Powerful Audis still being targeted by scum
Discussion
havoc said:
Oh FFS - use the word Birmingham and everyone jumps on the f'n bandwagon.
Solihull is far from a nightmare location - it's an affluent commuter suburb.
Lode Lane runs from north-central Solihull up past the Land Rover plant to BHX, so depends where she was, but assuming near the bottom that's not a bad area.
PS - not a Brummy, never lived there (worked there for a while), no axe to grind either way. DO acknowledge there's a car-theft problem there though.
Affluent location or not, 15 minutes in any direction and you're in areas full of scumbags which makes it a high risk area. Solihull is far from a nightmare location - it's an affluent commuter suburb.
Lode Lane runs from north-central Solihull up past the Land Rover plant to BHX, so depends where she was, but assuming near the bottom that's not a bad area.
PS - not a Brummy, never lived there (worked there for a while), no axe to grind either way. DO acknowledge there's a car-theft problem there though.
Sheepshanks said:
Dob them in? This is what happens when you nick the wrong person's watch: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news...
Note they drove to the job in a Q5 - stolen a year before.
Having now read that article, I am struggling to muster any sympathy for those involved.Note they drove to the job in a Q5 - stolen a year before.
Unpleasant man steals watch from other unpleasant man, who was wearing another unpleasant man's watch at the time. Unpleasant thief gets shot by the other unpleasant men.
Having bought my first BMW last year, 330d Msport, X drive, nice but not ridiculous, the first priority was debadging.
I bought it as a nice thing for me and the requirements that I have, not to draw unwelcome attention.
If you buy a target car, you might also have to consider living in a gated community, rarely using it because of the danger and/or depreciation, lugging a bodyguard about, carrying a gun etc etc
You're either a fool or a gangster, either way you're making a statement in a jealous society, about how you wish to be viewed.
Live with the consequences
I bought it as a nice thing for me and the requirements that I have, not to draw unwelcome attention.
If you buy a target car, you might also have to consider living in a gated community, rarely using it because of the danger and/or depreciation, lugging a bodyguard about, carrying a gun etc etc
You're either a fool or a gangster, either way you're making a statement in a jealous society, about how you wish to be viewed.
Live with the consequences
dartissimus said:
You're either a fool or a gangster, either way you're making a statement in a jealous society, about how you wish to be viewed.
Live with the consequences
Are you bloody serious?Live with the consequences
People who buy a quick do-everything all rounder car are not automatically out to try and present some kind of image.
Now, people who debadge diesel BMWs, on the other hand...
MorganP104 said:
Sheepshanks said:
Dob them in? This is what happens when you nick the wrong person's watch: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news...
Note they drove to the job in a Q5 - stolen a year before.
Having now read that article, I am struggling to muster any sympathy for those involved.Note they drove to the job in a Q5 - stolen a year before.
Unpleasant man steals watch from other unpleasant man, who was wearing another unpleasant man's watch at the time. Unpleasant thief gets shot by the other unpleasant men.
dartissimus said:
Having bought my first BMW last year, 330d Msport, X drive, nice but not ridiculous, the first priority was debadging.
I bought it as a nice thing for me and the requirements that I have, not to draw unwelcome attention.
If you buy a target car, you might also have to consider living in a gated community, rarely using it because of the danger and/or depreciation, lugging a bodyguard about, carrying a gun etc etc
You're either a fool or a gangster, either way you're making a statement in a jealous society, about how you wish to be viewed.
Live with the consequences
If it makes you feel better nobody is looking to nick your car. Nobody. I bought it as a nice thing for me and the requirements that I have, not to draw unwelcome attention.
If you buy a target car, you might also have to consider living in a gated community, rarely using it because of the danger and/or depreciation, lugging a bodyguard about, carrying a gun etc etc
You're either a fool or a gangster, either way you're making a statement in a jealous society, about how you wish to be viewed.
Live with the consequences
K321 said:
Yes. I had the entire footage on cctv and i could see a vx zafira drive into the car park about 5 minutes after i had locked the car. Two white guys get out the zafira and spend 30mins with passerbys walking past nicking the car. They were so brazen. They then changed the plates on my audi and their zafira and sped off.
I thought i would never see it again.
Then police found it a week later in solihull with all windows smashed and £7k worth of damage.
2 sledgehammers in boot and concrete slabs and dust .
Car spent time at police compound for forensics then at repair centre. Got the car back after 3 months.
Its one big stressball when yr car is stolen. I had only had the car 2 weeks before it was nicked too!
White gang.... Shocker!!I thought i would never see it again.
Then police found it a week later in solihull with all windows smashed and £7k worth of damage.
2 sledgehammers in boot and concrete slabs and dust .
Car spent time at police compound for forensics then at repair centre. Got the car back after 3 months.
Its one big stressball when yr car is stolen. I had only had the car 2 weeks before it was nicked too!
anonymous said:
[redacted]
don't forget the compulsory "just giving page" to send the dead one's families on a long needed holiday to recover plus a hastag: #justice for rashand maybe some dead flowers and broken jams with burnt out candles in, tied to a lampost (now bent) in memorium of where Jaxon sadly lost his life, in an "oh so unjust" police pursuit.
fridaypassion said:
If it makes you feel better nobody is looking to nick your car. Nobody.
Look at the article on the Birmingham Mail website. The cars that have been stolen in this way include a Kia Ce'ed, Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Corsa.These people will steal anything if it means they don't need to earn an honest living like the rest of us. Any M-Sport BMW is worth a few quid to scrotes just for its wheels, body styling parts and interior.
Jonmx said:
Personally, I'm too far the other way, I'll even pull into a bus stop and let vehicles pass if I think they've been following me too long. Unlikely I'll be targeted for a £200 Mondeo LX but I still risk assess all the time.
I think I said it on the S3 thread back along, but when I was in Birmingham a few years ago in my 123D Coupe I got followed by a group of lads in a car. I took the tactical option of booting it when I hit the motorway. It may well have been some young lads wanting to get a look at what was at the time quite a flash car, but I wasn't going to take that risk.
Really?!I think I said it on the S3 thread back along, but when I was in Birmingham a few years ago in my 123D Coupe I got followed by a group of lads in a car. I took the tactical option of booting it when I hit the motorway. It may well have been some young lads wanting to get a look at what was at the time quite a flash car, but I wasn't going to take that risk.
dartissimus said:
Having bought my first BMW last year, 330d Msport, X drive, nice but not ridiculous, the first priority was debadging.
I bought it as a nice thing for me and the requirements that I have, not to draw unwelcome attention.
If you buy a target car, you might also have to consider living in a gated community, rarely using it because of the danger and/or depreciation, lugging a bodyguard about, carrying a gun etc etc
You're either a fool or a gangster, either way you're making a statement in a jealous society, about how you wish to be viewed.
Live with the consequences
Oh my god haha.I bought it as a nice thing for me and the requirements that I have, not to draw unwelcome attention.
If you buy a target car, you might also have to consider living in a gated community, rarely using it because of the danger and/or depreciation, lugging a bodyguard about, carrying a gun etc etc
You're either a fool or a gangster, either way you're making a statement in a jealous society, about how you wish to be viewed.
Live with the consequences
Anything popular on YouTube *will* be desired IME
C63
Golf R
S3
RS6 (C7)
Are all thief targets due to the popularity. YouTube magnifies this 100x, its not like RS Turbo thieving days.
I have a B7 S4, which is not as popular as those and largely ignored as in their magpie eyes it's too "old"
But people talking about the areas - it doesn't matter thieves will travel. They will also note the reg plate too
C63
Golf R
S3
RS6 (C7)
Are all thief targets due to the popularity. YouTube magnifies this 100x, its not like RS Turbo thieving days.
I have a B7 S4, which is not as popular as those and largely ignored as in their magpie eyes it's too "old"
But people talking about the areas - it doesn't matter thieves will travel. They will also note the reg plate too
Jonmx said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40...
I know we've had this topic crop up many times on here, I think the last time was the guy who got run over and killed in his S3. The most recent, yesterday, is a mother and baby in an RS6 being targeted whilst at traffic lights in Solihull. Real heroes targeting a mother and baby, hopefully they'll plant the RS6 into a tree at speed.
I couldn't see another thread on this or a relevant one to add it to so started a new thread just to reignite people's awareness.
If this was TH Jnr's wife, then it seems a little unfortunate that one of his Instagram posts featured an RS6 illuminated sill plate, with words along the lines of "wife's new car is awesome, thinking of hijacking it"!I know we've had this topic crop up many times on here, I think the last time was the guy who got run over and killed in his S3. The most recent, yesterday, is a mother and baby in an RS6 being targeted whilst at traffic lights in Solihull. Real heroes targeting a mother and baby, hopefully they'll plant the RS6 into a tree at speed.
I couldn't see another thread on this or a relevant one to add it to so started a new thread just to reignite people's awareness.
Meridius said:
CoolHands said:
a quick google says that 74% of car theft in France is electronic hacking, with the Smart ForTwo at the top of the list for most stolen car... 
We're five pages in and not one snorting dismissal of cars being stolen by electronic hacking. A year ago PH would be turning itself inside out saying how such a thing is impossible, owners must have left the keys in the car and are thus unworthy of owning a car et cetera....andymc said:
so its rife in Brum and West Yorkshire....
London and Manchester are worst apparently –http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/663660/Is-YOUR-to...
I've owned a C63 for a number of years. It was desirable when I bought it and it still is now, which is often reaffirmed by the attention is gets despite being the "old" model. It's not really a car that flies under the radar and seems to get people talking more often than not.
Having owned a number of desirable cars, I'm sensible enough not to drive it through rough areas, leave it parked away in an unknown spot over night or to give my exact location out over the internet. I don't feel afraid to, or that I can't, but for the hassle I don't bother and in between its infrequent use, it is in a locked/alarmed garage, tracker-ed and has CCTV over-watching the property.
It's sad that this is what you have to do to protect a nice car, a nice home, your family and priceless possessions but people are s
t.
Having owned a number of desirable cars, I'm sensible enough not to drive it through rough areas, leave it parked away in an unknown spot over night or to give my exact location out over the internet. I don't feel afraid to, or that I can't, but for the hassle I don't bother and in between its infrequent use, it is in a locked/alarmed garage, tracker-ed and has CCTV over-watching the property.
It's sad that this is what you have to do to protect a nice car, a nice home, your family and priceless possessions but people are s
t.Swole said:
I've owned a C63 for a number of years. It was desirable when I bought it and it still is now, which is often reaffirmed by the attention is gets despite being the "old" model. It's not really a car that flies under the radar and seems to get people talking more often than not.
Having owned a number of desirable cars, I'm sensible enough not to drive it through rough areas, leave it parked away in an unknown spot over night or to give my exact location out over the internet. I don't feel afraid to, or that I can't, but for the hassle I don't bother and in between its infrequent use, it is in a locked/alarmed garage, tracker-ed and has CCTV over-watching the property.
It's sad that this is what you have to do to protect a nice car, a nice home, your family and priceless possessions but people are st.
My RS4 and RS5 had trackers but that's the furthest I went security wise. Keys by the door, take the fHaving owned a number of desirable cars, I'm sensible enough not to drive it through rough areas, leave it parked away in an unknown spot over night or to give my exact location out over the internet. I don't feel afraid to, or that I can't, but for the hassle I don't bother and in between its infrequent use, it is in a locked/alarmed garage, tracker-ed and has CCTV over-watching the property.
It's sad that this is what you have to do to protect a nice car, a nice home, your family and priceless possessions but people are s
t.king thing if you want it's just a bit of metal, I wasn't risking violence or worse to keep the things that's what insurance is for.Driving a very nice car through a s
t area most people will assume you're a bit dodgy yourself!CCTV is great, it shows the moment you were dragged out of your bed by your hair and then beaten half to death with a hammer to get the keys to your locked garage. Want to keep yourself safe? Make it as easy as possible within the rules of your insurance for the thieves to take the car. It's just a car.
Edit for being far too facetious. Obviously CCTV and alarms if visible may well act as a deterrent but I'm clearly of the opinion that if someone shows enough to determination it's probably best let them have what they're after.
Edited by djc206 on Monday 24th July 15:41
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