this happen to people who think they have proper coverage, and the damn insurance company just writes the vehicle off at a fraction of its actual value.

I learned my lesson the hard way...it took having my truck stolen, and the insurance company bending me over, and screwing me dry, with it wrapped in sandpaper.

I really hope everything works out for you....good luck...it looked like a really beautiful truck.

dsberman94 · Feb 9, 2014

Maybe it's just my way of thinking but it almost looks like it fell off a post lift. Idk how you would get a fork from a fork lift behind the shock. I know you love your truck but they made more. If your buy back isn't terrible from the insurance company it might be worth letting them total it then buying it back and keeping your performance stuff and selling the rest. I'm not trying to be an ass about it but the farther u dig the more chit you're gonna find broken wrong or mangled.

eng53ine · Feb 9, 2014

neverkickn said:
How will that help him?

LovetheTide said:
To see what condition the truck was actually in when it was found?

The ways it's being said it was found twice. Once in a traffic stop and then abandoned. Unless it threw a flag in Columbus when they ran the tag but not for the officer running it in the traffic stop it doesn't make sense.

02 ccsb, lariat, 7.3 auto, 4x4, 4" duals, 6637,zoodad

TrailerHauler · Feb 9, 2014

That really sucks, crappy situation for sure. I would be very upset if mine were ever stolen, I really need to get mine properly insured for everything on it.

smcox1 · Feb 9, 2014

Oh seeing those pictures make me feel so bad for you especially knowing what it looked like before. Chances are they will total it but you probably will be able to buy it back for a decent price and fix it back up.

smcox1 · Feb 12, 2014

I found you a replacement
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-F-250-...9e86a4b4a&item=111273462602&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

Weird....

08Monster · Feb 12, 2014

What the hell... Thats the truck. Hmm

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Coxey Diesel · Feb 12, 2014

Different truck I believe

08Monster · Feb 12, 2014

I didn't take in the full picture right away. I apologize. I see 2 differences, those being running boards and headlights in first glance

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Musclemckeester · Feb 12, 2014

I'm really sorry to hear about this, and I wish you the best of luck getting it all straightened out. Something really does seem fishy though.

Any idea how the thieves originally got in? From what I've been told our locks are really easy to pop and that seems like the way most get stolen.