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Offline radz

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #30 on: 17 March 2010, 22:38 »
Fair enough mate well you need a makro members card to get in, I don't mind going to my local and getting some pictures/info and sending it to you in a PM matey?

Can probably get over there tomorrow and hope some are in stock!

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #31 on: 18 March 2010, 01:03 »
If anyone is interested, google have a service called google latitude.

It is a real-time location based system, so you can see where you (or your car is) at any given moment.

Even better is an addon service they do called 'Location history'. It logs where you are every 5/10 minutes or so forever! Its all searchable and filterable so it may be worth your time.

You need a windows mobile phone or an android phone and a dataplan. Just for reference, im with o2 and my complete package (including unlimited net access) works out at around something like £6 a month.


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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #32 on: 18 March 2010, 08:26 »
max, does that only track the phone then? ie would you have to leave it in the car? Or do you have a seperate transmitter?

Radz, that would be good if you could. Just seen that there is a makro in Birmingham. I would be interested in knowing more about the system.

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #33 on: 18 March 2010, 08:36 »
This system looks very good for the money

http://www.roadhawk.co.uk/roadhawk-RH-1.htm

There was a thread on Piston Heads where the owner of a Monaro busted some garage monkey's who took it for a blast down the motorway when it was in for servicing

It was all recorded on that device!!

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #34 on: 18 March 2010, 09:03 »
yes you would have to leave the phone in the car! 

max, does that only track the phone then? ie would you have to leave it in the car? Or do you have a seperate transmitter?

Radz, that would be good if you could. Just seen that there is a makro in Birmingham. I would be interested in knowing more about the system.

Cheers, Nick
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Offline radz

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #35 on: 18 March 2010, 10:42 »
Okay mate no prob il pop over there after work tonight and post up all the info etc

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #36 on: 17 September 2011, 10:05 »
Appreciated this post is quite old now but see following link:

http://www.oilsplat.co.uk/story/date/16-08-2011/title/Two+Different+Golf+Gti+Mk6's+Stolen+From+the+Same+Address/position/6/105.html

This really happened to me.

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #37 on: 17 September 2011, 11:36 »
thats mad they stole both your mk6's ?
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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #38 on: 18 September 2011, 21:38 »
thats mad they stole both your mk6's ?

Yep. The b******s did. Massive complacency on my part the second time. You don't think lightening will strike twice do you. The second time they smashed their way unto the house. It's all in the article. Kids were in bed, wife, the lot. She reckons she heard them, but thought it was our little un banging on his cot.

They used a lock snapper. Broke in through our conservatory doors, then the outside patio doors, two sets of locks. Took my keys that were in the back of the front door lock. They must have been laughing their heads off. The first time they broke in, they took nothing else if value to be honest, the second time, they took my fooking MacBook.

Consequently, the wife would not let me buy another. Albeit, I'm tempted, now the Mk6's been around for a while now.

It really is totally unbelievable. You don't ever think something like this is going to happen to you. Now, I face the next 4 to 5 years of continually paying each time I insure a car, I'll gave to declare the two whopping claims. Perpectually fined. Arrrghh!!!

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Re: My GTI Stolen **UPDATE**
« Reply #39 on: 18 September 2011, 21:50 »
have you been paid out ?
Mk4 Golf GTI anniversary and mk6 golf tdi :)