Near Theft of my S3
Discussion
doodz444 said:
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.
a street of proper individuals then............answer to the Insurance question, I do have insurance. but I'm not going to blindly let my pride and joy get stolen.
GG89 said:
My black edition sportback is arriving next month.
Hate reading these stories.
To feel you with even more confidence, the 5 door sportbacks are the ones the thieves want. These cars get stolen to do other crimes in, robberies and smash & grabs mainly, having 5 doors means more scrotes can quickly get inHate reading these stories.
I hate reading these posts. I'd love a S3 or Golf R and I always said I'd get whatever car I wanted but now I read stuff like this and think about something happening to me or worse the mrs. I know they'll be a group that will be happy to go about ready for trouble and not worry about the consequences but the majority will rather not have to deal with it all or worry about an attack. If an alarm & CCTV doesn't deter them, what will?!
OP where are you roughly located? I know the majority of this happens in the big cities but it's spreading outwards
It wouldn't be quite as much of a worry but it seems it's a weekly occurrence one of the two mentioned get nicked. Last week I saw a post of an Ara blue S3 get stolen, yesterday I saw a guy post up CCTV of someone trying to nick his Golf R, they drive off in what looked like an Ara blue S3! To make matters worse police dont have the resources to deal with anything.
It's a sad situation when we have to consider how nick-able our choice of car is before buying.
OP where are you roughly located? I know the majority of this happens in the big cities but it's spreading outwards
It wouldn't be quite as much of a worry but it seems it's a weekly occurrence one of the two mentioned get nicked. Last week I saw a post of an Ara blue S3 get stolen, yesterday I saw a guy post up CCTV of someone trying to nick his Golf R, they drive off in what looked like an Ara blue S3! To make matters worse police dont have the resources to deal with anything.
It's a sad situation when we have to consider how nick-able our choice of car is before buying.
Edited by CaptainMorgan on Tuesday 12th September 21:05
fiesta ST has got to be one of the most stolen hatches in a long time.... At least the security on them is ste enough they just taken them without entering your home.
Thee theives love the quick hatches, the likes of the s3, Rs3, golf R etc they will hurt you for them.....
Thee theives love the quick hatches, the likes of the s3, Rs3, golf R etc they will hurt you for them.....
Edited by Beedub on Tuesday 12th September 21:14
Beedub said:
fiesta ST has got to be one of the most stolen hatches in a long time.... At least the security on them is ste enough they just taken them without entering your home.
Thee theives love the quick hatches, the likes of the s3, Rs3, golf R etc they will hurt you for them.....
Is this true being the most stolen though? I do hear about them being stolen but i appear to here far from s3 and golf r stories of thefts, must only notice one fiesta st stolen post every 3 weeks whereas the s3 i notice a lot more.Thee theives love the quick hatches, the likes of the s3, Rs3, golf R etc they will hurt you for them.....
Edited by Beedub on Tuesday 12th September 21:14
Ructions said:
doodz444 said:
What would stop intruders, if Cameras and Alarm did not prevent them?
Or..
As for Plod, it depends on the force and the officer. When I was in I could just walk to the CSI (Yes, they really named them that for a while) and ask nicely and they'd dust an item for me there and then. You could always put a sign up saying 'Found a torch' and see if they come to claim it. Scumbags.
Get this mobile or similar...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Alcatel-Pixi-4...
Add this app
https://mobile-tracker-free.com/
Pay a garage to wire it into your cars power supply and hide it somewhere on the car such as in the centre console behind the radio.
Then get a tracker professionally fitted. Odds are they will find one but not the other as they will only be expecting you to have 1 tracker fitted as no sane person will pay for two subscriptions.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Alcatel-Pixi-4...
Add this app
https://mobile-tracker-free.com/
Pay a garage to wire it into your cars power supply and hide it somewhere on the car such as in the centre console behind the radio.
Then get a tracker professionally fitted. Odds are they will find one but not the other as they will only be expecting you to have 1 tracker fitted as no sane person will pay for two subscriptions.
frankenstein12 said:
Get this mobile or similar...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Alcatel-Pixi-4...
Add this app
https://mobile-tracker-free.com/
Pay a garage to wire it into your cars power supply and hide it somewhere on the car such as in the centre console behind the radio.
Then get a tracker professionally fitted. Odds are they will find one but not the other as they will only be expecting you to have 1 tracker fitted as no sane person will pay for two subscriptions.
Will defiantly be looking into this further, Cheershttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Alcatel-Pixi-4...
Add this app
https://mobile-tracker-free.com/
Pay a garage to wire it into your cars power supply and hide it somewhere on the car such as in the centre console behind the radio.
Then get a tracker professionally fitted. Odds are they will find one but not the other as they will only be expecting you to have 1 tracker fitted as no sane person will pay for two subscriptions.
and also thank you everyone else for your contribution
K321 said:
I would not be able to sleep at night I'd I had to park it on a street or on a suburbian driveway
I have a Golf R and I prefer to park it on the road rather than on the drive. At least on the road it's not immediately obvious which house the keys would be in. Also, I don't understand where they all go. I know of plenty of Golfs that have been stolen and never recovered. Do they get broken up or shipped abroad? They can't all be used in armed robberies and ATM thefts!
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