Neighbours cars stolen - bit weird though

[numtumfutunch]

My neighbours have just had their cars nicked overnight
One was on the drive, the other in the garage

The thieves broke into the house to get the keys whilst they slept leaving mobile phones, wallets and laptop which were on the kitchen unit next to the keys suggesting to me it was just the motors they were after

The odd thing is that despite this looking to me like a targetted attack they got away with a 5y old Vectra and a 7y old Fiesta

Locally there are any number of new Audis. Golfs, a 911, SUV's etc etc not to mention my own 6y old RR Sport (gratuitous gags expected on how they have taste LOL) all parked up outside similar houses yet they chose the crap cars to nick

Is there are market for dodgy crap cars over and above the 6 month old Gold GTi which was parked over the road in an identical house with identical door security?

It has occurred to me that a grey Vectra may be a pretty good stealth getaway car for a bank job - but the Fiesta?

Weird.........

[G600]

Strange, maybe they did it for the insurance, expect their house to catch fire any day now.

[benwoodcock]

There might be more of a market for stolen parts of vectras and fiestas? And perhaps less security?

[GreigM]

G600 said:

maybe they did it for the insurance

This.

[paintman]

Leaving the stuff you mention on the work surface next to the keys doesn't make any sense to me either.
Be interesting to see what the insurers make of it as well.

[Catatafish]

Sometimes pie keys try every house down a street in the wee hours. As soon as they gain entry to one, they're off with the cars as quick as possible. I think there's a lot less planning than you imagine.

[hairyben]

Catatafish said:

Sometimes pie keys try every house down a street in the wee hours. As soon as they gain entry to one, they're off with the cars as quick as possible. I think there's a lot less planning than you imagine.

^that, particularly the last sentence, they just look for opportunities, maybe there was a vulnerability your neighbours decided not to forget.

Or maybe there's a guy who bought a written off/totally knackered vectra for $400 recently who's now rocking around in his lovely repaired minicab, etc etc etc

[ZOLLAR]

paintman said:

Leaving the stuff you mention on the work surface next to the keys doesn't make any sense to me either.
Be interesting to see what the insurers make of it as well.

Happens quite a lot, if thieves target the car they won't take other items as there's an increase chance of being caught or linked to the stolen goods if they shift them on.

The fiesta was likely targeted for the parts as they're quite hot for theft at present, likely they took the Vectra too as the keys were together.
Parts go on ebay etc remains either burnt or scrapped with identifying markers removed.

[daytona365]

Older cars are much less of a challenge to steal generally.

[simon1987]

Something wrong with your post.

They stopped making vectras 6 years ago. So how can it be a 5 year old car? If your going to make something up get your facts right.

Anyway, your neighbor is up to his eye balls in debt and cant pay his mortgage so got his friends to steal his cars so he can support his life style for another month.

[slevin911]

Maybe they were practicing?

[357RS]

daytona365 said:

Older cars are much less of a challenge to steal generally.

With the keys, no car is a challenge.

[eldar]

G600 said:

Strange, maybe they did it for the insurance, expect their house to catch fire any day now.

Hardly going to make a fortune on a couple of old cars.

[daytona365]

Perhaps they were basically decent robbers, that just didn't want to appear too greedy ?

[Lanby]

daytona365 said:

Perhaps they were basically decent robbers, that just didn't want to appear too greedy ?

[Lanby]

daytona365 said:

Perhaps they were basically decent robbers, that just didn't want to appear too greedy ?

[996TT02]

simon1987 said:

They stopped making vectras 6 years ago. So how can it be a 5 year old car? If your going to make something up get your facts right.

Just think of the children.

[eldar]

simon1987 said:

Something wrong with your post.

They stopped making vectras 6 years ago. So how can it be a 5 year old car? If your going to make something up get your facts right.

Anyway, your neighbor is up to his eye balls in debt and cant pay his mortgage so got his friends to steal his cars so he can support his life style for another month.

Old stock, possibly.

[numtumfutunch]

eldar said:

simon1987 said:

Something wrong with your post.

They stopped making vectras 6 years ago. So how can it be a 5 year old car? If your going to make something up get your facts right.

Anyway, your neighbor is up to his eye balls in debt and cant pay his mortgage so got his friends to steal his cars so he can support his life style for another month.

Old stock, possibly.

Hangs head in motoring shame for not being able to tell a Vectra from an Insignia.....

I meekly bow to your geekiness of all things Vauxhall

[Northernchimp]

Maybe the caravan dwellers that stole them thought it was still 2010?