My Black/Black '95 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway JH4NA1187ST00235

[dougjgreen]

What a crappy feeling - I walk out the front door this morning, and my 1995 NSX is GONE! From right in my own driveway when I was sleeping.

FYI, the VIN was JH4NA1187ST00235.

At least I was fully insured. But damn, I thought I lived in a safe neighborhood.

If you see it: It's pretty much straight stock, black/black, '05 Targa top, with factory wheels, but the antenna is broken off, and I hadn't gotten around to replacing it (I still get stations, and I mainly listen to CDs). Mileage in the 73K range.

 

[manh3]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Wow that sucks, hope they catch the thieves. I see that you're in San Diego too. What would thieves do with NSX parts they can't sell it because the NSX community is such a small and tight knit community. Since you live in San Diego I think the car is already in Mexico at some chop shop.

So is it a 1995 with 95 16/17 rims or is your car an 05 because your title states 05 NSX.

 

[finalforce]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Oh man, that's eff'd up. Sometimes living in a nice community attracts the bad crowds outside. I was wondering though, why would you leave a car like that outside? If I had that it would stay 100% in the garage. Anyways, GL with catching those thieves!

 

[dougjgreen]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Wow that sucks, hope they catch the thieves. I see that you're in San Diego too. What would thieves do with NSX parts they can't sell it because the NSX community is such a small and tight knit community. Since you live in San Diego I think the car is already in Mexico at some chop shop.

So is it a 1995 with 95 16/17 rims or is your car an 05 because your title states 05 NSX.

DOH! it's a '95 with stock 16/17 rims.

 

[dougjgreen]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Oh man, that's eff'd up. Sometimes living in a nice community attracts the bad crowds outside. I was wondering though, why would you leave a car like that outside? If I had that it would stay 100% in the garage. Anyways, GL with catching those thieves!

Unfortunately, my garage has my 2002 E55 in it, and with all the rest of the stuff I have to store in it, no room for more than 1 car.

 

[Jun2]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Curious where in San Diego?
Any pictures so in case we see it around we can contact the police.

 

[FuryNSX]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Curious where in San Diego?
Any pictures so in case we see it around we can contact the police.

+1 on both counts.

 

[dougjgreen]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

The location was Rancho Penasquitos. No photos, but it was a stock black/black 95 targa car. CA plate # 5AZZ559.

 

[SFDreamer]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Man, I couldn't imagine the way I would feel! Sorry to hear this, and good luck on the recovery!

 

[FLYN_LOW]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

ill keep on eye on it here in South SD.

 

[sicarius82]

Re: My Black/Black '05 NSX was stolen right out of my driveway

Sorry for the loss. Hope it didn't make it passed the border.

 

[ediddynsx]

Sorry about your loss hope you get it back...if not theres insurance.

 

[dougjgreen]

Update: As of now, the car has not been recovered - I suspect it was chopped in Tijuana before I even knew it was gone.

On a positive note, I just got notified of the Insurance Company (Farmers) proposed settlement. I believe it's fair. They came up with a cash valuation of around $28K, plus they also give me around $2200 for costs to register a car of that value, and subtract my deductible of 1K, so I'm getting around $29.2 K cash settlement. To my mind, I was pretty sure that the range of a fair settlement was going to be something between $27-30K all in, so I really can't complain about that.

I really loved the NSX, but this is now the 2nd one I've had to receive an insurance settlement on (I wrecked one in 2001, but walked away from a flip-over crash). So I'm probably going to buy something else down the road.

 

[DocL]

I know what it feels like when a car is stolen and you never see it again. It's a real $hitty feeling. Good luck in your search for a replacement vehicle.

 

[Big_D]

I'm actually glad you didn't get it back, it would never be the same anyway. Happy to hear it all worked out for you. :smile:

 

[demigod]

Sorry to hear about your car. That is all they are paying out? Sounds a lil low to me..

 

[dougjgreen]

Sorry to hear about your car. That is all they are paying out? Sounds a lil low to me..

Try to sell a 1995 NSX for more than $28K nowadays. I paid $35K for the car 7 years and 25K miles ago. I certainly could have bought a comparable car for $28K here in Southern California. A clean '94 with 35K more miles on it just sold for $22.5K here

 

[demigod]

Try to sell a 1995 NSX for more than $28K nowadays. I paid $35K for the car 7 years and 25K miles ago. I certainly could have bought a comparable car for $28K here in Southern California. A clean '94 with 35K more miles on it just sold for $22.5K here

Weird my 95 a few years back paid me out 45k from AAA Insurance.

 

[redrocket]

Definitely low offer unless the car had some issues. That being said, if you are happy with the offer then take it.

 

[dougjgreen]

Definitely low offer unless the car had some issues. That being said, if you are happy with the offer then take it.

Why is it a low offer? Do you believe that the typical private party selling price of a 1995 NSX with nearly 75K miles on it should be MORE than $28K? Because the empirical data definitely says otherwise, at least here in Southern California, where they are not so scarce as elsewhere.

As I said, before I heard their number, I did my own search for comparables in the marketplace. And I came up with a range of $27-29K tops. No way that I would have had to spend $30K for an equivalent replacement, and with just slightly higher mileage, I could easily have gotten a '94 or '95 NSX for under $25K.

 

[enkrypt3d]

Update: As of now, the car has not been recovered - I suspect it was chopped in Tijuana before I even knew it was gone.

On a positive note, I just got notified of the Insurance Company (Farmers) proposed settlement. I believe it's fair. They came up with a cash valuation of around $28K, plus they also give me around $2200 for costs to register a car of that value, and subtract my deductible of 1K, so I'm getting around $29.2 K cash settlement. To my mind, I was pretty sure that the range of a fair settlement was going to be something between $27-30K all in, so I really can't complain about that.

I really loved the NSX, but this is now the 2nd one I've had to receive an insurance settlement on (I wrecked one in 2001, but walked away from a flip-over crash). So I'm probably going to buy something else down the road.

$28K is a great down payment on a 2005

 

[nis350]

Weird my 95 a few years back paid me out 45k from AAA Insurance.

With the recession, the car market is quite different today. You can pick up many nice cars for $30K these days.