What some people do for JDM parts....

Taken from JDMEgo’s web blog.

So yeah if your familiar with car shows at all in Socal you know Team Hybrid. Their team has been a mainstay in the car show scene for a long time. Yesterday this craziness was all over the news. Looks like one of their members went for broke yesterday and robbed a bank IN his Supra,got caught try to box cutter his throat to pieces,survived and is now in the Hospital soon to be heading to the clink. I’ll keep my mouth shut on this one but CARAZAYZAY to say the least.

Article from OC Register

ANAHEIM – A man suspected of committing a bank robbery in Anaheim cut his throat with a box cutter after police stopped him in Irvine, police said.

The robbery occurred at 12:36 p.m. Monday at Washington Mutual at 500 N. Euclid St., said Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez.

A short time later, an undercover officer noticed a car on the southbound I-5 at Harbor Boulevard that matched the description of the suspect’s vehicle. The vehicle, a white sports car with no front bumper, was being driven by an Asian man in his 20s, Martinez said

The undercover officer followed the vehicle that traveled at speeds of 45 to 90 mph and asked for assisting units, Martinez said.

Police units from Anaheim, Santa Ana and Irvine stopped the vehicle shortly before 1 p.m. when the man exited the freeway at the Culver Drive off-ramp shortly.

Martinez said the man got out of his car and was bleeding. He said the man cut his throat with a box cutter. The red box cutter, a wallet and a cell phone were on the pavement near the man’s car.

The 23-year-old man, Benjamin Nolasco, of Oceanside, was rushed to a hospital. He underwent surgery for non-life threatening injuries, Martinez said.

The southbound Culver Drive off-ramp was closed for nearly two hours while police conducted their investig

Some pics:

The car.
http://jdmego.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/bankrob011309bbc01.jpg?w=450&h=287

Dude was even rocking his Hybrid Lanyard.
http://jdmego.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/bankrob011309bbc10.jpg?w=450&h=283

maaad tyte JDM DOODZ right thurr!

I don’t see what’s JDM about this…nor do I see where he is a “mad JDM tyte dood”:squint:rolleyes:

I dont get the part about cutting his own throat? WTF?

At least he was driving his show car

with that big phat intercooler he should have been able to get away! :wtf

how does this have to do with anything JDM?

:rofl

He was part of an incredibly famous uber elite import car club which has been featured in many import mags. Many of the vehicles are styled upon their JDM counterparts by using JDM parts.
This is his team.
http://www.teamhybrid.com/

I was trying to add some humor by inferring he was robbing a bank to buy more “MAD JDM TYTE YO!!!1!!one1!” parts.

I hate the literal-ness of people on this thread

I hate Nissans.

krammer. i hate you.

your going down!

only one “m” in “kramer”, numbnuts:squint. and my new JDM helmet will PWN whatever mad tyte dorifto skillz you try to bring so I’d watch who you’re talking to if I were you. :gtfo

(you were talking about GPNY, right? :D)

maybe the kid should just do what i am doing, and sell his car. some shit is more important.

Supra of course.

Yea priorites FTW. I need to sell this money pit.

Perfect plot for Fast and Furious 5. :rofl I bet the driver is an undercover cop.

:rofl

Clearly the kid needed money for a new front bumper.

lol :up

i mean, we should prob just trade cars straight up.