well I can tell you one story too... When i was something like 15 I was in a restaurant with my Mother and her friends... So One guy parked his CLK320 righ infront where we were sitting, Back then it was just out brand new shiny CLK320!! So some dood with a guitar decided to open his case with guitar on his Trunk... So the owner got very upset and the guitar guy ended up with a broken nose and a broken arm! Now that's what I would do too!

Thats what we all would LIKE to do. The problem with that is that the law works for these guys, at least here in Finland. You would pay a few thousand to the guy for the broken nose and then he gets to pay your hood, but then they find out he only owns the guitar and has no money and the only one remaining to pay is you and you only. The law for some reason works the wrong way here. That really sucks!!!

I think in the USA its different, you MAY protect what you own.

Where has respect gone? I see alot of it here in the UK - its the worst aspect of the society here. Its completely out of fashion or whatever the case is ... I hate it.

Ferking kids have no respect for ANYTHING or ANYONE. I suppose its not 100% their fault but their parents either have no discipline or just dont care.

I suppose I would also be a disgruntled teenager with that upbringing... but sometimes its also plain common sense.

I would have expected more compression of the hood against the tires on the SLR. I know he is standing kind of in the center of the hood which would cause an equal distribution of the weight (not as pronounced). It seems that the SL's fender is practically touching the tire....but the ignoramus is much closer to that side. Can the SLR photo be a result of photoshop (maybe wishful thinking)?

Tom

I agree with you man. People don't have respect anymore. He deserved a kick in the *** after you told him the first time. There shouldn't be a second.
On another note what mods you have on the car that it's 150k? I know you have the P30, what else?

whats going on with this??

RR,

What you should do is create mass hype. The owner of the SLR may not know that somebody stepped on his hood, because it could have popped back up.

What you could do is circulate these photos around forums that SLR owners frequent, if they havnt been circulating already. Word of mouth can spread this. Forums like ferarrichat, lambopower, sixspeedonline, anotheroneimforgetting, basically your forums for your higher end vehicles. Also hit up the AMG private lounge and post it there. I'm very sure that these pictures have done the rounds.

What you can do is email the SA of Fletcher Jones in LV and ask him to forward this picture to all his Black SLR and Silver SL owners(if posssible) or ask him to post it somwhere near his office. I'm sure this would anger the owner if he randomly sees it or if it spreads by word of mouth.


just my $0.02

Well Guys...

I've know this for a while... But have been dreading posting.

We are at a dead end.

I have a contact who is close to Eugene.. That is his name. I have his last known address, and full name. But it does no good.

Those shots of them on the cars were indeed in Las Vegas. They were taken on a trip there, and the person close to him verfied from the Exif data that they were the same as the other pictures from the trip.

So... It definately happened in Vegas, AND the LVPD has NO records of any SLR or SL500 vandalized there. PERIOD, so... We know no Police report was filed... Now ok... So you think that the person who owned the car took care of it him/herself, and paid out of pocket, or through insurance...

BUT... Fletcher Jones Would have definately known about it. I talked to the SA There who Exclusively handles ALL SLR's In Las Vegas... I sent him the pictures, and he assured me that if it was one of their cars/customers he would have known about it in five minutes.

I seriously doubt that the hood popped back into place, not aluminum, there would have been a crease anyway. I would venture to say the owner wouldn't have wanted Body filler on the car, so a replacement hood would have to have been ordered from Germany... I've heard in the nieghborhood of $20k !!!

You see the dealer would have had to have known.

So... I'm at a dead end... No point in calling Washington State dealers, if it definately happened in Las Vegas... Maybe it was an LA car... Who knows.

I'm out of ideas... And badly disapointed. I wanted to catch this scum so badly.

If anyone can think of anything else to do... Please let me know. I'm very sorry and apologize to everyone. I feel I've let you guys down, and more I feel I've let the owners of those cars down. Maybe something will break one day... And we'll find out something... I won't forget about it, and keep my hopes up.

Thanks Everyone for helping... You are all great people, and I'm proud to be a member here.

Best Always,

RoydRage

Anyone have any dealer contacts in LA?

This scum deserves nothing but the best.

just wondering but is it me or does the amber bumper light look likes its lite (on the SLR), maybe its just me or is the car on or the alarm going off

will MBUSA able to do something? It can't be that many black SLR in the country right?