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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: joet on 26 June 2024, 17:35
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So, having had my CS for three years from new, and having lavished much time and care on it, it has now been stolen.
A familiar tale. Someone broke into my house in the middle of the night whilst we slept upstairs, took the keys and the car was gone. I happened to wake up not long after they took it, and immediately called the police. They had a hit on it on an ANPR camera about 20 minutes away they said, but after that, no trace. I tried to locate it in the VW app but they had disabled that so I couldn't see it.
Another car (a performance Audi) was stolen in the same way around the same time just down the road. Clearly professionals. I have no hope it will ever be recovered. Even if it is, I'm not sure I would want it back since god knows how they've treated it.
To say I'm gutted is an understatement. The car was mint, with only 20K miles on it. Ceramic coating. Two new tyres. And after many visits to the dealers, it had been bong-free for a few months and I was really enjoying driving it more than ever. My plan was to keep it for a few years more, but I don't know what to do now.
I'm reluctant to replace it with another used one, since I could end up with a (software) bug-ridden one, with potentially no warranty, and I don't want to risk it. There's no way I will be able to afford a new one when the 8.5 Clubsport is released. And there's nothing much out there that appeals given my budget. So time to reflect I think.
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Sorry to hear that buddy I can imagine it’s very upsetting, bloody scumbags everywhere
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That's terrible Joet. It's sad to hear but you can't do anything about it when it happens like that. It wouldn't have mattered if you had a Rolls or a Lada, if they break into your house and take your keys the car is gone.
I'm just glad you are uninjured. A car can be replaced but your health cannot.
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Thank you. And you are absolutely right. It is only a car and I'm very thankful that nobody got hurt.
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Also had a car stolen in the past mate truly terrible experience.
Mine was not taken from home thou.
Prepair yourself for the hassle of the insurance claim etc now!
They won't pay you for I think 6 weeks in case it is found and you can’t use your current insurance bonus to
Insure a run around if you get one. Because you bonus / policy is still on the stolen one.
Did they snap the door lock off to gain entry to the house?
Get them all changed to good antisnap locks.
Always turn on the downstairs zone on your house alarm every night (amazing how many have alarms on house but don't do this)
Did you have cctv?
Makes me so angry these bastards keep getting away with this with no convictions and the police never even bother to do anything, just give you a crime number.
Ypu also end up having to pay a big increase on you policy for the next 5 years.
This is where a ghost or similar would of saved your car.
Always try and fit some additional security if you can as everyone always thinks it will never happen to them ( I did)
Hope you get another mate and some awful happens to people who took it!!
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Nightmare, sadly lots of car thefts around our way😢😔
When I got my GTI, I had a retractable parking post fitted plus a tracker and immobiliser that I can operate from my phone and a disklock, worth considering in my opinion (though I’m still paranoid, even more so now as it gets older and more irreplaceable on a like for like basis)
Hope you get sorted as quickly and painlessly as possible👍
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Also had a car stolen in the past mate truly terrible experience.
Mine was not taken from home thou.
Prepair yourself for the hassle of the insurance claim etc now!
They won't pay you for I think 6 weeks in case it is found and you can’t use your current insurance bonus to
Insure a run around if you get one. Because you bonus / policy is still on the stolen one.
Did they snap the door lock off to gain entry to the house?
Get them all changed to good antisnap locks.
Always turn on the downstairs zone on your house alarm every night (amazing how many have alarms on house but don't do this)
Did you have cctv?
Makes me so angry these bastards keep getting away with this with no convictions and the police never even bother to do anything, just give you a crime number.
Ypu also end up having to pay a big increase on you policy for the next 5 years.
This is where a ghost or similar would of saved your car.
Always try and fit some additional security if you can as everyone always thinks it will never happen to them ( I did)
Hope you get another mate and some awful happens to people who took it!!
They got in through a window, which was locked, but they somehow managed to break the the lock and prised it open. Cearly I need to improve them. They obviously knew what they were doing. All the door locks are very good quality according to the police, so they found the weakest point and entered that way. No alarm sadly, but I'm going to invest in one after this.
It's a horrible experience. And yes, I have already encountered the insurance bureaucracy. Amongst one the many things they want is pictures of the damage to the window. I mean, wtf, the police crime report has all of that, so just look in there!
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Nightmare, sadly lots of car thefts around our way😢😔
When I got my GTI, I had a retractable parking post fitted plus a tracker and immobiliser that I can operate from my phone and a disklock, worth considering in my opinion (though I’m still paranoid, even more so now as it gets older and more irreplaceable on a like for like basis)
Hope you get sorted as quickly and painlessly as possible👍
Thanks. I will definitely look at all of those things in the future. I live in a very quiet, low crime area so I just didn't think it would happen here. How naive I was!
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So, having had my CS for three years from new, and having lavished much time and care on it, it has now been stolen.
A familiar tale. Someone broke into my house in the middle of the night whilst we slept upstairs, took the keys and the car was gone. I happened to wake up not long after they took it, and immediately called the police. They had a hit on it on an ANPR camera about 20 minutes away they said, but after that, no trace. I tried to locate it in the VW app but they had disabled that so I couldn't see it.
Another car (a performance Audi) was stolen in the same way around the same time just down the road. Clearly professionals. I have no hope it will ever be recovered. Even if it is, I'm not sure I would want it back since god knows how they've treated it.
To say I'm gutted is an understatement. The car was mint, with only 20K miles on it. Ceramic coating. Two new tyres. And after many visits to the dealers, it had been bong-free for a few months and I was really enjoying driving it more than ever. My plan was to keep it for a few years more, but I don't know what to do now.
I'm reluctant to replace it with another used one, since I could end up with a (software) bug-ridden one, with potentially no warranty, and I don't want to risk it. There's no way I will be able to afford a new one when the 8.5 Clubsport is released. And there's nothing much out there that appeals given my budget. So time to reflect I think.
The worst part is the people really do not give a f*ck, saw a video other day of bike trying to be stolen with angle grinder as owners were shouting down at them from the window, they could not get through the chain, so they calmly walked to the car and put the windows in of the car with a hammer, as a complete f*ck you to owners and hopped on the pillion, and was off, and amongst themselves, its a badge of honour, something they can all laugh at, I am really speechless at times to the mentality, and only answer would ever is for zero tolerance, hard crackdown, which could be done, but as we know it will never happen,
So, sorry to hear that, we all love our cars, work hard to afford our pleasures, and we all feel it when read this.
The MK 8 has caused me a dilemma, always wanted to move up to one from MK 7.5 but software lemon is too much of a risk, so for me its MK 7.5 all the way until my ££ stretch to MK8.5 which really like.
Think the MK 8.5 will squeeze MK 7.5 prices down to £22500 for a good low mileage, decent spec Golf R and as time moves on its easy to forget what a great car that is, we have 2019 R and absolutely love driving it, so might be your middle ground, and though still open to target, they have less resale value in them, so the newer ones are more attractive.
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Wow this is sad to hear. insurance companies never give you enough to replace it properly. They are always worth more than they are willing to pay. I know someone who managed to convince Vodafone or VW can’t remember to track their id3 when it was stolen. They did find it and get it back after informing the police where it was.
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Sorry to hear this! I know first hand what you mean by “gutted is an understatement”.
My CS45 was stollen at 2 months old, I hated it every time someone said “at least it’s only a car, they’re replaceable”. Yeah I replaced it…. Eventually. But now I’m always on edge when I hear of another theft in the area. There were two cars stolen from next door to each other, in the same night, in our town a few months ago!
The insurance will be a nuisance, check your courtesy car T&Cs. I think mine was 7 days after pay out, or 28 days total, whichever came first. It was rubbish and forced you in to rushing things. I was fortunate, my mum and dad have an old Picasso for taking the dogs out in, so I insured that for a few months. Horrible car, but I’m grateful, it’s an auto too :sick:
Also, don’t accept their first offer, I used auto trader to prove the cars value, it was simpler for me though, the CS45 was new and there was about 5 for sale. Good luck with this is all I can say. It’s disgusting, you pay a fortune for insurance nowadays then they treat you so badly when you need to use it!
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Sorry to hear this, i hope that you manage to get it all resolved with insurance etc quickly.
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Sorry to hear this! I know first hand what you mean by “gutted is an understatement”.
My CS45 was stollen at 2 months old, I hated it every time someone said “at least it’s only a car, they’re replaceable”. Yeah I replaced it…. Eventually. But now I’m always on edge when I hear of another theft in the area. There were two cars stolen from next door to each other, in the same night, in our town a few months ago!
The insurance will be a nuisance, check your courtesy car T&Cs. I think mine was 7 days after pay out, or 28 days total, whichever came first. It was rubbish and forced you in to rushing things. I was fortunate, my mum and dad have an old Picasso for taking the dogs out in, so I insured that for a few months. Horrible car, but I’m grateful, it’s an auto too :sick:
Also, don’t accept their first offer, I used auto trader to prove the cars value, it was simpler for me though, the CS45 was new and there was about 5 for sale. Good luck with this is all I can say. It’s disgusting, you pay a fortune for insurance nowadays then they treat you so badly when you need to use it!
Know exactly how you feel! How did they take yours break in for keys also?
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Sad news joet.
I hate reading these type of threads.
We work hard to afford and maintain these cars in mint condition and they can be gone in a flash.
Even worse is the violation of the personal sanctuary of the home. Thankfully nobody physically harmed but mental scars will linger.
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Really sh*t to hear this, sorry it happened mate, very unfair that we work hard for nice things only for them to be taken by scum in a seconds. Like folks have said, glad no one was hurt etc, that's the main thing to focus on.
Can i ask did you have your primary user protected by S-Pin active at all?
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Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts. I wish I could say it's getting easier to deal with, but it's not. Particularly the fact they were in my house and violated my safe space. No news from the police say all. There's a surprise.
I didn't have the S-Pin active because it was a pain. Another lesson learnt
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It doesn't matter anyway.... somehow they get round the S pin.
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Sorry to hear about the theft of a loved GTI. Hurts. Hope Insurance side sorts smoothly and your life restores with some comfort. Back on the horse has some appeal. All best wishes.
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So a quick update on my stolen car.
As expected, it has not been recovered and the insurance have paid up. TBH, a lot more than I was expecting, which was a nice surprise. So now looking to replace it.
I popped in to my local dealer and they had an 8.5 GTI in the showroom. I must admit, the changes are subtle, but very effective. The rear lights look particularly good, and the front is much improved - reminds me of my 8 Clubsport. Even the Richmond wheels are not as offensive in the metal. And the infotaintment screen is not as bad as the photos out there would suggest. It does not obstruct the view in any way and it's much sharper and much more intuitive. The sliders for temp/volume are now SO much easier to use. Hopefully the bugs will have been fixed as well with the new software.
So all in all I think the standard GTI is now quite a compelling option, especially with the increase in power. I would not have swapped my Clubsport for one, but given the situation I think I'm going to go for a bog standard GTI with just Moonstone paint to keep it under the dreaded £40K. I took a couple of pics of the car in the showroom which was Dolphin Grey.
(https://i.postimg.cc/XqQSVPTR/IMG-20240805-104529.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1VnYBvRB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/qMvHmkK4/IMG-20240805-104545.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Sj3PRbVv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FsC582bc/IMG-20240805-104612.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsnB2VBN)
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Would they not do you a deal for that showroom car joet?
There are quite a few en route to dealers, base spec, various colours if you look on VW UK’s website and no doubt a few more already in showrooms. Work through all the dealerships until you grind out a deal.
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Looks spot on, good luck with it👍
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So a quick update on my stolen car.
As expected, it has not been recovered and the insurance have paid up. TBH, a lot more than I was expecting, which was a nice surprise. So now looking to replace it.
I popped in to my local dealer and they had an 8.5 GTI in the showroom. I must admit, the changes are subtle, but very effective. The rear lights look particularly good, and the front is much improved - reminds me of my 8 Clubsport. Even the Richmond wheels are not as offensive in the metal. And the infotaintment screen is not as bad as the photos out there would suggest. It does not obstruct the view in any way and it's much sharper and much more intuitive. The sliders for temp/volume are now SO much easier to use. Hopefully the bugs will have been fixed as well with the new software.
So all in all I think the standard GTI is now quite a compelling option, especially with the increase in power. I would not have swapped my Clubsport for one, but given the situation I think I'm going to go for a bog standard GTI with just Moonstone paint to keep it under the dreaded £40K. I took a couple of pics of the car in the showroom which was Dolphin Grey.
(https://i.postimg.cc/XqQSVPTR/IMG-20240805-104529.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1VnYBvRB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/qMvHmkK4/IMG-20240805-104545.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Sj3PRbVv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FsC582bc/IMG-20240805-104612.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsnB2VBN)
Would definitely get some additional security on this one.
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Would they not do you a deal for that showroom car joet?
There are quite a few en route to dealers, base spec, various colours if you look on VW UK’s website and no doubt a few more already in showrooms. Work through all the dealerships until you grind out a deal.
Yes, I've noticed that there are quite a few coming through. I'm going to see what I can work out.
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Yes, I've noticed that there are quite a few coming through. I'm going to see what I can work out.
So sorry to hear about your awful experience. Its always distressing/infuriating to hear about some low-life's stealing peoples' pride and joy. As said, beef up your home and car security as these scumbags will be expecting you to replace it with another performance car. Lots of options/issues involved, but that is a whole different thread.
At least you got your insurance money through fairly quickly. Did you have a GAP add-on?
Agree with you about the new 8.5 GTI. It looks more impressive in your photos than on the configurator.
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So a quick update on my stolen car.
As expected, it has not been recovered and the insurance have paid up. TBH, a lot more than I was expecting, which was a nice surprise. So now looking to replace it.
I popped in to my local dealer and they had an 8.5 GTI in the showroom. I must admit, the changes are subtle, but very effective. The rear lights look particularly good, and the front is much improved - reminds me of my 8 Clubsport. Even the Richmond wheels are not as offensive in the metal. And the infotaintment screen is not as bad as the photos out there would suggest. It does not obstruct the view in any way and it's much sharper and much more intuitive. The sliders for temp/volume are now SO much easier to use. Hopefully the bugs will have been fixed as well with the new software.
So all in all I think the standard GTI is now quite a compelling option, especially with the increase in power. I would not have swapped my Clubsport for one, but given the situation I think I'm going to go for a bog standard GTI with just Moonstone paint to keep it under the dreaded £40K. I took a couple of pics of the car in the showroom which was Dolphin Grey.
(https://i.postimg.cc/XqQSVPTR/IMG-20240805-104529.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1VnYBvRB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/qMvHmkK4/IMG-20240805-104545.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Sj3PRbVv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FsC582bc/IMG-20240805-104612.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsnB2VBN)
Nice - if I honestly dont think the 8.5 CS is worth it over the standard GTI now. The CS is the only variation getting no power increase and getting in sub £40k is a great saving. Standard GTI all the way for me