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General => General discussion => Topic started by: GuvGTI on 24 January 2007, 12:06
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I wondered if yourself or anybody you know has had their golf broken into or stolen? :undecided:
And if the stigma attached to owning a golf gti means they get broken into or stolen was justified. Such as insurance companies hike up prices etc.
Cant stand thieving f**kers, sorry. :angry:
Opinions please.
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It has never bothered me. I know a few have been victim but lets face it what car is'nt a target?
If it happens it is unfortunate, no point losing sleep otherwise don't have one tbh.
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Some one had a go at my mk1 but didn't actually get in and did some damage to it, which is a bit fooking stupid because cabs are easy to get in anyway without causing any damage, but I won't tell you how. :wink: I had my camper droken into and the stereo stolen and the dash chipped as they got it out. But I've had other cars broken into a few times and one totally burnt out years ago, so it's all makes and models not just Golf GTI's.
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Two of my previous gti's have been broken into but it was mainly to thieve my sounds :(
When my last oakie was broken into some attempt had been made to butcher the wiring and start it but luckily they were stopped by the immobiliser.
I also had an old sierra stolen and burnt out years ago so as Gibby says it doesn't matter what it is when some thieving cnut decides they want it.
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Does a bungled attempt count:
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Didn't get any photos of the second bungled attempt - seems a MK4 is inpenetrable!! They even smashed the window on the second go, and still go Fcuk all. Muppets.
Police think they were after stereo system. Scumbags
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that looks crazy s11eps! thats one of the worst attempts ive seen. Sorry to hear the stories gentlemen. ive had one incident of car crime and they took nothing also, carried a few bags from my boot a few hundred metres and dumped then. Luckily they were recovered.and no smashed windows. Seemed like a screwdriver job. Possibly in search of a system.
I just wasnt sure if golfs have their fair share of being targetted. i guess if a pikey is after something theyl do anything.
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Talk about making a meal of it!!
I'm on my 4th Golf & never had a problem, someone tried to have my XR2i away years ago but they couldn't get it started. My Mk4 GTi is about 25% less to insure than my Honda Accord Type R was so am chuffed!!
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I'm lucky where I live as am at the end of a cul-de-sac in a 'nice' area and there are some nice cars here and in the 4 years I've been here there have been no probs.
I used to live in the centre of town and parked on the street. Had my Mk2 broken into x2 for my stereo equipment. Made a stealth shelf and left an open empty glove box on display and had no probs after that.
Penalties for theft are pityfull, go for the Japanese approach and see the results...punishment nowhere fits the crime, again the motorist pays through the nose to keep the system running...f**king crap.
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I was all way's warned that golf's were easy to break into due to the design of the door lock's (you can buy plates to go aroung the lock to stop people prying in but they are ugly)...Somebody broke the rear side window but I have 2 alarm's and they didn't take anything and now i just have a different coloured side glass as national windscreen's would have to order green tint glass and couldn't give me a timescale!!! Any body know how easy these are to change on a mk3 3door???
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I've never had a car broken into despite living in a couple of dodgy areas in Nottingham, Leeds and London, and that includes a Mk2 GL (had nothing worth stealing though), Mk3 16v and a Mk2 16v (although someone did try, but didn't get far).
But my brother just had his Mk3 Astra broken into and the stereo stolen, they just pushed the front window down and grabbed the stereo. But there wasn't an alarm on the car, and he did leave the front on the stereo.
I think it's just a case of if they see something worth stealing, and there's no one around, they'll give it a go.
But yeah the penalties for stealing are absolute rubbish, certainly not enough of a deterant.
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Never had any of my dubs's broken into. However I was driving through the city where I live on Saturday nite and accidentally splashed a puddle ova sum chav rat kids. When I parked up, I saw the fcukers boot my rear wing as they walked past..no damage though.
My sisters A3 got broken into round the corner from my house the other day. They must have seen her put her bags in the car, lock it and come bak to say bye. The bast*rds used a screwdeiver to lever against the passenger window & frame and just simply smashed the window with the pressure, nicked her handbag and a carrier bag. Didnt touch the stereo or anything. In fact the dopey idiots nicked her EMPTY handbag, a carrier bag of RUBBISH and left her wallet (FULL) sitting on the seat!! Still damaged the door frame and she got a new door courtesy of Diamond Insurance.
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accidentally splashed a puddle ova sum chav rat kids
Yeah right :laugh:
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Does a bungled attempt count:
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Didn't get any photos of the second bungled attempt - seems a MK4 is inpenetrable!! They even smashed the window on the second go, and still go Fcuk all. Muppets.
Police think they were after stereo system. Scumbags
S11eps sorry to see that done to your car did they think it was a tin of bake beans they were trying to steal?
I do think VW took a long time to solve the entry problem a bit late even some of the late passats had really bad fob keys and certian thing you could do would gain entry without breaking sweat.
I still think its good business for them as parts being sold through VAG must raise a few eyebrows? (inserts sarc)
Corrado is problery even an easier car to break into than a MKII for reasons I will not outline!
Does those black tough steel door plates actually work people? mmmmm
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Jay, if you get good quality armour door plates then yes they do work and stop people getting in with one of the easy ways that you can get into old VW's.
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Gibby thats the thing mate armor plates does stop the passer by thief, but in the end if they wanted to get in what damage are they going to do just to get in?
I'm lucky as where I live open doors, cars houses still exists. These scum bags really need doing over to get a quick fix.
Not sure I'm putting armored plates on the Rallye it doesn't have a stero to nick!
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The armour plates stop them fooking up the door skin as I'd prefer them to smash the window rather than the door and lock. I've not put them on my Rallye yet as I'd prefer not to if I can help it.
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I bought some armoured plates from GSF to fit to my Mk2 16v, but couldn't get the door handles to fit back on with them on, so had to ditch them.
Watch out if buying a car cos some people use the armoured plates to cover up the fact the car has been damaged when broken into.
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any other ways to protect our cars?
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any other ways to protect our cars?
Yup, I have this guy sitting in mine quite often:
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i've got 1 alarm, shock sensors, ultrasonic sensors, 3 immobs, reinforced security window tints ....... and largely nothing worth stealing in the car, no stereo or speakers.
like everyone has said, if they want to get in, they will - it doesnt make any odds what security you have. i used to bolt my stereo down at the back using 3mm steel cable to the firewall, but it just meant, they'd never be able to remove it and just damage the crap out of the dash to try and get it.
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nice dog mate! would match perfectly in a black car with cream leathers :laugh:
i guess you cant get better 24 hr watch then a dog.
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i had the dog mod in my car, but found it looked out of place, and was causing odd brown deposits not to mention the additional running costs.
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nice dog mate! would match perfectly in a black car with cream leathers :laugh:
Yeah, he looks good in the wife's car:
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That looks superb. Good choice.
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Ive got a clifford 600, a large boyfriend (who loves my car as much as I do) to send out in case of impending scall-attack and a meaty disclock :smiley:
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I just bought a GTi so im hoping it doesnt get any greif too from the scum, My old Polo 1.4 had an attempted break in with a screwdriver a few years ago in manchester when it belonged to my auntie but nothing has happened since then. My coworker had an attempted break in on his Nissan Skyline twin turbo last night which he's pretty pissed off about plus the screwdriver snapped so he had to lodge a peice of it from the lock.