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Author Topic: Teen faked BMW theft to buy Bentley John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 04-21-2005 08:47 PM                     I'm speechless over this one ... give him a Yugo ... link CNN web site SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) -- A 17 year-old high school student faked the theft of his 2002 BMW M3 in order to collect insurance money to upgrade to a Bentley, police said on Thursday. The teen, a student of Skyline High School in Sammamish, a suburb of Seattle, had reported the car stolen earlier this week, said Michael Chiu, a spokesman for the police in Bellevue, another suburb located between Seattle and Sammamish. Police in another town found the $47,000 BMW being stripped and arrested four suspects, who connected the teen to the theft, leading to his arrest. "That investigation led us to believe that he wanted to upgrade to a Bentley," Chiu said. Bentleys, featured frequently in U.S. hip-hop videos, have a suggested retail price of $160,000 for the Continental GT coupe and $240,000 for the Arnage sedan. The BMW was in the name of the teen's mother name but was used as his vehicle, Chiu said. The student was released to his mother, and prosecutors are considering charges.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 04-21-2005 09:40 PM                     yeah I know some people out in Arizona that would do that for you, strip it, sell all teh parts...you report it stolen and no one is the wiser. ...or so i've heard  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 04-21-2005 09:56 PM                     and I thought my friend who has a 1997 Imported M3 (the faster European one, about as fast as the '02 M3 mentioned above) was lucky. so say he got 47k from insurance, and another 20k for parts hacked....where does the Bentley come in, was his mom dumb enough to play with him on this?  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-21-2005 10:46 PM                     Yes, I saw that on my local news. Yesterday the cops busted a car "chop shop" in the same vicinity behind an abandoned house.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-22-2005 10:43 AM                     quote: John Walsh Bentleys, featured frequently in U.S. hip-hop videos, have a suggested retail price of $160,000 for the Continental GT coupe and $240,000 for the Arnage sedan. Isn't it ironic that many of the hip hop artist who grew up in abject poverty find it absolutely necessesary to flash their new found wealth in their videos. Realizing, of course, that this is nothing new, but it is always comical to the subtle observer. Most of these artists are young twenty-somethings who aren't very wise to the real world of business economics. It will be interesting to watch in our lifetimes as to who files chapter 11 and who was smart enough to avoid it. As for this kid . . . his license should be revoked for insurance fraud.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 04-22-2005 07:57 PM                        of course, in music videos, it'd be pretty rare for the vehicle on screen to actually be owned by the artist in the video, they'd usually just be rented (like for any film shoot). But, what you say, Aaron, is certainly true... for example, shows like MTV Cribs and the like...  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-23-2005 04:17 AM                  The thing that amazed me about about all this is that the 17 y/o kid had access/owned a $47k car! Holy Smokes! I must be in the wrong biz with my 5 y/o $27K vehicle! ...AND I'm supposedly an old "rich" fart... I can't afford that, nor do I want a BMW! I guess I need to get a $$RICH$$ BF to support me so I can enjoy the "finer" things in life... HA!  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 04-23-2005 05:58 AM                     Mu$t be nice to be a little b**ch a$$ $poiled rich kid. ...I like the look of newer BMW's but I'd take a Honda or a new Volvo over the BMW or Bentley. But that's just my sadistic taste.  |  IP: Logged

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