Golf GTD stolen

[gazmondo35]

Blimey that's terrible is there anywhere they didn't rip open

I thought this would act as a guide as where not to have your tracker installed.

[Mk7-GTD]

Seen two red GTD's in Birmingham today and checked both for sings of recent roof bars fitted but nothing. The second one as I was looking the owner came back to the car with a very strange look on his face(not surprising) but I told him why I was looking and he said he had heard about it on Facebook. I don't use Facebook but with something like this, for others to see it do you need to have loads of followers?

BTW the first one had the standard 18's but the second one had aftermarket 18's with winter tyres.

[Mk7-GTD]

The only problem with the tracker is the scumbags seem to know where to look for them,this is my car after I got it back.

On a side note what did you think of the spare wheel sound thingy? 

[andrewparker]

Yeah, absolutely fine. I was quite specific about when I needed it fitting, and they were very accommodating. The guy turned up in a brand new Toffee Brown VW Transporter and appeared to have a very professional attitude. As you would expect, there is zero visibility that anything has been done to the car. Activating the subscription with Vodafone Automotive was also very easy.

Sounds good may look into getting one. I just have worries about anything happening to the car and vw wont cover it under warranty as the car has been messed with. I seem to have bad luck in these situations you see lol

Part of the reason I bought the CobraTrak one is that it is approved by VW.

At th end of the day, it's a fairly minimal outlay when you consider the cost of the car. It's in no way a deterrent, because you don't advertise the fact you have a tracker fitted, but I'd like to think that if my car was stolen it might help the Police apprehend the people behind these thefts. In my area the Police have recently charged seven people with the theft of 14 vehicles, so these people aren't invincible, they get caught up with eventually.

[Daz2411]

Yeah, absolutely fine. I was quite specific about when I needed it fitting, and they were very accommodating. The guy turned up in a brand new Toffee Brown VW Transporter and appeared to have a very professional attitude. As you would expect, there is zero visibility that anything has been done to the car. Activating the subscription with Vodafone Automotive was also very easy.

Sounds good may look into getting one. I just have worries about anything happening to the car and vw wont cover it under warranty as the car has been messed with. I seem to have bad luck in these situations you see lol

Part of the reason I bought the CobraTrak one is that it is approved by VW.

At th end of the day, it's a fairly minimal outlay when you consider the cost of the car. It's in no way a deterrent, because you don't advertise the fact you have a tracker fitted, but I'd like to think that if my car was stolen it might help the Police apprehend the people behind these thefts. In my area the Police have recently charged seven people with the theft of 14 vehicles, so these people aren't invincible, they get caught up with eventually.

Yeah that's true thanks for the link. The only deterrent I have is a disklok fitted. I have a few Gti and Rs by me and none have seem to have gone missing yet so I'm hoping that's the case with mine.

[gazmondo35]

The only problem with the tracker is the scumbags seem to know where to look for them,this is my car after I got it back.

On a side note what did you think of the spare wheel sound thingy?

It's well worth the money,after having the mk7 gti with the Standard System (which to my ears never sounded great) the dynaudio was one of the first thing I option on the R.

[Diehammer]

What Facebook page was this on? I am just along the road in Larbert, not many red GTD's around here so I will keep an eye out.

[C2K]

Horrible fatherless sons! I always take my keys up with me I know a lot of people leave them downstairs I suppose the only thing in that case is they don't have to challenge you for them. Baseball bat at the ready by my bed although I like to think I have secured my house as best as possible hopefully never have to find out.

Stuff that. If someone is stupid enough to break into my house to steal my Golf, then he can happily help himself to the keys and leave me and the wife out of it. That's why I pay for Comp and gap insurance!

Can replace a car, can't replace the wife so easily..

To the OP, sorry for your loss but at least your family are unharmed.

[kalimon]

It would be a terrible situation to find yourself in, 2 or more strangers gathered round your bed at 3 in the morning.
I have trained in martial arts for 25 years, including 13 yrs practising Kali, a weapons based fighting system ( hence my screen name ), and I would be reluctant to engage anybody in the above situation.
You are barely awake, have your wife next to you and 3 kids down the hall and no contact lenses in in my case.
Give 'em the keys and ask them to leave.
Unless you hear them breaking in that is. That's another scenario all together

[Daz2411]

It would be a terrible situation to find yourself in, 2 or more strangers gathered round your bed at 3 in the morning.
I have trained in martial arts for 25 years, including 13 yrs practising Kali, a weapons based fighting system ( hence my screen name ), and I would be reluctant to engage anybody in the above situation.
You are barely awake, have your wife next to you and 3 kids down the hall and no contact lenses in in my case.
Give 'em the keys and ask them to leave.
Unless you hear them breaking in that is. That's another scenario all together

Hopefully never have to experience the scenario.