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Title: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Gaffers on 22 January 2015, 13:51:24
Following from my battery theft I have found some footage from my neighbour's cctv which just captures a car I would like to ID in the top right hand corner.  I have had to piece the bits together to generate the whole car image and I have ideas as to the make and model but I would like you experts to help me confirm :y

Whole car:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/carwhole_zpsa8cdcafa.jpg)

Original bits:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/car3_zps07c0a2a7.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/car2_zps178dd133.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/car4_zps25462449.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/car1_zpsb74a9fef.jpg)

Thanks in advance :y
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: tigers_gonads on 22 January 2015, 14:07:19
Volvo S60  :-\
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2015, 14:10:31
I'm wavering between Volvo S40 and Astra coupe.

Hint of mid-90's Escort at the back end perhaps, but no visible rust, so maybe not. ;)
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: btc on 22 January 2015, 14:20:40
Looks like a Volvo s40 maybe a t4 with bbs wheels had one a few years ago
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: kevinp58 on 22 January 2015, 14:24:10
Deffo a Volvo S,  :y think it is a S70 hard to really gauge the size of it in the photos
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: kevinp58 on 22 January 2015, 14:27:36
Quote from: btc on 22 January 2015, 14:20:40
Looks like a Volvo s40 maybe a t4 with bbs wheels had one a few years ago






Different wheels on front.
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2015, 14:35:45
Quote from: kevinp58 on 22 January 2015, 14:27:36
Different wheels on front.

Indeed. Maybe someone nicked one of his. ;D

EDIT: That would make it an easy car to identify, however, very distinctive. :y
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: kevinp58 on 22 January 2015, 14:44:41
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2015, 14:35:45
Quote from: kevinp58 on 22 January 2015, 14:27:36
Different wheels on front.

Indeed. Maybe someone nicked one of his. ;D

EDIT: That would make it an easy car to identify, however, very distinctive. :y








 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Gaffers on 22 January 2015, 14:51:18
Good replies, tbh I was thinking a ford probe or something but more convinced about the s60 now :y
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: henryd on 22 January 2015, 15:01:18
Here is an S60,although I don't think its one of these

http://www.carautoportal.com/car-images/volvo/volvo-s60/volvo-s60.jpg
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: henryd on 22 January 2015, 15:04:11
S80 looks more like it in profile

https://parts-specs.com/photos/0676190-Volvo-S80-2.4-D5-Exclusive-2003.jpg
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Gaffers on 22 January 2015, 15:11:26
Quote from: henryd on 22 January 2015, 15:04:11
S80 looks more like it in profile

https://parts-specs.com/photos/0676190-Volvo-S80-2.4-D5-Exclusive-2003.jpg

Missing the spoiler? :-\
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2015, 15:17:48
I think it looks longer than it is in the reconstruction. I'm going for S40 T4, as in..

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26795734/Smilies/volvo-s40-t4-05.jpg)

I think you can just see that distinctive bit where it forms a triangle at the bottom of the pillar between the rear quarterlight and the door window.
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 22 January 2015, 15:17:52
Deffo a Volvo....I think.

The different wheels should make it easy to identify. :y
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Gaffers on 22 January 2015, 15:21:49
Quote from: Doctor Opti on 22 January 2015, 15:17:52
Deffo a Volvo....I think.

The different wheels should make it easy to identify. :y

Yeah keeping a beady eye out.  What I figured out from the footage is that the thief was walking to be picked up by this car.  He puts his jacket and bag in the car and then rings the doorbell twice to see if anyone is in and then collects the battery and legs it back to the car.

Thus he is likely to be local and pass by again soon :y
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: 05omegav6 on 22 January 2015, 15:57:13
Definitely an S40, difficult to guess the age, as the resolution isn't great :y

I'd bet the Christmas steak bill on it being an S40...
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 January 2015, 16:04:44
Definitely Volvo.
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 22 January 2015, 16:44:54
S40, for sure

Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: Gaffers on 22 January 2015, 16:54:51
Ok, so a blue/purple S40 with a spare wheel on the FNS.  I shall pass that along to the police.

Thanks for your help guys :y
Title: Re: Help required - vehicle identification
Post by: 05omegav6 on 22 January 2015, 16:57:39
Quote from: Monsieur Guffer on 22 January 2015, 16:54:51
Ok, so a blue/purple S40 with a spare wheel on the FNS.  I shall pass that along to the police.

Thanks for your help guys :y
From the colour, I would say that it's a facelift phase 1 dating it to MY 2000-2004 :y