fla-gypsy
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That is a bummer. Hope you get it settled out quickly for your trip.
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dfloria
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Quote:I can say it is odd that your 250 PS was stolen as its not a common vehicle unless...
Not true from what I understand. Up to and including 2007, the F-series were the only truck without a factory imobilizer of some sort, which makes these trucks the easiest, and therefore, the most common truck to steal.
I would also have my doubts about a rental company allowing their truck to be used as a TV.
Sorry to here about your truck going missing. I had a car stolen and burnt once, and it is not a good feeling to think that someone violated your property like that. Hope you find a replacement soon.
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TAS
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I had a Ravelco anti-theft device installed on mine. Unless they have a tow truck, it ain't moving.
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davidj54
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Bummer! That would ruin your whole day! 
If your ins co can't settle quick enough and will agree to a rental. Check commercial and industrial rental places. Here you can even rent them with brake controller installed. They're more expensive and you have to prove inssurance but you can get one.
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Bigburd wrote:U will probably find the truck, minus the diesel, exhaust and any copper.  That is where the money is.
I agree with Bigburd. And you're going to see ALOT more of this happening. Keep your vehicles locked, in sight, and if you can install a camera to keep an "eye" on it. Times are a getting worse people, not better. 
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kwjeepxj
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This looks like a good idea for you guys that live on the west coast.
http://www.guidepointsystems.com/index.shtml
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StillOnThePot
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i don't think it will be settled before the trip..therefore the trip may be cancelled. the ins company is notified and an adjuster will contact me soon.
possible senarios are:
1: truck found and nothing is wrong (no damage and not likely)
2: truck not found or totaled and insurance pays it.
3: truck found but can be "fixed"
my worst fear is #3. i think i will trade it in if that is the case.
other than that, if you guys had a second chance of a tow vehicle, what would you get to pull a 08 Jayco 27BH G2? the dry weight is 5000 pounds.
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Houstonkid
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The Ford Superduty door locks suck, I would consider it a major design flaw, everyone I know here in Houston including myself has had their's broken in to. A simple screwdriver in the lock gets the crook inside the truck in less than 2 seconds. (Yes I know, if they want in bad enough they will get in)
Second of all, I don't know how close you are to the Mexican border there in Ca. so I don't know if you guys have this problem. Here in Texas A LOT of F250-350 trucks get stolen, especially the 4-door models. They steal the truck, gut the interior and haul as many illegals out of Mexico as they can.
**EDIT** Upon recomendation by a previous post in this thread I went to the Ravelco website. LOL, they have an article from our Houston paper about the thefts of Superduties.
http://www.ravelco.com/SuperdutyPage.htm
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byrdr1
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Friend had his 3500 DuraMax stolen in Canada 2-3 years ago.
Talk about a head ache..
He had a trailer parked in a Canadian campground with his passports and dog papers in the stolen truck..
He got all back into states and now has a 2500 Duramax to tow with..
Took him 3-5 days to get everything back into USA..
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swebber
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StillOnThePot wrote:...if you guys had a second chance of a tow vehicle, what would you get to pull a 08 Jayco 27BH G2? the dry weight is 5000 pounds.
I would go with the '08 F350 PSD !!! You know you'll upgrade someday !!
Sorry to hear about your loss...I do hope you get some closure on what happened to it.
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