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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: tyrerc on 23 April 2009, 23:51
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Just had the phone call my car has now been recovered.
1st comments from the police are that it has a flat tyre and front end damage..... not to mention knackered clutch, gearbox a mess, suspension in bits as i imagine.
WHAT DO I DO NOW????..... its not my car anymore its going to be registered stolen recovered and i dont imagine i am really going to want to keep it.
Chris
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What have the insurance company had to say?
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not rang them, will they be open????????
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I was going to say good news but on reflection maybe not. I hope your insurance pays out a good price, then you can move on and put this incident behind you.
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I was going to say good news but on reflection maybe not. I hope your insurance pays out a good price, then you can move on and put this incident behind you.
They wont payout mate, damage will not be over 15k at all so they will repair it
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Ahh i see... what are you going to do once its repaired. Trade it in, keep it?
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I really dont know, she is flipping about having it anywhere near the house as 'they' will come back.
I need opinions, do i keep or trade? realistically if im lucky trade will be 14k (glass as a guide) and it would have to be a GTI - was looking at 130 m sports but its then the problem of putting money to it that i dont have.
If i keep could i be settled????
Has anyone been in this situation?
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Tricky one.
Personally I would get it repaired and try and flog it - you know that everytime you look at it or drive it it will bring back the memories of what happened to it.
Maybe once you see it again it will be easier to make a decision.
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I would wait until the insurance team have gone over it. A couple more damaged panels can mean the cost of repair starts to get quite high very quickly.
I would try to make sure you are there when they do assess the damage also and point out every little thing that needs repairing.
Atleast you know where she is now :smiley: Any joy in catching the dirty b******s that stole it???
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as far as i know, when it comes to a stolen recovered car, you can refuse to have it back, for the reasons stated above, and also the fact that your not going to be happy with it, as alot of work will be involved
also if you do keep the car and they repair it, it wont be listed stolen recovered, shouldnt go under any cat e.g cat d etc...
glad you've got the car back, but its a real pity about whats happened, some one really needs to put a stop to these car jackings
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Fix it, attach a bomb and wait for them to come back :evil:
Hope you get it sorted mate, get it fixed and trade it in, they generally dont care as much if its stolen recovered :wink:
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i would also recommend a fix and trade in.
As someone already stated, it'll always bring back memories, and you'll always wonder how hard they drove it, where they drove it etc, every time you are at the wheel.
Its always heartbreaking when this happens, you spend you hard earned money on something nice, and idiots go and think they can just take it!
Let insurance repair it, then try and sell private via Pistonheads or somet if I were you. Dont just give it away at silly money just in an attempt to get it gone though, since every bit you can get for it will help towards the replacement.
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As above!! :smiley:
p.s. If your sellin for peanuts I may be interested :evil:
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Thing is folks a lot of people now know the reg of this car so may well affect a private sale price!
Best a trade in IMO
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Yeah if someone puts the reg of their new car into google they may not be too happy!
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Didnt think of that TBH.
Then again, if someone picks it up at a bargain price, and everything is repaired to new standard, maybe they wont be too bothered???
Well hopefully they wont be!
Best of luck anyway mate, with whatever you decide to do.
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Right, feel a bit sick writing all this but here goes,
CSI went to the car today to work on it. i was rang by the officer on the job asking what was in the car and what is mine etc etc etc.
Started asking me if the screwdrivers etc were mine, cut a long story short - The car is filled with empty whiskey bottles, cigarette packets, filters, basically everything short of weed.
The interior is full of mud and broken glass (not from my car) they have emptied the glove box and arm rest but left the small cubby holes that still have my work pass and keys in.
Now the boot had my bonnet bra - still there, 2 pairs of dance shoe (for a charity show in work mine and my dance partners) they had took her shoes!!! scummy. Then the kids work i was marking from school (GCSE) was ripped up. Spare wheel was filled with cig papers and other crap.
Outside the car has hit the curb and from the sounds of things a lamp pst as the passenger wing is crumpled, the front bumper sticking out but not hanging off and lower vents fallen out along with a flat tyre.
I Have instructed the insurance as if i had collected i think i would of just pushed it off into the mersey.
So im awaiting tomorrow when it goes to the garage i am going to call down and collect my bits and get pics.
2 lads were chased from it after it hit whatever, the copter came out but lost them.
My head is properly messed, im completely torn about if i want it.
Chris
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I have a different outlook ;)
OK - the car has some damage. BUT it was taken with the keys (so good). I would insist that the insurance get the car fixed to the condition it was prior to the theft. ALSO replace the clutch and gearbox.
If you want, get the car hooked up to a dealer's computer to check the ECU logs - this will tell you quite quickly if the car has been thraped.
At let's not forget, there is NO difference between you thraping it and somebody else (IIRC the car was bought as a used example anyway, so Lord knows how the previous owner treated it ;) )
Get it valeted and it will be like new (and slightly better - you'll have new bits on it!! :D All under their own warranty)
Remember, you've paid a darn big premium for both the car and the insurance. Use it. Enjoy it.
That's what I would do anyway :)
Sod all this selling it malarky - you wouldn't do it with your house if you got burgled would you? You get it cleaned/repaired & items replaced ;)
Dan
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FWIW, I also have had a car stolen/damaged returned, so it's not a "well, this is what I would do" comment.
It IS sickening. You go through a lot of conflicting emotions.
I kept my car after I'd found it. same type of stuff found in it too.
Remember, it's amazing what some (else's!) elbow grease can do to restore your pride and joy. :)
Dan
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Agree with Dano tbh... dont write it off just yet!!
Can fully understand that your very pi$$ed off, as something you love and cherish (not to mention work so darn hard for) has caused you and your gf alot of grief. I would say get a good look at the car and then makes some notes as to the full extent of all the damage caused. Remember that no one knows how good a condition the car was in apart from yourself.
Let them atleast try and get it fixed to the best condition they cam... if its satisfactory you can keep hold. If not you can always sell it on for something new :smiley:
Hope it all works out for you mate :wink:
p.s. Surely the used cig ends and empty bottles can be traced??? :huh:
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Remember guys - the other issue was that his g/f is scared of it all happening again if he keeps the car - so its not as easy as just keeping the car, its also a matter of making the g/f feel secure.
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Can't help with that one - my Wife is just as focussed about this type of thing as I am.
Dan
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Dan - I used to Valet before going into teaching so i know i would get it back and spend 2 days making it mine again. The point of the house is a good one.
It comes down to the GF... for once im actually thinking about her!!! Davoaj will back me up on that hehe :wink:
Time will tell and in the mean time i can save up £50 a week from the lack of petrol
Again cheers for the response im really struggling, know i will bee 100% sure what to do when i see it tomorrow hopefully.
Chris
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Hope it all goes well for you Chris, and you end up making the decision that suits you both best.
Let us know how you get on, and best of luck ;)
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Stick an SDI badge on the boot, that might make theives think its a replica.
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Stick an SDI badge on the boot, that might make theives think its a replica.
By the description if the damage, it sounds like they were just after a car to get high in. Easy opportunity.
Glad the car is back though, get it sorted and enjoy it again.
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Stick an SDI badge on the boot, that might make theives think its a replica.
By the description if the damage, it sounds like they were just after a car to get high in. Easy opportunity.
Glad the car is back though, get it sorted and enjoy it again.
Got to second that opinion. If it wasnt used for anything purposeful, then it seems like your car was a relatively easy target tbh. Could they see the keys from outside?? :huh:
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My house was locked and blinds drawn when they came in, no alarm on the house (when it went) so easy target really
my car should hopefully be collected today and took to the garage for repairing, i have requested to be with the car when its assessed.
The garage told me that was standard procedure by themselves on all stolen vehicles.
Now i know im going to be picky but is it worth taking photographs of the car with me or is this being stupid?
Any help is much appreciated
Chris
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Yes, take photos - it cant hurt, and at least you have evidence if you ever need it.
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Hope you get it all sorted.
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hope everything goes well, and yes take pictures, inside and out, your going to need them after if you not happy with the work etc, also find any pictures you have of the car before the problem occured
if your going to keep the car, and live at the same property, it might really be worth thinking in to getting a decent home alarm, and a camera set up, i know camera set ups aint much any more, im in the process of getting one togther my self, after reading all this, id rather spend £500 on a really good set up, than spend £500 on excess. Plus it helps in more ways than one, the cameras there for any kind of problem, and should make your mrs feel more secure at home, as its not just the car, its the house that was a target aswell.
maybe on the next car get a tracker? i know its headache and more money spent, but theres trackers that are mobile, you just stick it any where in the car, and its not coded to that car, so could be an investment for all your cars, i had one in the past, and you just log on to the net, and you can locate it
Just some of my thoughts to the matter
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My house was locked and blinds drawn when they came in, no alarm on the house (when it went) so easy target really
my car should hopefully be collected today and took to the garage for repairing, i have requested to be with the car when its assessed.
The garage told me that was standard procedure by themselves on all stolen vehicles.
Now i know im going to be picky but is it worth taking photographs of the car with me or is this being stupid?
Any help is much appreciated
Chris
I would, cant hurt.
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I really dont know, she is flipping about having it anywhere near the house as 'they' will come back.
I need opinions, do i keep or trade? realistically if im lucky trade will be 14k (glass as a guide) and it would have to be a GTI - was looking at 130 m sports but its then the problem of putting money to it that i dont have.
If i keep could i be settled????
Has anyone been in this situation?
If I was in your situation I'd trade it in form something else. Maybe an Audi A3? I find Audi's are more subtle than a GTI. I know it seems like the bastiches are making you change your car and thus winning, but if it means piece of mind then isn't that worth it? Just my thoughts.
Hope you get things sorted out with the insurance company soon and best of luck.
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Get it repaired and then flog it - I'd either go with another VW or an Audi personally.
Cass
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Assessed car today with the garage, had mixed feelings when i saw it.
Just light cosmetic damage BUT with 2000 miles in 10 days and several police chases im awaiting the mechanical report.
Anyway phone pics from today
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/tyrer/27042009239.jpg)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/tyrer/27042009240.jpg)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/tyrer/27042009241.jpg)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/tyrer/27042009242.jpg)
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tbh, I expected worse :)
Mine kinda looked like that when I found it - very dis-heartening it is too :(
The biggy is to get it hooked up to a diagnostics setup to find out what the engines been doing etc.......
Either way - hope it all works out for you :)
Dan :)
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I expected it to look a lot worse as well TBH......
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Did the scumbags take the R32 badges off?
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Doesnt look too bad tbh.... mines usually in a slightly worse condition :laugh:
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badges off with a screw driver!!!!!!!
Main thing is the mechanics really should get a report today
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Sorry to see your car got damaged, they would of had to fill the car up several times with fuel to do that mileage, might be able to catch them from CCTV footage?
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Prefer it debadged :)
Its a DSG isnt it? Engine should be fine I would have thought, I am sure the computer controlled gear changes would prevent abuse from anyone. Probably only the brakes might need replacing
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^ Unless they stuck in S mode and used the paddle gear change to take to the redline all the time :(
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no manual gearbox, redline city :cry:
Imjust waiting on the report now, then ill see could keep another 6 months maybe a year say goodbye to it after 'Stagball 10' (Davoaj's stagdo)
AHHHHHH WELL
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no manual gearbox, redline city :cry:
Imjust waiting on the report now, then ill see could keep another 6 months maybe a year say goodbye to it after 'Stagball 10' (Davoaj's stagdo)
AHHHHHH WELL
Oh. Yep valve bouncing and all sorts could have been happening :(
Chin up, its early days yet - things are still all very emotional, you'll work it out what is the best for you, the car and your missus ;)
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yeah i know, but im just hoping to be in something soon... i cant look below 3 litres now haha