Stolen BMW caught on video

**1996 328ti** · 12-30-2011, 12:11 PM

http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/164...ive-at-car-lot

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SPARTANBURG, SC (FOX Carolina) - Deputies said a teenager stole a BMW from an Upstate car dealership Wednesday after he asked to see the convertible top retract.
"They claimed they wanted to bring their parents in a couple of hours, and then the young man wanted to see how the convertible top worked," says Rajai Marzouca, the owner of TLC Motors.
According to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office report, at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday, deputies reported to TLC Motors on East Blackstock Road after an employee said a white male between 16- and 18-years-old stole a 2003 BMW 3 Series convertible.
The employee said the teen had been in earlier to test drive a red version of the car and returned later to see the convertible's top retract, according to the report.
Deputies said the employee showed the teen a convertible, started the car and lowered the top, then went inside the office. When he returned outside, he saw the teen take off at a high rate of speed, spinning the tires, according to the report.
"The door locked, the car was running, the top was down... and he just peeled off and his girlfriend was in the other car and peeled off behind him,"says Marzouca.
The report described the suspect having black shaggy hair, wearing a blue striped polo shirt, blue jeans with paint on them and khaki Sperry's shoes.
The report also said a short time later a customer called the car lot to ask about someone test driving a vehicle driving recklessly down Old Georgia Road, but the customer could not give any additional information.
An employee with TLC Motors told FOX Carolina they are offering a $500 reward for information leading to the return of the vehicle.
The stolen vehicle was a 2003 BMW 330ci red convertible with a crack on the back right side bumper.
Copyright 2011 FOX Carolina. All rights reserved.

Car they stole.

Car they drove up in.

Video
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/164...clipId=6592972
1990 BMW w/ glass roof?

geetarspaz · 12-30-2011, 01:13 PM

It was probably slowti

318_mzk2 · 12-30-2011, 02:47 PM

some one on here stole a 330ci..lol

**1996 328ti** · 12-30-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 318_mzk2

some one on here stole a 330ci..lol

Using a Cali ti as the getaway car.

I live 40 minutes from there. I have only seen 2 Calif tops in the last 4 years on the road. One being bright red. How hard can it be for the police to search 2 counties for a 96-98 318ti?

Bluebimma · 12-30-2011, 02:56 PM

I just read and watched the video and im just laughing my ass off so hard. They stole a vert e46 and the other getaway car was probably an auto calitop....even slower LOL.

If youre going for grand theft auto, steal something worth going to jail for, not some cheap e46 non-m.

Bluebimma · 12-30-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

Using a Cali ti as the getaway car.

I live 40 minutes from there. I have only seen 2 Calif tops in the last 4 years on the road. One being bright red. How hard can it be for the police to search 2 counties for a 96-98 318ti?

Well, cops are looking for a bmw with a glass top...gonna be a bit hard to find.

thesk8nmidget · 12-30-2011, 02:57 PM

non sport cali top ti lol thats too funny

trikzta · 12-30-2011, 03:27 PM

500 dollar reward LOL you get more for finding a dog

milehigh96caliti · 12-30-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluebimma

I just read and watched the video and im just laughing my ass off so hard. They stole a vert e46 and the other getaway car was probably an auto calitop....even slower LOL.

If youre going for grand theft auto, steal something worth going to jail for, not some cheap e46 non-m.
Today 06:53 AM

Awww....my 330i ci is actually pretty fast even without a V8...it's faster that our Mustang GT...lol...and I wish it was cheap!

cali-ti · 12-30-2011, 04:19 PM

Weird. My wife and I just got a red 330 'vert. I'll post pics after I get back from having my hair cut, it's getting way too shaggy. We also need to get an estimate on a crack in the bumper of the new 'vert.

**1996 328ti** · 12-30-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cali-ti

Weird. My wife and I just got a red 330 'vert. I'll post pics after I get back from having my hair cut, it's getting way too shaggy. We also need to get an estimate on a crack in the bumper of the new 'vert.

So what were you painting that you got paint on your jeans?

roadrash · 12-30-2011, 04:31 PM

We should have a contest to see who can find posts on this site from the thief. heh heh

**1996 328ti** · 12-30-2011, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by roadrash

We should have a contest to see who can find posts on this site from the thief. heh heh

I started searching but couldn't come up with anything. Yet.

Mr.Squeelerz · 12-30-2011, 06:11 PM

Must have been one hell of a rush to get away with it ...at least for the time being. Where does a teen have space to hide something like that anyways?

**1996 328ti** · 12-30-2011, 07:36 PM

Busted.
From the car dealer.

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Police have been able to identify the suspect and we have found our car.

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