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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: charlie on 06 April 2013, 22:40
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Suggestions please fellow v dubbers :smiley:
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Get a big dog
Cos cats are rubbish at guarding stuff :laugh:
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Lock it!!! :laugh:
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Pacman I thort had a good idea that he posted in the other thread "collapsible bollards" they work for businesses so why not homeowners ect...
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I read so many threads about homes being broken in to just for the car keys, so I always keep my keys in the bedroom.
at the end of the day there's nothing you can do to protect your car against theft of vandalism. just make sure you have protected no claims bonus.
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Protected no claims, GAP and then a big dog!
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i477/Ginge35Edition/cars/Woofas/a9015fda91126cdf033fb6f37379a32f.jpg)
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i have a bollard but its in the garage as my car catches it as my drive s slightly up hill . if they come in the house for the keys the house is seriously belled up . i no lads who have had there cars taken just by them knocking on the door . a guy i work with had a new s3 . 4 blokes with bally s on were banging on his door in middle of night with bats . he looked out window and they told him to throw keys down or they were coming in . he had 2 little kids and police wouldnt have been there in time . he did as he was told . i also no someone who had a mk4 r32 he went out to get in his car for work one morning and 2 lads ran at him and took his keys off him , give him a crack and off they went . if someone seriouse enough wants it they ll find a way
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I would NEVER keep my keys in the bedroom..... After our Bora was stolen whilst we were asleep in bed it was used in an armed robbery some 50miles away - and we live in an ordinary suburban street - .... I am sooooo glad that we weren't woken up in the middle of the night with that gun pointed at our heads... It could possibly have pushed 'just having our car stolen' right up to 'attempted murder'!!!
If the scum want the car then let them take it..............
REMEMBER... THEY DO IT FOR A LIVING....
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU 'THINK' YOU'D DO IN A SIMILAR SITUATION, THEY'VE PROBABLY GOT IT COVERED!!!
By all means have the house alarmed (so they'd go on to the next house with a desirable car) and possibly have some kind of remotely operated fuel pump switch so they only get down the road until the car conks out..... But to think you'd be able to confront them and just function in a 'normal' manner having just woken up... I'm afraid you've been watching too much James Bond :grin:
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I would NEVER keep my keys in the bedroom..... After our Bora was stolen whilst we were asleep in bed it was used in an armed robbery some 50miles away - and we live in an ordinary suburban street - .... I am sooooo glad that we weren't woken up in the middle of the night with that gun pointed at our heads... It could possibly have pushed 'just having our car stolen' right up to 'attempted murder'!!!
If the scum want the car then let them take it..............
REMEMBER... THEY DO IT FOR A LIVING....
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU 'THINK' YOU'D DO IN A SIMILAR SITUATION, THEY'VE PROBABLY GOT IT COVERED!!!
By all means have the house alarmed (so they'd go on to the next house with a desirable car) and possibly have some kind of remotely operated fuel pump switch so they only get down the road until the car conks out..... But to think you'd be able to confront them and just function in a 'normal' manner having just woken up... I'm afraid you've been watching too much James Bond :grin:
correct :sad:
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i have a bollard but its in the garage as my car catches it as my drive s slightly up hill . if they come in the house for the keys the house is seriously belled up . i no lads who have had there cars taken just by them knocking on the door . a guy i work with had a new s3 . 4 blokes with bally s on were banging on his door in middle of night with bats . he looked out window and they told him to throw keys down or they were coming in . he had 2 little kids and police wouldnt have been there in time . he did as he was told . i also no someone who had a mk4 r32 he went out to get in his car for work one morning and 2 lads ran at him and took his keys off him , give him a crack and off they went . if someone seriouse enough wants it they ll find a way
Agree. As part of my job I look after allotment sites which are broken into every other week - mainly for metal/ mowers etc. They have been known to use metal burners to cut into steel shipping containers, dismantle concrete stores, remove the roof or ease out breeze blocks, unravel whole sections of metal fencing - to get to the stuff.
At the end of the day, take as many sensible precautions as you can but it is only a car and for me my family's safety is most important.
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How about some of that plastic lifelike dog poo on the drivers seat?.... Would that put them off?? ....no.... yes?? :laugh:
Seriously though, it's got to be something either very obvious that would mean they'd have too much trouble to overcome - not something that just needs unlocking, because they'd get THAT key with the car keys! - or something unseen like the remote fuel pump switch............ On some of my 'older' cars I used to insert a hidden switch to the distributer wiring, no amount of engine turning would start it!
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Protected no claims, GAP and then a big dog!
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i477/Ginge35Edition/cars/Woofas/a9015fda91126cdf033fb6f37379a32f.jpg)
mr ginge that is one big dog :laugh:and booth 11 she does have a point up until last year we had a German shepherd sadly he's gone know but I still keep the sign up on the garden gate saying enter at your own risk and when the times right we shall have another :smiley:so maybe visible signage ????
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mr ginge that is one big dog :laugh:and booth 11 she does have a point up until last year we had a German shepherd sadly he's gone know but I still keep the sign up on the garden gate saying enter at your own risk and when the times right we shall have another :smiley:so maybe visible signage ????
How about 2...
(http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy301/SWIFTGTS/sharnjax.jpg)
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Yep that would definitely put me of :wink:
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Gsm tracker
Gsm home alarm with panic buttons that phone certain people....
Locked driveway gates.
Garaged when at home.
Steel reinforced security doors front and rear of the house (look like normal doors)
Windows all laminated glass tripple glass and alloy reinforced framed.
Keys in a safe for GTIs other keys round house so hope if they get in they take the SEATs...
Extra security on the garage door.
Security sensors that sets off a buzzer in the house.
I'm going to add cctv don't know why we did not do this when we built the place.
Also going to add electric powered/locked gates and a higher security fencing.
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Gsm tracker
Gsm home alarm with panic buttons that phone certain people....
Locked driveway gates.
Garaged when at home.
Steel reinforced security doors front and rear of the house (look like normal doors)
Windows all laminated glass tripple glass and alloy reinforced framed.
Keys in a safe for GTIs other keys round house so hope if they get in they take the SEATs...
Extra security on the garage door.
Security sensors that sets off a buzzer in the house.
I'm going to add cctv don't know why we did not do this when we built the place.
Also going to add electric powered/locked gates and a higher security fencing.
And gun emplacement's and full time guards to man them :laugh: :laugh:
Think that just about hit's the top note Snoopy and I'm sure they'd just mosey on to the neighbour's to see what they've got worth nicking :smiley:
MrGTD, The dog's blankets would scare most burglars off!! :laugh:
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MrGTD, The dog's blankets would scare most burglars off!! :laugh:
:laugh:
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iv almost finished my crocodile infested moat and my alcatraz style gates . all the security you can do will only stop your petty hav a go theif . any proper car theif/thug will just pull you out of it when your getting in it . or at the traffic lights . if you want it that bad feel free . my little fella s safety s more important
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iv almost finished my crocodile infested moat and my alcatraz style gates . all the security you can do will only stop your petty hav a go theif . any proper car theif/thug will just pull you out of it when your getting in it . or at the traffic lights . if you want it that bad feel free . my little fella s safety s more important
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Or wash the car with a sponge (Charlie style) :grin: paintwork will be so wrecked and swirly, you'd have to pay the thieves to steal it
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:grin: :huh:
iv almost finished my crocodile infested moat and my alcatraz style gates . all the security you can do will only stop your petty hav a go theif . any proper car theif/thug will just pull you out of it when your getting in it . or at the traffic lights . if you want it that bad feel free . my little fella s safety s more important
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Or wash the car with a sponge (Charlie style) :grin: paintwork will be so wrecked and swirly, you'd have to pay the thieves to steal it
:grin:
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iv almost finished my crocodile infested moat and my alcatraz style gates . all the security you can do will only stop your petty hav a go theif . any proper car theif/thug will just pull you out of it when your getting in it . or at the traffic lights . if you want it that bad feel free . my little fella s safety s more important
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Or wash the car with a sponge (Charlie style) :grin: paintwork will be so wrecked and swirly, you'd have to pay the thieves to steal it
i have just purchased a wash mitt booth 11 not one like yours though that looks like a cat :grin:
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or put susan boyle in the back seat . in the nak :laugh:
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or put susan boyle in the back seat . in the nak :laugh:
Or this beauty?
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i477/Ginge35Edition/7fb547974f8080ac6b6b06c2ebf1dfb8_zpse03b4c8b.jpg)
And NO that isn't Mrs Ginge!!!
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iv almost finished my crocodile infested moat and my alcatraz style gates . all the security you can do will only stop your petty hav a go theif . any proper car theif/thug will just pull you out of it when your getting in it . or at the traffic lights . if you want it that bad feel free . my little fella s safety s more important
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Or wash the car with a sponge (Charlie style) :grin: paintwork will be so wrecked and swirly, you'd have to pay the thieves to steal it
i have just purchased a wash mitt booth 11 not one like yours though that looks like a cat :grin:
......finally :whistle: I hope you and your mitt are very happy together. And I think the man with the very big dog will be relieved too
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Mitts are the future! Nice one, you'll never look back!
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Thanks lads and lasses can't sleep to excited waiting for delivery :smiley:
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or a couple of these . or just one . ok stood at the side(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/geoff1365/956acaa50fa312417d1abe681e4ff981.jpg)
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or a couple of these . or just one . ok stood at the side(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/geoff1365/956acaa50fa312417d1abe681e4ff981.jpg)
my new mitt ain't goin near them bootys :laugh:
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OMG, that should deter the most dedicated robber, unless you're unfortunate enough to get the thief with a fetish for the shall, we say ahem, larger lady.
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The one on the left didn't need any bikini bottoms :shocked:
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^^Nice.
What about Tracker?
Is it any good? Does it actually deter the lowlife?
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were would you put a tracker under her bingo wing ....... oh you mean on the car :undecided:
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
But seriously.
What about the Tracker? Any good?
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Depends if you want your car back or not once some scroat has abused your car to within an inch of its life.....personally I would hope it was shipped or burnt once stolen and I never saw it again.
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My car being ex-demo has a tracker on but I never carried on with the subscription as my insurance were not interested in knocking anything from the premium.If it did get stolen and the police know it has a tracker on and they request it to be activated once more,surely Tracker are obliged to help,I often wonder this.I refuse to pay the subscription to aid my insurance as any damage once the car is returned and my no claims would be lost anyway,might as well get a new car.
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iv almost finished my crocodile infested moat and my alcatraz style gates . all the security you can do will only stop your petty hav a go theif . any proper car theif/thug will just pull you out of it when your getting in it . or at the traffic lights . if you want it that bad feel free . my little fella s safety s more important
Enable the autolock feature(after reaching 10mph when in motion all doors lock)
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or a couple of these . or just one . ok stood at the side(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/geoff1365/956acaa50fa312417d1abe681e4ff981.jpg)
This is all kinds of WRONG!
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lol . would you tackle one for a mk7 gti :shocked:
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lol . would you tackle one for a mk7 gti :shocked:
I'd tackle all four for an update on the R!
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Protected no claims, GAP and then a big dog!
Is Protected No Claims actually worth it?
I was told by a broker years ago its only valid if you stay with the same insurer and they up the price every year anyway hence why it pays to move to a new insurer every year. Then if you do move you have to declare you've had a claim anyway!!
Things may have changed since then though!
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I wouldn't bother with the big dog thing , a couple of tooled up thieves will kill the dog in less than a minute ;)
Unless your gonna get several big dogs of course , but then your house will stink.
A decent house alarm and lock the keys in a safe is my advice !
And a good thief will find and remove a tracker no prob. Waste of money .
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A decent house alarm and lock the keys in a safe is my advice !
Keys in a safe and/or by the side of your bed is asking for trouble..... Personally I'd rather just let them find the keys downstairs and be away with the car than wake me up threatening who knows what for the safe combination!
A house alarm is obviously a good idea as they'll move on to the next house....... Having said that, when my Bora was stolen I spoke to Martin Samson (of Sanspeed) to warn of thieves in the area and he told me his house was burgled on a bright Sunday afternoon by the scum throwing a brick through their patio door.... House alarm ringing, they ransacked their bedroom, stole jewelry and made off with Martins BMW...