iwaslowr

My Yukon that was so much fun is officially gone...<O></O>
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As you may have heard it was carjacked Sunday evening 11/22/09 at 5:45pm near 3rd St.@Attayac St. in Austin, Tx. The suspect armed with a 9MM jumped out of a black suburban and demanded the keys from my wife just as she exited our Yukon after arriving at a relatives house. <O</O
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iwaslowr

As of 11/23/09 only six sets of these Vellano VSK 26x10 inch chrome wheels with the 6x139.7 bolt pattern have ever been built and all sets may not be in the United States. Regardless of location, as of yesterday this was one of six sets in the entire world. If you see a set of these wheels for sale they may be the one's stolen from my Yukon so please call 911 and refer to the Austin, Tx. Police Department case number 09-3261708.<O</O
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Gwampa

I'm so so sorry about your Yukon. We here in Albuquerque have been having similar problems for some time now (they [the vehicles]usually end up in Mexico). Keep the faith and don't give up though. Keep posting and let us know what happens.

MDTAHOE

Nothing a little paint won't fix. LoL

MDTAHOE

Do the wheels have serial # on them? Engraved with your name or something? If not even if someone sees and reports them how can you prove they are yours? Sorry man that really sucks.

Rushphoto

What a sad sight, at least nobody was hurt. Luckily we don't have much gun crime over here, they just go fishing for keys thriough letter boxes, people will leave them near their front doors.
Adrian

iwaslowr

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

My wife and I both are still shook up about the whole thing, but glad everyone is ok. A description of the suspect was provided to the police: 5'8 medium build with black hoodie and red bandana covering face, long shorts, 9MM gun, appeared to be a Hispanic male in his early 20's. The truck was found off of Bluff Springs Rd. near an elementary school... that part of town was secluded about 10 years ago, I'm not sure if it has developed much since because I no longer live near there...

We did have Onstar service, but for phone services only... and they could not assist with locating or disabling it. To be honest, if it had been disabled at any point(anti carjack feature or otherwise) the suspects could have returned and proceeded to do a drive by shooting and/or kidnapped any of my in-laws NEITHER OF WHICH IS WORTH IT.

I heard that we were the first victims but don't have any other details besides both of the of the carjackings were White Yukons. The Detective mentioned that one had been recovered but was burnt extremely bad. Being such we requested to see the one that had been recovered and as we approached the area where "it" had been parked in the impound yard... it became apparent that the blackened charred lifeless skeleton that appeared to once be an SUV was the one that had been slightly spoiled by me for it's short lived life. There was no question, it was obvious that the wheels are all that the suspect(s) were after.

To answer some more questions, I was not there. My wife and I had been hosting for some family members and they needed a ride back across town. To prevent any unsafe conditions (more than one person per seatbelt) I decided to stay home. Our other vehicle can only seat five, uncomfortably at that. As usual my eyes gleamed as she rode away, in disbelief that I have been blessed with such beauty surrounding my life both in family and materialisticly. It was not uncommon for me to not drive the Yukon, in fact I would not even have the Yukon without my wife's help and everlasting support. Though sometimes reluctant with my dreams she has always proudly applauded the outcome. She would even beg me to take the Yukon because she claimed to be spoiled by the XM radio, and I would never not let her drive it- IT WAS OUR YUKON.

We often frequented the part of town and surrounding area's where this incident occurred. Contrary to some belief, this was only blocks from the famous 6th Street (three blocks west of it). Every since, as well as before, the wheels were installed I had been through this area and even worse areas in the city. Perhaps all the broken necks as we passed had less than positive intentions. Who will ever know....

To those who ask "Was everything insured?" Yes. Well the truck and the wheel/tire package at least.

And "What are the new plans?"


still unknown...


Thanks again for all the support through these hard times everyone. :Handshake:

I hope none of you ever have to go through this. Things could have been much worse! I still have my wife (cough best friend ever) and all of my in-laws not only alive but, UNINJURED!

If I had been present when the carjacking occurred who knows how bad things could have turned out. <!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_319066-->

I have been posting this on so many GM truck/suv forums to get the word out and have ran out...

gmfullsize.com
fullsizechevy.com
performancetrucks.net
gm-trucks.com
LS1Tech.com
SilveradoSS.com
truckmodcentral.com
z71tahoe-suburban.com
cadillacforums.com
gmtruckclub.com
LS1truck.com
truckforum.com
truckforums.com
chevroletforum.com
tahoeyukonforum.com
and more still...

Please feel free to quote my first post and re-post it (or post the link to this thread) in any other forums you guys may be a member of to assist me with getting the word out there...

Thanks in advance, you guys are helping me stay sane as this nightmare continues.

Emotionally drained iwaslowr Yukon owner,
Chad

longtimechevyfan

Sorry to read of this,its very sad what people will do just to make a few dollars.

iwaslowr

For those that were keeping an eye out... Thank you! The wheels have been recovered...

They were recognized by an Austin Police Department Sergeant who discovered them on a vehicle that was driving recklessly.

in2pro

fellow ATX member here sorry to here about the loss and will for sure keep an eye out...