Yeh its when thieves use Vin tags, License plates, etc off a similar not-stolen car and put them on a stolen car to be able to drive it around. I'm guessing mostly so they can get it across borders without issues.

 

cloning is a technique used on stolen, mostly high value vehicles (usually stock vehicles that don't stick out from others of the same model). the thieves find a wrecked car of the same model that through some loophole has been destroyed but still has a clean title, and either steal the vin plates off it or create new vin plates and paperwork using the stolen vin and replace the actual vin plates on the car they stole. this way they can sell the car legitimately in the country or bypass shipping requirements/border requirements to take the car to an export market where it is usually worth multiples of what it is here.

not easy, and not cheap, hence it's usually only used by pros part of large vehicle theft rings.

 

Dang, where in Arcadia did it happened? I live in Arcadia, now I'm scared.

 

No way! that beast is a beauty too!

 

the car was lefted in his own drive way with engine on , i think he just went inside home for 2 mins to pick up somehting , he came out with a empty drive with.co ps arrived 2 mins after . but still not found yet ..

 

and also his matte white is not vinyl is paint job ~~~

 

not the smartest idea to leave your car unattended...sucks..will keep eyes out ffor it

 

Thanks for the schooling guys, wow thats crazy, outside his own house and noone saw anything? I mean, dude thats an M6, you would hear that thing pulling away.... good luck to your friend though

 

I'm guessing he left the key fob in the car too then

With the BMW's (at least with both my buddies 335i's) as long as you take the key fob out, even if you leave the car running...if someone hops in the car and tries to shift it out of park, the moment their foot touches the brake without the key fob being detected, the car dies. Something i wish our Lexii had!!

But if someone stole it right off the driveway, its more likely its just a joyrider than a professional thief.

Well, even if he heard it leave, it would be too late most likely. Thief probably booked it and would be long gone even if he had another car to try and chase him down.




I know on a couple of occasions i've left my car idling in my driveway to run in and get something i forgot. Won't be doing that again!!

 

^^ Yeah, I'm never leaving my car on again just to get something from the house...

 

True that. I live in arcadia and do that all the time. Guess I'm never doing that again

 

I had my Mercedes CLK jacked at the gas station...l also left my keys in the car, atleast i got back into the Lexus world in the end but still its a ****ty feeling gettin your car jacked.

 

LOL damnit! There goes the fun for us Arcadians to leave our engine on.

 

UPDATE : He car was found earlier on Azusa


Thanks Everybody ....

 

please update us on the condition of the car!