Hit-And-Run Victim: Can You Identify the Culprit?

Tom
By Tom Suddard
Nov 20, 2017

Longtime forum member Javelin posted this image this morning, along with the following text:

One of my neighbors was involved in a hit and run totaling her vehicle in front of her house. Can you help identify the suspect vehicle based on the parts left at the scene?”

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Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
11/20/17 11:23 a.m.

Facebook has strong feelings about it being a Pontiac Grand Am.

fidelity101
fidelity101 UltraDork
11/20/17 11:30 a.m.

look on the back of that foglight for a part number or an OEM logo imprinted in the plastic. should help narrow it down. It may be on the lens

Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/20/17 11:38 a.m.

Foglight says made in Germany on it. No part numbers on anything left. Car was described as SUV/minivan appearing.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
11/20/17 12:59 p.m.

Lens looks familiar, fog looks aftermarket.

16vCorey
16vCorey PowerDork
11/20/17 1:25 p.m.

I posted on the facebook thread, but it looks to me like the fog and turn signal diffuser from a BMW X3.

 

DjGreggieP
DjGreggieP Reader
11/20/17 1:59 p.m.

Mentioned it on the other thread, but possibly Nissan Juke?

 

Chris_V
Chris_V UberDork
11/20/17 2:01 p.m.

Not even close, unfortunately. I'm still looking though.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/20/17 2:40 p.m.

whatever it was, it was older. Look at the haze on the plastic.

Driven5
Driven5 SuperDork
11/20/17 3:01 p.m.
Javelin said:

Car was described as SUV/minivan appearing.

How did they come to this conclusion?  Did they actually get a good clear look at the vehicle silhouette, or did they just see some tail lights disappearing from view and their mind filled in the blanks?

GTXVette
GTXVette Dork
11/20/17 3:02 p.m.

 

 This is a Job for Woody.

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