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09 July 2011 #1
Scott Hutchings Too much to do, no time!
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Saab owner steals from Saab owner!
I cannot believe this.
Just checking my tire pressure, mere hours after having washed my car, to find that my left rear valve cover cap has been swapped out for a standard black cap ... while my car was parked in front of my house!!!
I've quite certain it was the Saab cap like the other 3 when I washed the car.
First off, I can't believe that someone would have the gall to do that ... and it had to have been another Saab owner!
Who else would want it!President, The Saab Club of Canada
www.SaabClub.ca
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09 July 2011 #2
Thats lame.
Petty crap like that pisses me off!
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10 July 2011 #3
Frank Administrator
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- previous: 2006 9-3, 2001-06 9-5, 2011 9-4X
Thieves like the Mercedes emblem/star on the hood. The Spirit of Ecstasy has a special feature where it drops down when you try to steal it. Perhaps someone (a non-Saab owner) was envious of your Saab and figured stealing a valve cap with the griffin has special value.
The question is... why would he/she only steal one and take the the extra time to replace it with a black cap?
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10 July 2011 #4
Scott Hutchings Too much to do, no time!
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I had someone remove all 4 once ... in my driveway!!!
They didn't take them though ... just threw them on the grass.
I ended up finding 3 of the 4.
And boy, did that ever tick me off!President, The Saab Club of Canada
www.SaabClub.ca
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10 July 2011 #5
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- 2006 9-3 2.0T SportCombi "Mattie"; On SAABatical: 1993 9000 CSE 2.3T "Matilda"
Dang !
Are there valve caps that come with locks Sorry, that idea just flew outta my head .....
Hey Scott, maybe I can get this set for ya and ship it over:
NEW Saab valve caps 9-5 9-3 900 9000 turbo
It's been on CL forever. For $5, what the heck eh ?"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
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10 July 2011 #6
Scott Hutchings Too much to do, no time!
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President, The Saab Club of Canada
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10 July 2011 #7
Dave T. Super Moderator
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The caps with locks does exist! Somebody stole that idea from Ken.
I had an idea that somebody "stole". Seat Gap Guard for Saabs: A SaabWorld exclusive - Blogs - SaabWorld I made a Saab Seat Gap Guard but later someone "stole" the idea.
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10 July 2011 #9
Mike Moderator
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My brother has "1.8T" caps on his Passat, and he's always worried someone will snag them and his wheels. I had a bike back when I was a kid, with the dice valve caps, and someone took those. My parents, feeling my pain, got me the 8-ball ones and someone nicked one of those too! I just went back to the plastics. It's a shame when other people prevent you from having nice things that you like.
Someone tried to steal my dad's Mercedes emblem when he had a '88 300E. They didn't know that it won't just snap off though because it's attached to a massive spring. So they pulled the emblem out about 3 feet (permanently stretching the spring) and gave up. He had to get a ride to a hardware store to buy some lock cutters to cut it free so it wasn't bouncing off the hood as he drove down the road home.Free SaabWorld Stickers
"Sometimes it is better to travel than it is to arrive." - Robert Pirsig
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11 July 2011 #10
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- 2006 9-3 2.0T SportCombi "Mattie"; On SAABatical: 1993 9000 CSE 2.3T "Matilda"
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
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