We need your help... A member of our club's car was stolen last night. It was the black hatchback with no body kit. License Plate was AL - SEMERUN. If you see this car, please call 911 or the Columbus Police Department and tell them that you have spotted Mike Morse's car and then call him @ 706-593-9395.

Thanks!!!!

Woah harsh, best of luck!! Keep up posted......

That sucks,what area was it in when was stolen?

We're in Columbus, GA

It was recovered in B-Ham, AL after a high speed pursuit. The felons are in custody!!! The state patrol said it wasn't pretty. I'll get pics and try to post!!!!

Man that relly sucks sorry about you miss fortune

not pretty... as in the morons stole the car... then messed it up, pricks. See if the cops will let Mike have a few minutes alone with them.

well, guess the car is recovered and we willsee the condition of the car.

yeah, when they go to court to be charged, we're all going!!!! :-)

I know how Mike feels, .. .. I have walked up on my car about to be stolen twice, and never involved the cops. I let my fist do most of the talking.. (not trying to sound like a badass, but when you see some moron with a slimjim in your door you kinda snap)

[offtopic] But slimjims do not work in a Focus very well you have to wedge the door open and slide a rod in there,note its relly bad on cars with power windows and locks it F's up the lock motors or somthing.




Back on topic[:)] I hope the car was not damaged to much to were its a total loss

Using a focus in a high speed chase??[confused]
[joke]

For his sake I hope it is gone, you dont want a car that was just put through that abuse. Its like a rental car now, you know for a fact they did not care about the cars condition so it's engine is pooped now.

Good luck!!!!
Jon


Ps. They should get the chair for foci abuse!!

Wow nice double post there Jon[:D]

I'm always curious, but how does a Focus get stolen? I know the PATS system is not a garauntee against theft but my understanding is that it is damned difficult to bypass. Can you give up some details as to how the car may have been stolen?

Nope, no details yet... I'll keep you guys posted!

Originally posted by REDFOCZ
Wow nice double post there Jon[:D]

Sorry, I just noticed that.

Taken care of now!!

Once you get the door open, its relatively easy to bypass the lock cylinder with a large hammer, or if you know the car, you can just hit the cylinder release and turn the car over with a big screw driver. Once the cylinder is released, the wheel will turn.

On topic, I hope at least if they dont get a big sentence, that you find out all the pertainent info on them and a release date. Maybe we can have a "you got out" party for them[mad] [boxface] [bash] [boxface] [mad]

Wayne you know more about this stuff then I do no doubt, but doesn't the PATS require the code stored on the chip in the key the be read & recognized prior to ignition?

Interesting read on the Securilock / PATS LINK (http://www.autoworld.com/news/Ford/Ford_SecuriLock.htm)

But the PATS system can be disabled, either at the dealer or via the various tuning softwares that are out there (yes I can disable it, depends on the vehicle)
I have heard of dealer techs disabling the system to get rid of a myriad of non-start or hard starting issues, and then they dont tell the customer.

One of my customers lost his keys, called me to get him a new tune with the system disabled if I could. In the mean time, he called a locksmith to cut him a key off the VIN. Before I got to a place where I could email him the tune, he called me and told me that he got the non-computerized key from the locksmith, and opened the door, and cranked the car right up.

It does happen.