Help SF Police to ID hit and run vehicle

Mr_Shiftright

Have a look at this (not so good) photo of a car that killed a young man in San Francisco yesterday. Police are on the hunt and looking for clues as to year, make and model. THANKS! Shifty (Host)

Mr_Shiftright

If anybody knows how to clean the photo up a little, try it and re-post it here!

explorerx4

Mr Shifty,
Maybe you could post in Mid Size Sedans, it looks like on of those.

Mr_Shiftright

OK will do. Perhaps we can build some kind of consensus on this. Thanks!

carboy21

Looks like a BMW 7 series.

carboy21

Mr_Shiftright

Hmmm....do the wheels check out? What year(s) do you think?

carboy21

Wheels look different, maybe aftermarket alloys instead of the OEM steel ?.
And older model, maybe 2008-9

Mr_Shiftright

They look like some kind of offset spokes.
How about it being a Passat?

stever

I could go with the Passat, going by the wheels and greenhouse. Your pic with some contrast added first and then a 2009 Passat snap.

carboy21

I am sort of imaging the BMW grill. Does not look like VW front end. And the back slope of the rear window is like BMW. The only off thing are the wheels, which could have been aftermarket .
And its definitely a full size sedan

stever

This is a 2012 Passat snap.



Five spokes but not offset. Wonder if the offset is just the camera?

carboy21

Yeah wheels match the light blue Passat but thats not a Passat, but a larger CC ?

stever

Ah, you're right, that blue one is a Passat CC 125 TDI couple from Australia.

stever

Here's a 2011 VW CC Lux - note the little logo above the front tire area.

Mr_Shiftright

So we're thinkin' at this time that it's a VW CC, maybe 2011-12?

carboy21

Mr_Shiftright said:

So we're thinkin' at this time that it's a VW CC, maybe 2011-12?

Bingo !! And a black one to moot .

Mr_Shiftright

The SFPD is sending me another shot of the car from the driver's side. So stay tuned! They are really hot to catch this car. The young man who was hit died last night. He was apparently a very big guy, so the damage to the car must be significant.

Keep up the good work guys!

houdini1

For some reason I am thinking Volvo. Greenhouse looks to big for a cc.

Mr_Shiftright

Do you have maybe a photo of the make and model you're thinking of, so that we can use it to compare?

explorerx4

2012 Passat. wheels look close.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=2012+passat+pictures&view=detailv2&id=05139D6EA6AC59E229CADFFF558A30FE6D071E76&selectedindex=17&ccid=m7wx8jmx&simid=607997448148288767&thid=OIP.M9bbc31f239b11279a1309033b698b473H0&mode=overlay&first=1
I see Stever already posted a picture of a 2012.

carboy21

houdini1 said:

For some reason I am thinking Volvo. Greenhouse looks to big for a cc.

Its the angle of the photo. Looks CC to me. Second guess would be BMW 7 ., but wheels don't match with the BMW

Mr_Shiftright

These photos are really bad, but here you go:

houdini1

Mr_Shiftright said:

Do you have maybe a photo of the make and model you're thinking of, so that we can use it to compare?

2000 volvo S40

carboy21

houdini1 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

Do you have maybe a photo of the make and model you're thinking of, so that we can use it to compare?

2000 volvo S40

Rear roofline is all wrong

Mr_Shiftright

They're out lookin' for it right now.

28firefighter

I used to have a CC - the roof lines aren't right for that. 

Am thinking 2012 or 2013 Passat SE. From that second picture it's absolutely a VW. 

carnaught

Agree with 28fire. It's a VW. For me, the roofline is more consistent with a Passat than the CC. The car doesn't appear as sleek either as the CC, and the stripe reflection on the side view mirror is consistent with the Passat. Don't see the 7-Series in it.

carboy21

28firefighter said:

I used to have a CC - the roof lines aren't right for that. 

Am thinking 2012 or 2013 Passat SE. From that second picture it's absolutely a VW. 

That second photo is a wash out. You can imagine any mid-size car in the world LOL

carboy21

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This picture is the almost same as the car in question.

Mr_Shiftright

OK, I'll forward that consensus to the SFPD and we'll see what happens! I'll keep you all in the loop and many thanks. If anyone has any other ideas, bring 'em on!

nyccarguy

I agree - definitely a Passat 

28firefighter

Was there any headway made on this by SFPD?

Mr_Shiftright

I asked the SF Chronicle reporter who ran the story to let me know as soon as something (if anything) breaks on the story.