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Offline am1w

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Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« on: 05 July 2015, 10:20 »
Just read this on the vwroc Forum:
Just spotted a tweet from Ben Barry of Car Magazine who had just started running an R as a long-termer. His Lapiz Blue 5dr was stolen from his house last night. Broke into house and got keys that were hidden in a drawer! KX15 PWO. Stolen from Stamford. Another one bites the dust...
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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #1 on: 05 July 2015, 11:55 »
Not good - cars today are relatively so secure that home invasions and threats of violence are the way to get keys (not withstanding the recent OBD hacking and thefts for various marques)

I guess most of the stolen cars like this are broken for parts or joyriding

I've always wondered though whether manufacturers are able to 'flag' the VIN of a stolen vehicle so that if it was ever to get serviced at some point in the future through a main dealer that it would flag up?
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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #2 on: 05 July 2015, 12:00 »
The thieves would have probably abandoned it after a few miles - deafened by the Bridgestones!

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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #3 on: 05 July 2015, 12:05 »
Quote from: Exonian on 05 July 2015, 12:00
The thieves would have probably abandoned it after a few miles - deafened by the Bridgestones!

Plus the Soundaktor!
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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #4 on: 05 July 2015, 14:08 »
Quote from: Exonian on 05 July 2015, 12:00
The thieves would have probably abandoned it after a few miles - deafened by the Bridgestones!

Quote from: am1w on 05 July 2015, 12:05
Plus the Soundaktor!

And when they realise it's actually just a Golf!

Assuming this R did not have any anti-theft device installed?  I know they got the keys, but was it a car with KESSY?
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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #5 on: 05 July 2015, 15:00 »
Quote from: Booth11 on 05 July 2015, 14:08
Quote from: Exonian on 05 July 2015, 12:00
The thieves would have probably abandoned it after a few miles - deafened by the Bridgestones!

Quote from: am1w on 05 July 2015, 12:05
Plus the Soundaktor!

And when they realise it's actually just a Golf!

Assuming this R did not have any anti-theft device installed?  I know they got the keys, but was it a car with KESSY?

No darling. Normal old fashioned key.
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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #6 on: 05 July 2015, 18:48 »
Now recovered in Peterborough
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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #7 on: 05 July 2015, 18:52 »
Quote from: Juicetin on 05 July 2015, 18:48
Now recovered in Peterborough

Abandoned?  With or without the perpetrators?
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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #8 on: 05 July 2015, 20:03 »
Quote from: Booth11 on 05 July 2015, 14:08

And when they realise it's actually just a Golf!


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Re: Car Magazine's Long-Term R Stolen
« Reply #9 on: 05 July 2015, 21:36 »
Quote from: Exonian on 05 July 2015, 12:00
The thieves would have probably abandoned it after a few miles - deafened by the Bridgestones!

Most probably they read this topic on vwroc http://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/5309-what-cars-do-you-believe-you-embarrassed-with-your-r/ and got scared that the car attracts too much heat at the traffic lights.
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