My Yukon was carjacked

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11-28-2009, 08:41 AM

iwaslowr

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My Yukon was carjacked

My Yukon that was so much fun is officially gone...

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.

Here's the aftermath.

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 them 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...

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.

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

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

Last edited by rriddle3; 11-28-2009 at 10:14 AM. Reason: REMOVED THE REFERENCE TO CALLING 911, WHICH IS ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES, TO MAKE A REPORT

11-28-2009, 09:17 AM

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man that sucks, BIG TIME! but you're right, at least your wife and family got away without any harm. andi hear ya on the "glad i wasn't there" bit, 'cause (like you) i tend to react, rather than think in a situation like that. good luck on the hunt for these *** hats!

11-28-2009, 12:41 PM

The_Beast

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RIP to a really really nice ride

11-28-2009, 08:39 PM

B5Bee

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I'd be willing to be money your truck was 'shopped' and she was followed before the robbery.

By 'shopped', I mean someone saw what was on your truck and your were followed at least once or twice and someone was watching your truck. They waited until she was driving because she was less likely to resist or try to escape.

It's highly unlikely they would have tried to retaliate against your or your family if OnStar could have disabled it. Chances are, they'd have abandoned it where it stopped and hoped it would get towed to an impound lot. Wheels and stuff are easy to steal from impound lots.

11-28-2009, 11:05 PM

kiwiblazer

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That sucks man.
This is now a norm in my old county of South Africa.
Fortunately, I left before it became a reallity.

11-29-2009, 12:36 AM

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I'am glad that every came out of the situation OK but sorry to see what they had done to your ride.

11-29-2009, 02:53 AM

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Dude, that sucks soooo much. I think I almost got carjacked Thanksgiving night, but that's another story. Sorry to hear about your loss. Glad to hear your family is ok, though.

11-29-2009, 06:43 PM

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That hurts to look at. I hope they find the low lifes that did that. I'm glad that your family is okay.

11-29-2009, 06:52 PM

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Dude that really really sucks ***. but on the plus side everyone is okay.
But that is one reason me and the wife both have license to carry they come in really handy.
once again glad everyone is okay hopefully u find ur rims