Near Theft of my S3
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I know the famous Audi S3 are a risk, but this much of a risk? or could it be someone who knows me?
I've had it on my drive for 2weeks, put it in Eco-mode from a distance of 1 mile from my home, so nobody hears it. Always parked it in reverse on the drive, so the four exhaust don't give it away, and its black pack so front roughly blends in really nicely.
But still after 2weeks of owning it, I've been woken up to someone trying to break my front door to get in, 3 men.
They first snapped the handle of the porch and then went on to break the front PVC door handle, with the intention to snap the lock. This was at 5am, CCTV was recording them, they pointed at the cameras, house alarm was on and could be seen flashing. but still they tried to enter...Until I woke up turned lights on, ran down the stairs with whatever I could grab, shouting...
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Also
I found the torch they used and dropped when they ran away and handed it over to the police, what are they chances it still has touch DNA after its been in the rain? It was sealed up in a sandwich bag as soon as I found it to prevent any loss of potential evidence.
I've had it on my drive for 2weeks, put it in Eco-mode from a distance of 1 mile from my home, so nobody hears it. Always parked it in reverse on the drive, so the four exhaust don't give it away, and its black pack so front roughly blends in really nicely.
But still after 2weeks of owning it, I've been woken up to someone trying to break my front door to get in, 3 men.
They first snapped the handle of the porch and then went on to break the front PVC door handle, with the intention to snap the lock. This was at 5am, CCTV was recording them, they pointed at the cameras, house alarm was on and could be seen flashing. but still they tried to enter...Until I woke up turned lights on, ran down the stairs with whatever I could grab, shouting...
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Also
I found the torch they used and dropped when they ran away and handed it over to the police, what are they chances it still has touch DNA after its been in the rain? It was sealed up in a sandwich bag as soon as I found it to prevent any loss of potential evidence.
doodz444 said:
I know the famous Audi S3 are a risk, but this much of a risk? or could it be someone who knows me?
I've had it on my drive for 2weeks, put it in Eco-mode from a distance of 1 mile from my home, so nobody hears it. Always parked it in reverse on the drive, so the four exhaust don't give it away, and its black pack so front roughly blends in really nicely.
But still after 2weeks of owning it, I've been woken up to someone trying to break my front door to get in, 3 men.
They first snapped the handle of the porch and then went on to break the front PVC door handle, with the intention to snap the lock. This was a 5am, CCTV was recording them, they pointed at them, house alarm was on and could be seen flashing. but still they tried to enter...Until I woke up turned lights on, ran down the stairs with whatever I could grab, shouting...
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Also
I found the torch they used and dropped when they ran away and handed it over to the police, what are they chances it still has touch DNA after its been in the rain? It was sealed up in a sandwich bag as soon as I found it to prevent any loss of potential evidence.
That torch could have a written confession note tucked inside nice and dry, the guys address engraved in it, and when you switch it on cause a bat sign in the sky that brings car criminals from far and wide and our helpful public servants in blue would still give zero fI've had it on my drive for 2weeks, put it in Eco-mode from a distance of 1 mile from my home, so nobody hears it. Always parked it in reverse on the drive, so the four exhaust don't give it away, and its black pack so front roughly blends in really nicely.
But still after 2weeks of owning it, I've been woken up to someone trying to break my front door to get in, 3 men.
They first snapped the handle of the porch and then went on to break the front PVC door handle, with the intention to snap the lock. This was a 5am, CCTV was recording them, they pointed at them, house alarm was on and could be seen flashing. but still they tried to enter...Until I woke up turned lights on, ran down the stairs with whatever I could grab, shouting...
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Also
I found the torch they used and dropped when they ran away and handed it over to the police, what are they chances it still has touch DNA after its been in the rain? It was sealed up in a sandwich bag as soon as I found it to prevent any loss of potential evidence.
ks. HannsG said:
I can afford one, I want one as my next car.
But it seriously attracts determined thieves and people who like violence.
I couldn't afford mine, but still went for, it has been my dream car for a while. Sepang Blue with Black Pack, I've given it to a friend to drive till I can get rid of the finance on it and sellBut it seriously attracts determined thieves and people who like violence.
dme123 said:
That torch could have a written confession note tucked inside nice and dry, the guys address engraved in it, and when you switch it on cause a bat sign in the sky that brings car criminals from far and wide and our helpful public servants in blue would still give zero fks.
I've got the same feeling, they haven't rang me back in 3days now, I really want to know who tried entering my homeks. 
doodz444 said:
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Not much - you have to face the fact that you've got a desirable motor that someone is prepared to break in to your house and physically confront you for the keys.Learn to dominate the stairs, sell it, or move.
vsonix said:
I've heard (dunno if it's true or not) that miscreants have started slapping their own trackers on these when they see them parked up out and about so they can then follow them home and attempt a theft at the most opportune moment.
hmm I will put it on a ramp to see this. I just can't believe, I could be this unlucky, my street has two Golf R's (been here for years) the next street has facelift S3, RS7 and a S8 (been there for at least a year)answer to the Insurance question, I do have insurance. but I'm not going to blindly let my pride and joy get stolen.
dme123 said:
doodz444 said:
I know the famous Audi S3 are a risk, but this much of a risk? or could it be someone who knows me?
I've had it on my drive for 2weeks, put it in Eco-mode from a distance of 1 mile from my home, so nobody hears it. Always parked it in reverse on the drive, so the four exhaust don't give it away, and its black pack so front roughly blends in really nicely.
But still after 2weeks of owning it, I've been woken up to someone trying to break my front door to get in, 3 men.
They first snapped the handle of the porch and then went on to break the front PVC door handle, with the intention to snap the lock. This was a 5am, CCTV was recording them, they pointed at them, house alarm was on and could be seen flashing. but still they tried to enter...Until I woke up turned lights on, ran down the stairs with whatever I could grab, shouting...
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Also
I found the torch they used and dropped when they ran away and handed it over to the police, what are they chances it still has touch DNA after its been in the rain? It was sealed up in a sandwich bag as soon as I found it to prevent any loss of potential evidence.
That torch could have a written confession note tucked inside nice and dry, the guys address engraved in it, and when you switch it on cause a bat sign in the sky that brings car criminals from far and wide and our helpful public servants in blue would still give zero fI've had it on my drive for 2weeks, put it in Eco-mode from a distance of 1 mile from my home, so nobody hears it. Always parked it in reverse on the drive, so the four exhaust don't give it away, and its black pack so front roughly blends in really nicely.
But still after 2weeks of owning it, I've been woken up to someone trying to break my front door to get in, 3 men.
They first snapped the handle of the porch and then went on to break the front PVC door handle, with the intention to snap the lock. This was a 5am, CCTV was recording them, they pointed at them, house alarm was on and could be seen flashing. but still they tried to enter...Until I woke up turned lights on, ran down the stairs with whatever I could grab, shouting...
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Also
I found the torch they used and dropped when they ran away and handed it over to the police, what are they chances it still has touch DNA after its been in the rain? It was sealed up in a sandwich bag as soon as I found it to prevent any loss of potential evidence.
ks. I'd love to know where the demand comes for these cars - where do they ultimately end up?
The stories I keep reading makes me thing would-be thieves are queuing up to rob stores etc. in their stolen cars., such is their thirst for all these Audis and BMWs.
I'm sure, just like burglaries, deterrents do work though. Gates, security posts, garages, blocking in cars and barking dog noises all add up to make it not worth the hassle.
This is interesting reading; car theft has spiked in the last year after a continuous decline:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-new...
And not good reading for S3 owners!
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jun/25/hi-t...
The stories I keep reading makes me thing would-be thieves are queuing up to rob stores etc. in their stolen cars., such is their thirst for all these Audis and BMWs.
I'm sure, just like burglaries, deterrents do work though. Gates, security posts, garages, blocking in cars and barking dog noises all add up to make it not worth the hassle.
This is interesting reading; car theft has spiked in the last year after a continuous decline:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-new...
And not good reading for S3 owners!
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jun/25/hi-t...
Edited by hondansx on Tuesday 12th September 19:06
Bollards would help deter, trouble with cctv is, it hardly ever convicts people in this instance, how many you tube videos have you seen where they cover their face, and there is no way to tell who it is, today's society doesn't give a crap about a house alarm going off so that's fairly pointless unless it calls emergency services at the same time, then add a very wanted car into the mix and your where your at now.
The only thing you can do is make it as inconvenient as possible to steal, use a disclok and supposedly you can still buy pedal locks, fit a tracker, bollard, park it awkwardly so it not easy to get off, all these kind of things that just make it more time consuming could help deter the thieves and hopefully they look for an easier target.
The only thing you can do is make it as inconvenient as possible to steal, use a disclok and supposedly you can still buy pedal locks, fit a tracker, bollard, park it awkwardly so it not easy to get off, all these kind of things that just make it more time consuming could help deter the thieves and hopefully they look for an easier target.
vsonix said:
I've heard (dunno if it's true or not) that miscreants have started slapping their own trackers on these when they see them parked up out and about so they can then follow them home and attempt a theft at the most opportune moment.
I remember seeing a post on Facebook after some national Ford show a year or so ago, showing homemade trackers that had been found on a few RS's etc. Might be worth checking?
Buff Mchugelarge said:
vsonix said:
I've heard (dunno if it's true or not) that miscreants have started slapping their own trackers on these when they see them parked up out and about so they can then follow them home and attempt a theft at the most opportune moment.
I remember seeing a post on Facebook after some national Ford show a year or so ago, showing homemade trackers that had been found on a few RS's etc. Might be worth checking?
Buff Mchugelarge said:
vsonix said:
I've heard (dunno if it's true or not) that miscreants have started slapping their own trackers on these when they see them parked up out and about so they can then follow them home and attempt a theft at the most opportune moment.
I remember seeing a post on Facebook after some national Ford show a year or so ago, showing homemade trackers that had been found on a few RS's etc. Might be worth checking?
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