donut
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 posted on 24/4/07 at 07:58 AM |
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Theiving b******s!!!
Had my VW Sharan broken into last night. They broke the door lock to gain entry and looked into evey cubby hole and placed everything neatly on the
seats including headphones, chargers etc but all they nicked was a couple bought CD's and a few copied CD's.
The odd thing was that the windows were down which apparently is a VW thing. It's apparently incase you end up in a lake and it enables you to
get out the car.
the other od thing was that we didn't hear the alarm go off and no one else did either (or they just haven't told us yet!) We wake up when
we hear other peoples alarms as it's so quiet here so i recon the alarm didn't go off. Whats the point of an alarm if it didn't go
off!!!
Oh well at least i get to drive round in a shoe box till mine gets fixed. I must say Direct line have been spot on and very quick to sort things.
Coffee...i need a coffee 
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 08:03 AM |
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sure it wasn't the wife cleaning up?
very odd things to steal, obviously don't have Limewire
that window thing doesn't work seen it tested on mythbusters and the window motors can't pull them down against the water pressure. I have
and orange hammer thing.
[Edited on 24/4/07 by Mr Whippy]
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stuart_g
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 08:04 AM |
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Sorry to hear about the break in.
The windows thing is a VW pitfall, don't want to say too much as this is a public forum but the alarm would not have sounded after what the
thieves did to gain entry.
Hope you get it all sorted soon.
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RazMan
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 08:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
..... all they nicked was a couple bought CD's and a few copied CD's.
It's amazing what some people will do to get to an Abba CD isn't it
I once had my Prelude's windows smashed in and all they took was a cheap and nasty CD head unit which didn't work anyway!
I hope the little scumbags who broke into your car get what they deserve
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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graememk
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 08:14 AM |
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was ther something on show then worth nicking or is there the sucker cup ring on the front window so they were looking for a sat nav ?
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donut
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 08:25 AM |
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quote:
It's amazing what some people will do to get to an Abba CD isn't it
It was Robbie Williams and Madonna so i'm not going to loose sleep over it My wife will but not me!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 08:37 AM |
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in that case you'll find the sod lying dead round the corner after listening to that rubbish
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 09:15 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
quote:
It's amazing what some people will do to get to an Abba CD isn't it
It was Robbie Williams and Madonna so i'm not going to loose sleep over it My wife will but not me!!
Oh my thats even worse
As the lad says Satnavs the new thing....even if you dont have one they look for the circle on the windows from the sucker
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 09:21 AM |
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yip most stealable (is that a word?) item these days, always wipe if the sucker mark
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MikeR
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 10:08 AM |
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I've got a speed camera thingy that uses a magnetic base. Get worried someone will see that and decide to break in because of it.
Anyone know if they are they are popular a target for theives as the sucker mark?
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zetec7
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 11:00 AM |
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I've got an alarm system with a flashy light...and a Rottweiler & a Doberman. That pretty much does it...a neighbor of mine used to have a
sign that said "My dogs can get from my door to my fence in 3.1 seconds. Can you?"...I might have to get one of those signs. Certainly
give chavs a pause, wouldn't it?
http://www.freewebs.com/zetec7/
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 04:26 PM |
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My mate, who shall we say is 'a bit of a character', with medieval ideas on justice, has a brass plate on his front door with the legend;
THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS HOUSE WORTH DYING FOR engraved on it.
Seems to work. I suppose it could be adapted for a vehicle.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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trogdor
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| posted on 26/4/07 at 02:15 PM |
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am not sure about the sucker mark being a target, i have left a mount stuck to the windscreen of our micra for months now and nothing has happened, i
live in a fairly dodgy area too. but then i guess an scabby 80's micra isn't the most obvious target for a sat nav thief.
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