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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: map541 on 25 January 2011, 21:22
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Hi folks,
Had some visitors at 2 am this morning. Smashed in the front door and stole my Gti. Have only had it since September and done 2500 miles so really gutted. They reversed it off the drive into my neighbours car so have probably damaged the rear end. Coppers spotted it nearby but lost it in the chase. Can't believe the audacity of these people. Car was a White GTI stolen in the Coventry area.
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So sorry to hear this. I really feel for you. Sickening. :sad: :sick:
GTI is the most stolen hot hatch in the UK, I am told.
This is what I have on my car and I park on street well away from my house.
Insurance Premiums are now higher for cars parked in driveways and attached garages.
(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac50/am1w/IMG00016-20100919-1311.jpg)
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Gutted for you mate :angry: It makes my blood boil.
Last week my mate had his Focus RS stolen in very similar circumstance. They moved his work truck first then took car off drive!!
Hope it all works out ok
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Sorry to hear this. :sad:
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Sorry to hear that, hope it is found quickly and hopefully hasn't been trashed.
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Terrible news, absolute scum.. :angry:
A mate had an ED30 stolen from the house, broke in to get the keys, he never saw it again :cry:
He had GAP insurance so he just got a new one but was always nervous where he left it..
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Thanks to this forum took out GAP insurance so hopefully will be covereed if needed. Not really thought too far ahead yet but not sure if I would want to keep the car now. Will see how it plays out. Thanks for all the kind words. Will let you know how I get on
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B*****s........
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FFS that's awful mate... Really gutted for you. All the best and hope it gets resolved soon.
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there is soo much of this happening... i sleep with my keys...!!
hope you find it mate!!
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W@nkers!! Sorry to hear mate! What is wrong with these people?
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assholes!... you just cant work hard and have something nice these days! sorry to hear that dude... :sad:
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They tried to break in and take mine, but I heard them, and they did one. Police advised not to take keys to bed, as they will come looking for them. Decision then between family or Mark 6 GTI. I love my car, but I can get a new one. Hope they get caught and hands cut off. As usual you work hard to have something nice, and those who dont think they can just take it. I think the reason why GTI's are stolen, is because if they do a bank job then they know it wont let them down in the getaway.
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Terrible news, they should cut their bloody hands off! If mine got taken in similar circumstances I'm not sure I would replace it either.
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Disgusting mate, as long as you and yours are ok thats the main thing. I only have the one key, the other is not kept at my house along with all docs etc and my key goes everywhere with me. :angry:
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I'm so sorry for your loss, main thing to take from this is that you and yours are all well, you can replace a car any time :wink:
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Hope it all gets sorted. :smiley:
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:sad: My sympathy friend. Its the biggest fear of owning a beatiful car. It helps a little knowing you have the GAP insurance. Hope all works out and best of luck!
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B*****s........
That says it all. :sad:
Lowlife scum.
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My advise is to leave your keys down stairs where they can find them. Last thing you want once they have got in is to have them confronting you for the keys. Again thanks for all kind words. Worst part about it is being stranded without a car.
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I will keep my eye out for you. from the coventry area
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Aaah no!
We had one of our brand new Countryman S All4's stolen yesterday too...
(http://minicountryman.mediagallery.co.za/plog-content/thumbs/countryman/upper-east-side/large/35-launch_nov_2010-173.jpg)
(http://minicountryman.mediagallery.co.za/plog-content/thumbs/countryman/upper-east-side/large/48-launch_nov_2010-261.jpg)
(http://minicountryman.mediagallery.co.za/plog-content/thumbs/countryman/upper-east-side/large/47-launch_nov_2010-250.jpg)
The cars belong to a group called "Goldfish". They are absolutely amazing and bought two identical full spec cars from us only a month ago... In fact we handed the cars over at the launch of the Countryman... These are 38 000 pounds worth of car...
The one was stolen yesterday while one of the two members of Goldfish was surfing... They got into the car and started it up... Clearly a well planned theft as the MINI key splits in two... You leave the fob in the car and then just keep the key in your wetsuit... But the fob will also start the car... So obviously someone was watching and planning this for weeks as Dom (the band member) always leaves the fob in the car...
Its horrible... I really hope you get your back in one piece... Tracker is searching for ours...
Mike
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Gutted :cry: :cry: :cry:
there is soo much of this happening... i sleep with my keys...!!
hope you find it mate!!
I wouldn't! A car can be replaced at the end of that day. Your life cannot
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Terrible news! Glad to hear no one was hurt.
I'm not sure i would want it back after it's been abused. Hopefully insurance will pay out quickly for you.
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there is soo much of this happening... i sleep with my keys...!!
hope you find it mate!!
Sleep with your keys?
If the pikeys are prepared to break into your house to get the keys, they won't thing twice about putting you in hostital to get them.
Personally, if they want to break into a locked and alarmed house/garage...they can take the bloody thing as long as they leave my family alone...it's insured and can be replaced.
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Totally agree with Ess_Three. It's a no brainer.
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I must admitt I never took out the GAP insurance.
map541, it would be interesting to know how you get on with the GAP insurance etc?
Sorry its been stolen again mate but at least your covered and you and your family were not harmed. A car is just a car at the end of the day.
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Have read many comments previously about break ins and took the advice off one of my neighbours who is a policeman to leave keys downstairs where they can be found. I woke up and was aware what was happening. Decided to let them help themselves. It all happened within the space of 30 seconds which really doesn't give you a lot of time to wake up! Its been a traumatic experience but at least everyone is ok and I insurance should cover everything.
I'm not sure how things will play out with GAP. Because the car is so new the insurance company said I could possibly qualify for replacement new car. However not sure if I'm comfortable with that yet. I really am hoping the car isn't located as it will never seem the same.
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May I also suggest you invest in one of these.
Cost around £3000, but worth it IMO.
http://www.asllocks.com/www/steel_security_doors.asp
So glad you and your family were not harmed.
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Sorry to hear!!
the revo switch also comes with function allowing you to disable the car from starting, key or no key. :smiley: worth considering :wink:
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Have read many comments previously about break ins and took the advice off one of my neighbours who is a policeman to leave keys downstairs where they can be found. I woke up and was aware what was happening. Decided to let them help themselves. It all happened within the space of 30 seconds which really doesn't give you a lot of time to wake up! Its been a traumatic experience but at least everyone is ok and I insurance should cover everything.
I'm not sure how things will play out with GAP. Because the car is so new the insurance company said I could possibly qualify for replacement new car. However not sure if I'm comfortable with that yet. I really am hoping the car isn't located as it will never seem the same.
When we got burgled a few years ago they kicked the door in also. We were out at the time and had not double locked the door and therefore although the door was locked on the latch the top, bottom and middle dead locks were not engaged. I've always wondered if the door was double locked that night if they would have been able to kick it in? What type of door and lock have you got?
Its a horrible experience mate and we lost some valuable and Sentimantal Jewellery. My Mrs is still on edge and has never felt completly comfortable in the house since.
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When we got burgled a few years ago they kicked the door in also. We were out at the time and had not double locked the door and therefore although the door was locked on the latch the top, bottom and middle dead locks were not engaged. I've always wondered if the door was double locked that night if they would have been able to kick it in? What type of door and lock have you got?
Its a horrible experience mate and we lost some valuable and Sentimantal Jewellery. My Mrs is still on edge and has never felt completly comfortable in the house since.
The front doors in most UK homes are useless and can be kicked in even by the weakest person. Whether you double lock or not will make no difference.
Why don't people invest in decent home security to avoid such disturbing occurrences? The integrity of the front door is paramount. Better believe it.
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Sickening.
Hope it gets sorted out soon.
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The door itself was fine. Its actually a hardwood door but fronted with metal inside and out so very solid. The weakpoint was the frame where the locks engaged into. This just shattered away. I guess they will always find the weak point in your house. I spent quite a bit of money ensuring they could get round to the back of the property.
I dont know if the Revo disable button is good or bad? Would they not just come and beat the crap out of you until you told them what to do? I was told by the police about a device that disables the car after it has gone a mile - any one seen this in action?
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Hi folks,
Had some visitors at 2 am this morning. Smashed in the front door and stole my Gti. Have only had it since September and done 2500 miles so really gutted. They reversed it off the drive into my neighbours car so have probably damaged the rear end. Coppers spotted it nearby but lost it in the chase. Can't believe the audacity of these people. Car was a White GTI stolen in the Coventry area.
I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your car. I'd be absolutely gutted but on the positive side as everyone has said, your family are safe and your insurance should cover the replacement.
I park outside my house on street. My front door is fortified with a steel frame so kicking it in or smashing the lock will take some doing. I also alarm the downstairs part of the house at night. My keys are upstairs and I'm hoping that they'll give up at the front door and if they don't, the noise plus the alarm siren will have drawn so much attention that they'd have to be stupid to persist as the alarm is police activated if I hadn't called the cops first. I debated whether it was worth parking away from my place but it only takes someone watching your movements over a course of days to figure out which house to go for and if you're targeted, there isn't much you can do.
While not in this country, the last time someone tried to steal my car (in Africa), they got a bullet in their leg and then were dragged off into police custody. It caused a bit of grief in my life for a while but the judge ruled in my favour as I could clearly have killed the guy and he agreed that I had acted in defense of my family.
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We have rock doors fitted.
Link: http://www.rockdoor.com/door-that-beat-the-bobbies.php
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So sorry to hear about this, but apparently most burglers 'monitor' properties and their regular goings-on before making their move. Personally, we always take our keys up to our bedrooms when we go to bed etc, and not leave them downstairs for them to target.....
Red
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All our car keys go upstairs with us at night.
I reckon the folk that steal cars to order would just target another house if they broke in and couldn't find the keys. Opportunist thieves wouldn't wast time looking for the car keys.
If they made in to my bedroom by beating the alarm system and the dogs, I'd need to congratulate them before putting them through the window :laugh:
Seriously though it must be a terrifying moment to know someone is in your house uninvited.
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Thats bloody awful and must be sickening. It's even worse these days that even if you had the payout from your insurance company, it's not like you walk into a VW showroom and pick out a like for like replacement. Always remember when my Dad's brand new Beemer was pinched off the driveway on the 1st night of coming home.
It's harsh to say, but hopefully you won't get it recovered and instead get your gap insurance pay out..They never feel the same afterwards :sad:
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Sorry to hear about this. Had mine nicked the day after I got it. Broke into the house too. My house alarm goes on every night & I sleep with the keys. I hope you get it back & the thugs get caught. Keep up the hope & be positive, our thoughts are with you
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Update is that the police think they have caught the people responsible after they tried to pull off another job. Makes me feel much better that at least these guys are off the streets. Once again thank you to all that have commented.
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We have rock doors fitted.
Link: http://www.rockdoor.com/door-that-beat-the-bobbies.php
Drug dealers special.
In all seriousness, If you are targeted you are losing your car pretty much as simple as.
In all fairness its f**king retarded the state of this country. If i had things my way. Every taxpayer should be allowed to arm himself just as in america. Your home should be your castle and you should be allowed to defend it by whatever means needed.
These days if you want a gun you just go to the local scote and it can be obtained for as little as £400, Time everybody else was legally allowed weapons.
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£400?
You new car drivers will pay over the odds for anything won't you??
Be it a luggage net or a gun!
*THIS IS A JOKEY POST*
Just clarifying for the sensitive types
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Cleaned up - thanks to all for telling R32. he's a C11NT but he already knows it.
We have rock doors fitted.
Link: http://www.rockdoor.com/door-that-beat-the-bobbies.php
Drug dealers special.
My Mrs is a Detective, she recommended them for reason above :wink:
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Egbutt, Nosher or whatever your name is.
Do you really have nothing better to do??
Go away please.
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I'd just like to send my apologies to you for the loss of your car. Having read all of the replies it's clear that we all hate these clowns who remove our lovely possessions that we've all worked so hard to buy (after paying tax on our earnings, then VAT on the car of course, which is more than likely what the theives dont do...)
As said by many others before me, the car can be replaced, you and your family are ok, i just hope your confidence isn't damaged at all by watching these idiots come into your home and steal from you.
Best wishes and i hope everything gets sorted with GAP.
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Egbutt, Nosher or whatever your name is.
Do you really have nothing better to do??
Go away please.
:wink:
Though i suspect he'll return in some shape or form :rolleyes:
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Rhyso you are the original Hero Mod :smiley:
About time too.
He'll no doubt return, what about his other alias(es)??
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Rhyso you are the original Hero Mod :smiley:
About time too.
He'll no doubt return, what his other many other alias(es)??
Not sure but its fairly easy to spot his style of 'posting'
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To the OP and everyone:
Just this minute heard my friend's GTI Mk6 was stolen in similar circumstances in Dulwich, London. Felt really sick hearing this. The family is in shock.
Please, please review the security of your homes, especially the front door.
I hope OP, all will work out for you.
It has 'hit home' today with this awful news.
Whilst at the dealership today to have my Philips bulbs fitted and the high and dipped beams aligned, a young German customer who lives in Barnes, London had his house broken into, his car keys (Mk6 Golf) and house keys stolen at knife point. They even tried to saw-off the steering wheel. It's costing him over £1000 for new house keys and car keys/locks.
And another one had the keys of his Polo stolen from his table in a restaurant yesterday. VW dealership had to re-code the spare set.
All quite shocking.
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Guys quick update. Insurance company offered replacement GTI but i've decided to turn them down and take the money. I just won't be able to sleep at night with one on the drive. Unfortunately this means GAP won't pay out. esure have also cancelled my insurance which means its going to be very difficult to get insurance on anything from now on. Looking at a Golf GT at the moment but going to look at alternatives this week - all Diesel powered :cry:
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Why have esure cancelled your insurance?
Nick
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Because its a total loss claim. This is fairly common with them apparently.
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What a bunch of sh!ts!
nick
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My sister and her husband was rudely woken up 3 weeks ago after thieves smashed there patio doors and stole there house keys and car keys to there mk5 golf gt tdi and there evo 8 cost them 1400 to replace the house locks and the golf locks and have since installed a new alarm system which texts you if your out and a new camera system!
Which was a good buy as they returned again on wednesday just gone to get the cars however they couldn't get the golf as the locks are now changed so they then attempted to break into the garage and steal the evo but then the house alarm went off via the sensor in the garage so for now they have failed twice to take either cars but it makes you boil knowing there going to keep trying till they have got them.
they also stole £100 cash a camera and a usb memory stick and some old trainers dont know why they took a usb stick her handbag and her husbands wallet, which was later recovered down the road! Definately after the cars particularly the evo as the police have said theres a gang after japanese cars in our local area! There have been 7 taken around the gloucestershire area in the last week alone subaru's evo's and integra type r's and also seat leon cupra r's are also a favourite.
anyway heres a link to the footage off my sisters new camera system which is now been handed to all police stations in the south west of england so hopefully they might get caught now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TUayuMwAk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TUayuMwAk)
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Cheeky ba57ards, I'm happy for them that their new cameras have paid off.
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Map thats really bad what has happened to you. If you want something Diesel why not a GTD, almost identical to the GTI but less likely to be stolen therefore you get the best of both worlds.
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Just for your info, there are a unbelievable amount of cases where people are breaking into houses, taking car keys and then taking the cars. Literally hundreds every day up and down the country, so much so that the Police have a nationwide operation (op millennium) in place.
The burglars tend to only go as far as they can see from windows, they won't go upstairs (generally) and will only go into a house as far as they can see from outside as they don't want to bump into home owners.
The simple things to do are not to leave keys on display, especially not all hung up together or in a kitchen counter. Mine come to my bedroom with me.
As far as security goes a good alarm is a brilliant choice, but is expensive. Make sure you double lock all doors and don't leave keys in the doors.
A trend that has been occurring recently is putting a piece of bent pipe through the letterbox of PVC doors, getting the pipe over the handle and opening the door that way.
Most burglars are opportunists and they will try every door on a street, you'll find that the one that gets broken into is the one that has left their keys out, or done something out of a momentary lapse of memory.
Again, this is a generalisation, aimed at these particular type of Burglaries.
A big dog is also a great deterrent. If possible, add a ground anchor or bar to the end of the driveway, so that even if they get the car keys they can't get the car off the driveway. Camera's (both covert and overt) can help. There are rumours that you can't have camera's, but it's crap. As long as it's not directed in a window or on another persons house you're fine. A good security system fitter will tell you this too.
As someone has previously mentioned a steering lock is always a good call too.
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Any info on the camera system they installed?
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The best one I've seen recently involved three or four camera's dotted externally around the house. Two of which were on automated gyro's with motion trackers. There were also a few infa-red projectors dotted around so that the camera's could see perfectly, but no light visible to the human eye was on.
The motion sensors picked up any movement in either gardens and the automated camera's moved to film whatever was moving.
This guy lived in what is considered a nicer area, but had people coming onto his property trying all the doors and windows on hi cars and house at least once a week. Unfortunately they only got into his van on one particular occasion that he forgot to lock the side door.
This was also a fairly expensive system. A camera mounted facing the garden/driveway, one covering the car and one covering the back garden would be sufficient as long as you have spotlights too. All of which could be linked to motion sensors, so both the camera's and lights come on with movement. This can then be linked to a separate recorder, or an computer to record.
Also, keep all valuables out of sight, and always close curtains....
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The system my sisters got is simply for now 2 cameras which are motion activated which starts the recording to a 360gb hardrive basically. There also as jimmy said infra red dots so able to record at night as the footage shows on the link i put in earlier not really visable to the eye just very dim red l.e.d dots around the lense seems to work good.
They have theres outside where you can see in the clip of those thieves which shows there back door area just under the camera, the garage side door and the ass end of the golf. They have the other situated in the back garden showing most the garden and the original patio doors they broke into on there first visit.
There abit gutted though because that night they came back on wednesday the back garden camera was unplugged by mistake so they could have got more footage of the thieving sodders when they smashed the garage window which is in view of the back garden camera !
They have also now bought a fire proof safe which is bolted to the attic beams with all there spare keys and passports ect which i think is a good idea incase of fire if nothing else! Also alarm the bottom of the house at night and keys are permantely upstairs left out of doors including window keys! It only takes one thing like this to open your eyes how easy it is to get into your house and really put a downer on yourself my sisters in bits i even stayed at her house while her husband was away this weekend in the wait something would happen just wanted to catch the ba3tards.
anyway hope everyones problems gets sorted out as they should!
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I'm not sure if I mentioned that the police have caught 2 of the 3 that got into my house. They are linking them to at least 5 other car key robberies they know about. It is linked to a much bigger operation so might be linked to this one.
I actually test drove a GTD on Saturday, but afterwards also drove the GT 140. I would still be a little concerned about having the GTD to be honest. I'm going to drive a few other cars this week and make a final decision next week. By which time the cheque from esure will probably have arrived. I need to set my sights a bit lower now really becuase the cost of insurance is going to be a lot higher.
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I'm not sure if I mentioned that the police have caught 2 of the 3 that got into my house. They are linking them to at least 5 other car key robberies they know about. It is linked to a much bigger operation so might be linked to this one.
I actually test drove a GTD on Saturday, but afterwards also drove the GT 140. I would still be a little concerned about having the GTD to be honest. I'm going to drive a few other cars this week and make a final decision next week. By which time the cheque from esure will probably have arrived. I need to set my sights a bit lower now really becuase the cost of insurance is going to be a lot higher.
Outside my work yesterday was a brand new 5 door Audi A1 S Line in black with 18" alloys (without the two tone colour roof option which I'm not keen on) like the picture below. Its the first one I've seen in the flesh and tbo I thought it looked really nice, well built and sporty (it makes the polo look pants in comparision imo).
My sisters other half is a senior technician for Audi and had a drive of this model last week and really rated it. He commented on how nippy it was for a 1.4 engine).
Anyway I had a little flirt with one on the Audi site and the car is also pretty good value.
i.e. A1 S line 1.4 TFSI 6 speed @ 16,570.00 GBP
I added on some nice options i.e. 18" alloys, leather and sat nav and the price came out @ 20,645 GRB
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/a1exterior.png)
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/a1interior.jpg)
Anyway you may or may not like it, its just a suggestion..... :undecided:...... Queue the abuse from my fellow GTi lovers :grin: :evil:
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map:
How about a Golf Match in Petrol or Diesel? These cars come loaded with lots of useful kit.
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I've now seen 2 A1s in the flesh and they do have something about them. Agree re the two time roof - reminds me of that Citreon that had a removable roof.
Not the cheapest car around but will be a bit of a city stealth car me thinks. Just watch for the mummsy brigade catching on to it though!
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I've now seen 2 A1s in the flesh and they do have something about them. Agree re the two time roof - reminds me of that Citreon that had a removable roof.
Not the cheapest car around but will be a bit of a city stealth car me thinks. Just watch for the mummsy brigade catching on to it though!
Thanks Buck I'm glad its just not me that has taking a liking to the A1's.
p.s your right about the Citreon roof comparison. That made me chuckle. Although not so bad in white with the black roof as below on this top of the range model.
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/VehicleImage.jpg)
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Hmm nice.
One I saw was in Red and hte other was in white but had a grey/graphite roof that went well with the wheels
I read that they are also looking at making an S1 as they have developed a new engine that will now fit - that'll be a pocket rocket!
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I'm yet to see an A1 in the flesh, would like to see one alongside a Polo.
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As it happened I was just looking at used Audis and noticed one with the colour coded roof which caught my eye! It was fully loaded for about £18k, but I told myself to stop being silly and moved back to looking at A3s. Anyway I'll sneak a look at one on Thursday when i'm off work to do a bit of car shopping. On the Golf front my dealer was trying to sell me a new GT 140, but it was red and apparently "the only one in the country" which is in stock with the bits I want on it. I really don't want a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
:grin: Had to laugh at that Asker - can imagine you laying down some Barry White tracks in your new sound stage motor!
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
I'm the opposite, love the A3, really not a fan of red cars.
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
I'm the opposite, love the A3, really not a fan of red cars.
Please desist from such Filth. :shocked:
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
I'm the opposite, love the A3, really not a fan of red cars.
Please desist from such Filth. :shocked:
Isn't your car maroon? :grin:
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
I'm the opposite, love the A3, really not a fan of red cars.
Please desist from such Filth. :shocked:
Isn't your car maroon? :grin:
Yes, it is in the dark. Colour of Royalty or what the plebs call Dark Red. :tongue:
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I'm not sure if I mentioned that the police have caught 2 of the 3 that got into my house. They are linking them to at least 5 other car key robberies they know about. It is linked to a much bigger operation so might be linked to this one.
I actually test drove a GTD on Saturday, but afterwards also drove the GT 140. I would still be a little concerned about having the GTD to be honest. I'm going to drive a few other cars this week and make a final decision next week. By which time the cheque from esure will probably have arrived. I need to set my sights a bit lower now really becuase the cost of insurance is going to be a lot higher.
Outside my work yesterday was a brand new 5 door Audi A1 S Line in black with 18" alloys (without the two tone colour roof option which I'm not keen on) like the picture below. Its the first one I've seen in the flesh and tbo I thought it looked really nice, well built and sporty (it makes the polo look pants in comparision imo).
My sisters other half is a senior technician for Audi and had a drive of this model last week and really rated it. He commented on how nippy it was for a 1.4 engine).
Anyway I had a little flirt with one on the Audi site and the car is also pretty good value.
i.e. A1 S line 1.4 TFSI 6 speed @ 16,570.00 GBP
I added on some nice options i.e. 18" alloys, leather and sat nav and the price came out @ 20,645 GRB
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/a1exterior.png)
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/a1interior.jpg)
Anyway you may or may not like it, its just a suggestion..... :undecided:...... Queue the abuse from my fellow GTi lovers :grin: :evil:
5 door A1? You sure about that mate? :huh:
I've only seen one, all black and gleaming, looked superb!
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
I'm the opposite, love the A3, really not a fan of red cars.
Please desist from such Filth. :shocked:
Isn't your car maroon? :grin:
Yes, it is in the dark. Colour of Royalty or what the plebs call Dark Red. :tongue:
That car isn't red, it's a nice colour. When I say red I mean bright bright red.
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Look what happens when you mention red. Justification enough if you ask me
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....looking at A3s ........ a red car, but thats a whole other post/argument.
Was there someone on here that works for a VW dealer that I can PM?
A3 = Fugly
Red is for passion
evo1986
I'm the opposite, love the A3, really not a fan of red cars.
Please desist from such Filth. :shocked:
Isn't your car maroon? :grin:
Yes, it is in the dark. Colour of Royalty or what the plebs call Dark Red. :tongue:
:grin:
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When mine got nicked I felt exactly the same way. How would I be able to sleep at night & protect my family?? When the car was found, it did feel like damaged goods. Worst if all is my boy is so jumpy if I go out. But you do have to get back on the horse (if you can afford the insurance premiums) & I can honestly say it's worth it. Keep the faith.
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The door itself was fine. Its actually a hardwood door but fronted with metal inside and out so very solid. The weakpoint was the frame where the locks engaged into. This just shattered away. I guess they will always find the weak point in your house. I spent quite a bit of money ensuring they could get round to the back of the property.
I dont know if the Revo disable button is good or bad? Would they not just come and beat the crap out of you until you told them what to do? I was told by the police about a device that disables the car after it has gone a mile - any one seen this in action?
Glad you and your family are ok!
The device the police are talking about is a clifford blackjax. Its an anti Hijacking tool which means everytime you open the door you have to type a code into your car. I have one. http://www.clifford.co.uk/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=751 (http://www.clifford.co.uk/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=751)
The Blackjax alone is £250 fitted.
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Wow! Only just seen this thread!
Let me add my feelings to the rest of the posters here and to say that I also had my Bora PD150 nicked by the B**st*rds a few years ago, early hours of the morning, front door forced and car/door keys taken, everything else (camera/wallet/purse etc) left alone.
It was used the same day in an attempted armed robbery in a fuel station in Faversham, Kent on the A299. We often wonder if they were 'tooled up' when stealing the car and what would have happened if we slept with the keys??!!
Let me add that if anyone here has a Upvc front door, when going to bed, then throw the deadlocks by lifting the handle (or whatever your door needs to achieve this) AND LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY I'm still amazed at how many people think that JUST throwing the deadlocks is enough without locking with the key!! The deadlocks can be overcome from outside by just turning the door handle which leaves the door only held in the frame by the single latch by the lock.... and with a tiny bit of flexing with a screwdriver - or whatever they use - the door will pop open!!
ALWAYS USE THE KEY!!!
Another thing, never think you can outsmart these scum, they do it for a living and have seen it all before!
We got the car back, but it was never the same, I actually never even popped the bonnet for a year and the latch rusted shut!!