Top ten cars nicked last year.

[laserblazer]

This is according to Tracker.

 

1. BMW X5

2. Range Rover

3. BMW M3

4. Audi RS4

5. Audi TT

6. Mercedes-Benz SL

7. Mercedes-Benz CLK

8. Porsche 911

9. Volkswagen Golf

10. Mercedes-Benz ML

[sukh]

Must have been car jacking at lights etc or house break in and keys. Actually breaking into the car and trying to steal is impossible on say number 3.

 

Sukh

[Martin]

This is according to Tracker.

 

I guess that should read "Top ten cars fitted with a Tracker nicked last year" ?

 

So, to avoid being in the top ten - don't fit a tracker

 

mb

[Achandler]

Tracker is expensive, thats why all the cars on the list are expensive. I bet the top few still includes Vauxhall Corsa, Nissan Micra really.

[tech_guy]

We've had a spate of thefts of cars like this in our area - they either fish through the letterbox for the keys if they're in reach on a table in the hallway or break in at night to search for the keys whilst the owners are asleep upstairs, but in a few incidents they've just smashed the front door in and demanded the keys. One of the many reasons I've always gone for a low value unappealing drive. I used to have a porsche when I was a young idiot (as opposed to the old idiot I am now) and flogging insurance for a living but got sick of it getting keyed. Edited April 7, 2011 by tech_guy

[CHR1S]

I learned a long time ago, if they want to steal a car, they will! If they want my car so bad as to break into my house, while I'm asleep, they better not wake me up!

[Hightower]

My brother leaves his key in his bike in the garage. I asked him why, and he replied if they want my bike bad enough, they are going to get it. I'd rather them ride it straight off then break into the house looking for the key where they could possibly harm his family.

[CHR1S]

Compare that list to 2005 -

 

1. Vauxhall Belmont
   
2. Vauxhall Astra Mk2
   
3. Ford Escort Mk3
   
4. Austin/Morris Metro
   
5. Vauxhall Nova
   
6. Ford Orion
   
7. Rover Metro
   
8. Austin/Morris Maestro
   
9. Austin/Morris Montego
   
10. Ford Fiesta Mks1, 2 and 3
    

 

Recession? What recession?

[Dos_Box]

This MSN article sheds a fairer light on it. As has been said, cars with Tracker fitted tend to be higher end models. The reality is more as we suspected: Most stolen cars in the UK

[CHR1S]

From Dos_Box link -

 

10. Vauxhall Vectra

9. Ford Escort

8. Ford Mondeo

7. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

6. Ford Focus

5. Vauxhall Corsa

4. Volkswagen Golf

3. Vauxhall Astra

2. Ford Fiesta

1. Ford Transit

[tech_guy]

That's it, I'm off to buy a Ford Transit

[featured_spectre]

The one person that TRIED to steal my mums car (whilst I was driving it, with a policeman friend of mine), ended up with a sprained wrist as I wrist locked his knife hand, and smashed it against the door frame. He was then arrested later that day as he tried to carjack an unmarked police car!

[tech_guy]

From Dos_Box link -

 

10. Vauxhall Vectra

9. Ford Escort

8. Ford Mondeo

7. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

6. Ford Focus

5. Vauxhall Corsa

4. Volkswagen Golf

3. Vauxhall Astra

2. Ford Fiesta

1. Ford Transit

 

I want one of these: New limited-edition Ford Transit SportVan in white

[glennda]

I want one of these: New limited-edition Ford Transit SportVan in white

 

i want the one hammond drove on the UK vs aussie top gear

[webman]

When I was a kid we had a Mini Metro that was nearly stolen. It was broken in to, started, and ended up abandoned no further than 100 yards down the side street where we lived at the time. It was the old grey-and-yellow Crook Lock that prevented them getting away.

[Dos_Box]

100 years down the side street

 

Tardis in Metro form?

 

*Edited to add. I once had a Metro. The gears were labelled as 1, 2, 3, E (for economy). I sold it after 2 months due to embarrasment and brought a Peugeot 205 GTI.

[webman]

Yards. I meant yards

[RTFM]

The one person that TRIED to steal my mums car (whilst I was driving it, with a policeman friend of mine), ended up with a sprained wrist as I wrist locked his knife hand, and smashed it against the door frame. He was then arrested later that day as he tried to carjack an unmarked police car!

 

In the modern day i'm surprised he didn't sue you for loss of earnings, assault etc etc. Kind of the way things are going at the moment it seems

[featured_spectre]

When someone has a knife, it is deemed reasonable force to do whatever it takes to get the knife out of their hand.

[Sirbendy]

Some knuckledragging retard broke into my Astra MK3 while it was parked one night. Bent the door out, and unlocked it. Smashed the column after ripping the interior light out, tried to hotwire it.

 

3 reasons he epically failed...

 

1. It was an Automatic with a shifter interlock. No key, no shift release.

2. It was a Phase2 with the V-Grille...with ECU integrated immobiliser.

3. I had the fuel pump fuse on the book case.

 

He then scattered the cars contents round the carpark before legging it. 7 cars were done that night, mine was the only one not nicked.

 

I bent the door back in line, couple of dabs of paint. Set of locks for £7 from a breaker, new shroud for £1, couple of hours...back to normal.

[CAM]

Interestingly, you want to pay attention to how many key fishing incidents occur in your area. If a large number of vehicles get stolen from such incidents, you can get a discount from parking on the road. That way the thief has no guarantee that the car parked outside a house has the keys in the hall without prior observation.

[tech_guy]

When someone has a knife, it is deemed reasonable force to do whatever it takes to get the knife out of their hand.

 

Especially if there is chocolate cake at stake.........

[sted]

Interestingly, you want to pay attention to how many key fishing incidents occur in your area. If a large number of vehicles get stolen from such incidents, you can get a discount from parking on the road. That way the thief has no guarantee that the car parked outside a house has the keys in the hall without prior observation.

 

tbh if you leave your keys near your front door and your car is knicked with them its your own fault at least put them in a drawer or something

[3s-gtech]

Or leave an amusing set of fake keys in fishing reach, which when attempted to be used, emit an ear piercing alarm....hmmm.

 

Edit: once fished the keys from the ignition of my locked MR2 once. Had to force the window down a crack, use a long welding rod to and push the key in and turn it, then unlock the door. Took ages!

Edited April 7, 2011 by 3s-gtech

[HarryMonkey]

I had to fish for my own keys once. It was 6-30 am in the winter. I was just on my way to the gym and accidentally locked my keys in the car. I was able to get a long cane from the garden and fish my wife's keys off of the stairs and unlock the door, otherwise I would have frozen to death.