Sierra & Sapphire Cosworth Still in Demand By Thieves?
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Sierra & Sapphire Cosworth Still in Demand By Thieves?
These cars back in the 90's seemed to be very popular to be stolen..
Is this still the case now? Any stories of recently stolen ones? Do they attract attention?
I'm looking for a sapphire cosworth but dont want to be paranoid every time i leave it.
Is this still the case now? Any stories of recently stolen ones? Do they attract attention?
I'm looking for a sapphire cosworth but dont want to be paranoid every time i leave it.
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Don't think I would leave mine lying around, the part prices at the moment leave then open for stripping and ebaying, but saying that have not heard of any stolen for ages but probably most are locked away. I wouldn't sleep if mine wasn't in a locked garage. But then I might be being paranoid
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when they were new they were nicked to do armed robberies, nowadays they are nicked for parts, as the cars are now getting older and the manufacturer no longer makes or stocks vital components for these cars parts on the black market fetch money,
even genuine owners break/scrap their own cars because they are worth more in bits as opposed to selling the car in one piece.
imo they are not cars that can be left out in the open un-attended, they are toys that should be used for shows,meets and excursions only, definately not daily drivers to be parked in the street or lowly car parks as it won't take long for them to get swiped
don't mean to paint a grim picture but just being realistic
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even genuine owners break/scrap their own cars because they are worth more in bits as opposed to selling the car in one piece.
imo they are not cars that can be left out in the open un-attended, they are toys that should be used for shows,meets and excursions only, definately not daily drivers to be parked in the street or lowly car parks as it won't take long for them to get swiped
don't mean to paint a grim picture but just being realistic
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ive had a three door nicked a couple of years ago and a saph nicked about 8 yrs ago, still got my saph at the minute and i intend it staying that way!!!!!!!
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Just the engine, box, and interior will get you around 2 grand. Add the other parts too, and you can quickly see why they would be attractive to thieves.
I know of a member on here that has his garage broken into, the car damaged by them gaining entry to it, and the garage door being half removed before they gave up when the immobiliser kicked in, and left it on his drive.
I know of a member on here that has his garage broken into, the car damaged by them gaining entry to it, and the garage door being half removed before they gave up when the immobiliser kicked in, and left it on his drive.
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Had that happen to someone @ work with an Escos, they jacked the back up on a spec, unbolted the front prop from the diff and towed it away. All we could find when we got there was the car going round the corner on said spec-lift truck and 4 prop bolts on the floor where the car had sat.
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I wouldnt leave any classic ford anywhere these days even includes the lesser models.
Just have the best security you can afford on it and try to leave it as safe as you can at all times!
Just have the best security you can afford on it and try to leave it as safe as you can at all times!
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everyone is over reacting. I think your all forgetting their shitty old fords. Mines in a locked garage but i used to keep it on the street as it was my daily for 3 years. Just get a good insurance all mod declared policy and a good alarm and thats all u can do mate
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Until they simply tow it away as most people will not bat an eyelid @ a stickered up tow truck pulling up and lifting the car onto the flatbed, even with the alarm going off.
Had that happen to someone @ work with an Escos, they jacked the back up on a spec, unbolted the front prop from the diff and towed it away. All we could find when we got there was the car going round the corner on said spec-lift truck and 4 prop bolts on the floor where the car had sat.
Had that happen to someone @ work with an Escos, they jacked the back up on a spec, unbolted the front prop from the diff and towed it away. All we could find when we got there was the car going round the corner on said spec-lift truck and 4 prop bolts on the floor where the car had sat.
They are a toy/luxury to be shown and enjoyed at weekends etc, they are certainly not everyday cars that you leave on the street.
Just do a search on here and the amount of "stolen threads" will confirm what all of us have said!
There are people who have had them taken from garages with disc locks etc fitted.
It's not because thiefs want them to drive/joy ride like when they were new, they are specifically targeted to be stripped for there parts, again as said.
I never leave mine anywhere, the only place I feel safe leaving it is at shows and even they arn't without there problems!
Martin
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You would be better off using it as a weekend toy, there getting rarer and rarer, so part prices will keep on pushing up and so there more likely to be nicked for parts
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The way i look at it is if they want it they will get it no matter what.
Life is to short to worry about things like this.Get the car bought get.it insured as an.agreed evaluation and.enjoy the car
Life is to short to worry about things like this.Get the car bought get.it insured as an.agreed evaluation and.enjoy the car
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Until they simply tow it away as most people will not bat an eyelid @ a stickered up tow truck pulling up and lifting the car onto the flatbed, even with the alarm going off.
Had that happen to someone @ work with an Escos, they jacked the back up on a spec, unbolted the front prop from the diff and towed it away. All we could find when we got there was the car going round the corner on said spec-lift truck and 4 prop bolts on the floor where the car had sat.
Had that happen to someone @ work with an Escos, they jacked the back up on a spec, unbolted the front prop from the diff and towed it away. All we could find when we got there was the car going round the corner on said spec-lift truck and 4 prop bolts on the floor where the car had sat.
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Mine is locked up at work when practical, but sat outside if need be. it will always be a car that attracts attention, both welcome and unwelcome, but at the end of the day, its a car and is used as such.
alarm, immobiliser, king lead disconnected, and left on full lock. if they still manage to swipe it, so be it. if you are always scared of it going missing, you would never use and enjoy it
alarm, immobiliser, king lead disconnected, and left on full lock. if they still manage to swipe it, so be it. if you are always scared of it going missing, you would never use and enjoy it
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when they were new they were nicked to do armed robberies, nowadays they are nicked for parts, as the cars are now getting older and the manufacturer no longer makes or stocks vital components for these cars parts on the black market fetch money,
even genuine owners break/scrap their own cars because they are worth more in bits as opposed to selling the car in one piece.
imo they are not cars that can be left out in the open un-attended, they are toys that should be used for shows,meets and excursions only, definately not daily drivers to be parked in the street or lowly car parks as it won't take long for them to get swiped
don't mean to paint a grim picture but just being realistic
Luciano
even genuine owners break/scrap their own cars because they are worth more in bits as opposed to selling the car in one piece.
imo they are not cars that can be left out in the open un-attended, they are toys that should be used for shows,meets and excursions only, definately not daily drivers to be parked in the street or lowly car parks as it won't take long for them to get swiped
don't mean to paint a grim picture but just being realistic
Luciano
May seem OTT to some, but I've worked fucking hard for what I've got and I'm not having any thieving dirty no good stinking shitcunt take what I've grafted for. No fucking way.
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Depends where you live, I wouldn't be overly concerned about leaving my car unattended in Aberdeen (maybe in some areas possibly) but on the whole I'd be happy enough.
As said they get stolen and broken for parts now a days, who in their right mind would commit a serious crime and hedge their bets on the thing not breaking down!
As said they get stolen and broken for parts now a days, who in their right mind would commit a serious crime and hedge their bets on the thing not breaking down!
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I parked my 3 door at lakeside shopping centre once , ran it got what i had to get then ran back to the car . The thought of some Scrote taking my car anger's me . Paranoid yes , and would i break there legs if i caught them ..............YES
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I bought my sierra cosworth about 5 years ago in Essex and took it to Ireland via stranraer I had it on the back of a car transporter from Essex to Stranraer and the alarm was going of the whole way up the road and nobody pasted any remarks on it
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I used my last saph for 12 years as a everyday car , I used it for everything shopping ( lakeside, bluewater , asda ect ) going to work ( on woolich ) and even doing boot fairs it was also parked out on the street for most of that In s London & it had a disc lock and cat 1 alarm on it and no one ever touched it , and 1 night somebody went up my road and broke into every ford in my road including my 2ltr saph parked infront of mine and my dads kitted up escort van & didn't even touch mine , so it just depends on wrong place wrong time no point worrying about it if they really want any car they will take it all ya can do is put things on it to slow them down cos they don't want to hang around , and I'm as paranoid as everybody else
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if they go they go, where i live most owners no each other and most people no where they will go and who by.... one of mine went 4 weeks ago, was retreaved same day
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All you can do is try and keep it secure as you can, alarms, immobilesers, garges, cheeky cut off switches, wheels on lock with disc lock, trackers, mobile phones hidden somewhere with sim card tracker on it (cheap version of tracker but it works! and you can see where it is).
All of these things will stop someone from stealing it, but if they want it that bad, they will get it and have it stripped and dumped before you even wake up!
Very Sad but true, all we can do is protect/insure our cars as much as we can and just hope they see the protection and don't bother trying and go back to there council estates empty handed.
But it should'nt affect owning and enjoying our cars to there full extent
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All of these things will stop someone from stealing it, but if they want it that bad, they will get it and have it stripped and dumped before you even wake up!
Very Sad but true, all we can do is protect/insure our cars as much as we can and just hope they see the protection and don't bother trying and go back to there council estates empty handed.
But it should'nt affect owning and enjoying our cars to there full extent
Rob
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Just the engine, box, and interior will get you around 2 grand. Add the other parts too, and you can quickly see why they would be attractive to thieves.
I know of a member on here that has his garage broken into, the car damaged by them gaining entry to it, and the garage door being half removed before they gave up when the immobiliser kicked in, and left it on his drive.
I know of a member on here that has his garage broken into, the car damaged by them gaining entry to it, and the garage door being half removed before they gave up when the immobiliser kicked in, and left it on his drive.
would that be me lol? mine was left outside after they did this to mine. nice post in my floor now and alarm. moved it to another lock up and they tried breaking into that already
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lol Yes mate I was talking bout yrs! You still having trouble then? Mind you, yrs is a bit more noticeable than others due to the colour! lol Touch wood I've not had any unwanted interest in mine, but I am so paranoid about it. Always drive the long way home, don't use the same route too often etc. Silly maybe, but after 18 months rebuilding it I don't want some pikey having it away.
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lol Yes mate I was talking bout yrs! You still having trouble then? Mind you, yrs is a bit more noticeable than others due to the colour! lol Touch wood I've not had any unwanted interest in mine, but I am so paranoid about it. Always drive the long way home, don't use the same route too often etc. Silly maybe, but after 18 months rebuilding it I don't want some pikey having it away.
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