Cremorne: Aussies lose it over awkward act on $200,000 BMW in Sydney lower north shore suburb
Footage has emerged of an expensive luxury BMW in an affluent neighbourhood covered in pink graffiti, leaving Australians wondering what the car’s owner could have done to deserve the act.
The gray X5 M model, which retails for $200,000, was spotted parked on a busy street in Neutral Bay on Sydney’s Lower North Shore on Thursday.
The hood and passenger doors of the car were covered with messages scrawled in pink paint.
“Nathan call me,” it said on the hood.
The windows on the left passenger side were also smashed.
“Nathan, call me as soon as possible,” the messages read.
There were also several pink streaks on the windows where the paint ran out and then dripped onto the passenger doors.
A call for Nathan was placed online by the Mosman Collective Instagram account.
The $200,000 BMW was painted with messages telling Nathan to call: ‘ASAP’ (pictured)
‘Nathan call me’ was also written on the hood of the BMW (photo)
“I don’t know what’s happening here,” the images were captioned.
‘But if your name is Nathan and you have a flashy gray BMW parked on one of the busiest streets in Neutral Bay, you need to call him ASAP.
“I hope the car cleaner is ready.”
This brazen act took place in an affluent area of Sydney, where the average price for a house in Neutral Bay is $3.225 million.
According to data from Realestate.com.au, the average price for an apartment is $1.245 million.
Viewers were not only stunned by the creative vandal, but also by what Nathan must have done to drive someone to such a desperate act.
“What did you do?” someone wrote.
“Nathan has been a naughty boy!” said one.
Another added: ‘Nathan’s baby mama is looking for him!’
A third joked: ‘Nathan is going to be a daddy soon!’
Another referenced Fatal Attraction, adding: “I hope he doesn’t have a rabbit and a big pan.”
Australians are wondering what Nathan did to cause such a desperate act (pictured is the paint on the left rear passenger window)
Other viewers urged Nathan to stay away.
“Poor Nathan got himself a troublemaker from phase 5,” someone joked.
Another wrote: ‘Run Nathan!’ wrote another.
According to some, the vandal also attacked Nathan’s home.
“It’s everywhere Nathan lives, apparently. I hope Nathan calls soon, otherwise we’ll have a very ‘pink’ street,” wrote one neighbor.
But the person who so desperately wanted Nathan’s attention may have broken the law in vain.
“Unfortunately they got the house and the car mixed up. The car shown belongs to the neighbors of the house that was vandalized,” one person wrote.
Another added: ‘It’s on my neighbor’s garage door too.’
The incident took place in Neutral Bay, on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, where the average house price is more than $3 million (pictured Neutral Bay)
But someone who claimed to know Nathan gave a good reason why he hadn’t heard from him again.
“I know Nathan, he’s abroad with his partner right now! I’ll definitely let him know!” they wrote.
Although many Australians consider the graffiti funny, it is a criminal offence.
Under section 195 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), severe penalties can be imposed on any person who wilfully or recklessly destroys or damages the property of another.
If the value of the property is not more than $5,000, the case will be heard in the local court.
In NSW the maximum penalty is two years’ imprisonment and the maximum fine is $5,500.