excess_3
09-25-2011, 03:19 AM
have any Volts been successfully stolen?
what happens to Volts that get totalled?
have any Volts be totalled?
E-bay?
does Gm try to buy them back?
do the seats from any other car,fit in a Volt?
Jim Fallston Md.
09-25-2011, 10:18 AM
Nothing in Jegs.
I did find the short air dam for $28.84 @ GM parts direct without shipping.
Others that are not available yet that I would like to add as I do on all of my new vehicles are, Vent visors, I might make a template after I get mine and find one at the parts store that is close. Also no K&N air filters yet, No GM branded splash guards yet either. Also while searching just for yucks last year most of the trailer hitch companies were offering hitches for the Volt. A recent search yesterday I came up blank. I guess GM put out a bulletin confiming as stated in the Owners Manual to not use the Volt to tow anything.So I guess a used pickup beater is in the cards for me when I need to go to the dump of haul my trailer.
Correction: I found the K&N @ autoanything for $40.95 with free shipping. 1 Down. Part # 33-2464.
therfman
09-25-2011, 09:02 PM
have any Volts been successfully stolen?
what happens to Volts that get totalled?
have any Volts be totalled?
E-bay?
does Gm try to buy them back?
do the seats from any other car,fit in a Volt?
One forum member has has a Volt replaced after being totalled in an accident. At that point, the totalled car belongs to the insurance company; who knows what they do with them.
I'm also curious as to what state a Volt would be in if "unsuccessfully stolen"? It's either stolen or it's not, isn't it? I have a feeling the Volt could be hard to steal in the traditional way, but it's still as easy as any other car to steal using a tow truck or dolly. Happened at a local shopping centre a few years back. Thieves just showed up with a tow truck and picked off the cars they wanted. Nobody really pays attention to a tow truck removing a vehicle, so they can do it in broad daylight.
excess_3
09-26-2011, 04:52 AM
therf...
by 'successsfully stolen' , I mean these issues.
Onstar will likely get the car back???
Volt has one of those 'keyless' key things?
suppose a flatbed towtruck runs off with a Volt.
without the help of a dealer, how do they get it running?
an example of 'successfully stolen' would be
stolen, running, and in Honduras
therfman
09-26-2011, 11:08 AM
I can't really see a Volt successfully stolen that way. I see it more as stolen, dismantled and sold for parts in China. To a thief, that's a success.
I guess an unsuccessful theft becomes an act of vandalism, leaving you with a car, unmoved, but with busted locks and windows.