Thieves steal BMW 7-Series used for Detroit Auto Show

 Thieves steal BMW 7-Series used for Detroit Auto Show
2010 BMW 760i

Police still searching

Two bold thieves have stolen a BMW 7-Series that was used for the North American International Auto Show.

According to local media reports, the duo grabbed the $94,000 luxury sedan on Wednesday night when it was being loaded onto a car hauler in front of the Westin Book Cadillac hotel.

While the 7-Series wasn't on display at the show, it was being used to shuttle executives during the press preview.

Detroit police are still searching for the vehicle, but it is equipped with BMW Assist (which features a stolen vehicle locator) so hopefully it will be returned intact.

UPDATE 01.19.2011 - The BMW 750i xDrive was recovered from Detroit's west side and reported to be in excellent condition.

Source: Detroit Free Press

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 mmr66 mmr66
lol just lol.
January 13, 2011 4:02 pm
 wcfuser14429 wcfuser14429
good choice
January 13, 2011 4:23 pm
 RCarvalho RCarvalho
I was thinking the same!
January 13, 2011 4:25 pm
 M! M!
I know who stole it. The Pigs from Angry Birds stole it!!! Just look at the 7er
January 13, 2011 4:46 pm
 jonzofon jonzofon
LOL!!!! I can actually see what you mean :
January 13, 2011 11:59 pm
 wbizarre wbizarre
They should leave it unlocked in a really bad neighborhood so someone else steals it again, and then they'll be off free!
January 13, 2011 4:53 pm
 Ferraridude Ferraridude
Full on! Lol all the wayyy across the sky!! Full on double lol!
January 13, 2011 5:36 pm
 Edison Edison
Hahaha. Oh my God!! Oh my God!! What does this mean?!?
January 14, 2011 9:46 am
 GRAVE GRAVE
$140,000? So they stole a 760
January 13, 2011 5:51 pm
 andrewB andrewB
What a way to go in style to steal a car and have all options on it. It is funny
January 13, 2011 6:08 pm
 benz_man benz_man
Unless this was a situation of someone foolishly leaving it unattended, BMW assist was disabled soon after it was taken. If you have the equipment to successfully crack the rolling IR and RF codes required to unlock and start this, then disabling a telematics system is childsplay!
January 13, 2011 6:29 pm
 powertech powertech
+1. If it hasn't been disabled, shouldn't they be able to locate the car by now? I mean it's BMWNA's property, they don't have to go through the steps required by the customers to locate their car thru BMW assist (like making official police report of the missing vehicle, etc etc). They should have been able to locate the car quickly.
January 14, 2011 7:03 am
 tbrodie tbrodie
Soon they'll receive the anonymous ransome letter containing the car's badge, then the passenger door mirror, etc.
January 13, 2011 7:11 pm
 som3aa som3aa
ROFL!
January 14, 2011 7:35 am
 Johnluke Johnluke
Somewhere this homely looking pig is getting molested by a BMW fanboy.
January 13, 2011 9:38 pm
 bmw2002m bmw2002m
Eh......anyone want a top of the range 7 series with very low mileage? I have one for sale.......20 grand or nearest offer!
January 14, 2011 4:31 am
 Hardboy997 Hardboy997
Is it white, with white leather and german plates? Because if it's not, I'm not interested :D
January 14, 2011 7:19 am
 James2911 James2911
Why would it need a car hauler if it was being used as a shuttle?
January 14, 2011 5:17 am
 DeleteThisAccount DeleteThisAccount
Every steed needs a stable?
January 14, 2011 7:50 am
 PONTIAC G8 GXP PONTIAC G8 GXP
As I understood, this car wasn't at exposition building that's why it was much easier to steal
January 14, 2011 9:10 am
 bmw2002m bmw2002m
@Hardboy997 - It is actually....I just have to ship it over from Detroit! Cash only!
January 14, 2011 9:37 am
 dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
I would not be surprised if this was a publicity stunt. I mean, come on. Lol, they might be trying to show off the BMW assist.
January 14, 2011 4:33 pm
 charlemagne charlemagne
ROFLMAO
January 14, 2011 4:44 pm
 rokomartin rokomartin
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February 14, 2011 11:26 am