I was going to clean the car today...
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...and then I noticed this
I actually don't suspect scrote involvement, despite happening overnight between a friday and a saturday. It's just such a sleepy area.
plus bloke physics suggests this was the point of impact:
which if it was something flying, means that it came from next door which is an £850k mansion. But there's glass on the outside too!
Plus the way it's parked, if someone was putting out windows surely they'd just go straight for the back. mystery!
Oh well, cleared the worst of it out, insurance glass people on their way to put a perspex temp in (sure to enjoy a weight saving performance advantage here).
so, um, have a better car related weekend than me!
I actually don't suspect scrote involvement, despite happening overnight between a friday and a saturday. It's just such a sleepy area.
plus bloke physics suggests this was the point of impact:
which if it was something flying, means that it came from next door which is an £850k mansion. But there's glass on the outside too!
Plus the way it's parked, if someone was putting out windows surely they'd just go straight for the back. mystery!
Oh well, cleared the worst of it out, insurance glass people on their way to put a perspex temp in (sure to enjoy a weight saving performance advantage here).
so, um, have a better car related weekend than me!
MJK 24 said:
Are those doors/windows unique to the Escort Estate or were they the same on the 3dr hatch? Is availability ok?
If you has the glass, you could sort it yourself in short order to avoid insurance hassles etc.
EDIT - your car does need a wash though!
I don't know, the doors are quite elongated, they must be longer than the 5 door, and the 5 door is actually a bigger car. for rear passenger access I presume. But hopefully availability won't be a problem - surely it could be custom cut at the end of the day? If you has the glass, you could sort it yourself in short order to avoid insurance hassles etc.
EDIT - your car does need a wash though!
I quite like it filthy, looks good
CoolC said:
That's been broken with a screwdriver jammed between the frame ad the glass.
3dr estate door glasses are the same as a 3dr hatch.
sounds possible but I just can't believe it happening. The inside of the car was completely undisturbed - I have a good memory for this stuff - and in any case it's not the car you'd expect to find goodies in is it! and no, I don't have any enemies. 3dr estate door glasses are the same as a 3dr hatch.
Probability suggests it most likely WAS someone rather than a force of nature or freak accident, but hey, I'll get over it. If it happens again, then I'll be interested.
mybrainhurts said:
Is there a golf ball in/under the car...?
nah 
no courses near here (I could imagine some neighbors doing that in their gardens though)Edited by escortwagon on Saturday 25th February 16:13
From the looks it seems correct what someone else said , looks like a screwdriver and its been forced so hard its shattered the glass.
A good friend of mine attempted a break in with a scaffold pole but missed the glass and swiped the pillar , he was only trying to give his gf a lift home.......t
t.
Ah i was allways strange receiving letters from Bar L.
A good friend of mine attempted a break in with a scaffold pole but missed the glass and swiped the pillar , he was only trying to give his gf a lift home.......t
t.Ah i was allways strange receiving letters from Bar L.
traffman said:
A good friend of mine attempted a break in with a scaffold pole but missed the glass and swiped the pillar , he was only trying to give his gf a lift home.......tt.
Ah i was allways strange receiving letters from Bar L.
t.Ah i was allways strange receiving letters from Bar L.
top marks to autoglass. nice and solid perspex temp in within two hours of me noticing it. could be worse
escortwagon said:
small update, which some eagle eyed folk can spot from the first picture - they made off with the tax discs!
only took me four bloody days to notice. local plod have been great but not much to do.
Bit strange, what are the uses for misc stolen tax discs?
So certain people can put it in the window of, let's for arguments sake, say a Transit Van so at a glance it looks as if it's taxed. I guess.only took me four bloody days to notice. local plod have been great but not much to do.
Bit strange, what are the uses for misc stolen tax discs?
escortwagon said:
Bit strange, what are the uses for misc stolen tax discs?
This group of hardened criminals will stop at nothing:http://www.velology.com/index.html
Eighteeteewhy said:
So certain people can put it in the window of, let's for arguments sake, say a Transit Van so at a glance it looks as if it's taxed. I guess.
Never understood that myself, the work vans have had discs stolen but why, if it's not taxed then it will show on ANPR or stop, if it's a disc from another vehicle that will show on a stop and ANPR. All you are saving is someone glancing and not checking, which a fake could do just as well or photo printed off for 10p.escortwagon said:
I don't know, the doors are quite elongated, they must be longer than the 5 door, and the 5 door is actually a bigger car. for rear passenger access I presume. But hopefully availability won't be a problem - surely it could be custom cut at the end of the day?
I quite like it filthy, looks good
same as all 2 door escorts I quite like it filthy, looks good
4 door is no bigger than the 2 door, 2 Dr just has konger doors and the B pillar further back and you cant cut toughened glass it's made to that shape.
Edited by NHK244V on Tuesday 28th February 19:56
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