What do you do for security when leaving your car somewhere....?
17-09-2008, 11:22 AM
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What do you do for security when leaving your car somewhere....?
always worry about certain cars i've owned when leaving them in car parks that they'll get nicked. especially cinema complex or parking near work!
even of my driveway i get worried.
apart from alarm/imob what do you do to make it a harder to nick?
my mates dad takes something out of the distributor cap when he parks his van!
even of my driveway i get worried.
apart from alarm/imob what do you do to make it a harder to nick?
my mates dad takes something out of the distributor cap when he parks his van!
17-09-2008, 11:25 AM
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i usually just lock and arm the alarm. but if im leaving it for a few night, i
lock it,
arm alarm ( movement sensors)
crook lock
remove coil wire
the coil wire that goes through my bulkhead , once disconnected, wont let the car start, so i made a plug lol.
crude, VERY crude, but it works. obviously it could still be towed, but fuk it, if they want it that much they can have it
lock it,
arm alarm ( movement sensors)
crook lock
remove coil wire
the coil wire that goes through my bulkhead , once disconnected, wont let the car start, so i made a plug lol.
crude, VERY crude, but it works. obviously it could still be towed, but fuk it, if they want it that much they can have it
17-09-2008, 11:27 AM
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I have a sensible car for the daily stuff that gets left places. The RS's are locked, alarmed, immobilised and Disclocked, and that's when they are in my garage
17-09-2008, 11:30 AM
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whenever i took me rst to the cinema i used to park it right next to the lil security cabin ,
was a bloke on the 24 hrs a day , slipped him a tenner and asked him to make sure no one fucked with it ,
think he liked rs's cos always bit at the chance , and took him for a spin in the car park one eve ,
i swear i never ever worried about it when i parked it there ,
he prob never let it out of his sight lol ,
but when had to leave it anywhere , id be as quick as poss or try and stay in sight ,
saing that had a cat 2 alarm and detatchable steering wheel ,
beef
was a bloke on the 24 hrs a day , slipped him a tenner and asked him to make sure no one fucked with it ,
think he liked rs's cos always bit at the chance , and took him for a spin in the car park one eve ,
i swear i never ever worried about it when i parked it there ,
he prob never let it out of his sight lol ,
but when had to leave it anywhere , id be as quick as poss or try and stay in sight ,
saing that had a cat 2 alarm and detatchable steering wheel ,
beef
17-09-2008, 11:38 AM
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i very rarely park my escort anywhewre where I can't see it, it goes to car shows and rsoc meetings thats about it.. why I don't use more I don't know!!
most of the time it is sat next to my 100E in the garage.. both are sat there unlocked with the windows down under dust covers!!
the garage is alarmed tho..
steve
most of the time it is sat next to my 100E in the garage.. both are sat there unlocked with the windows down under dust covers!!
the garage is alarmed tho..
steve
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17-09-2008, 11:41 AM
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Take at least two ht leads off. the theving cu*ts wont carry any round with them, or probley even thing to look under the bonnet. Failing that take your own wheel clamp.
17-09-2008, 11:47 AM
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I use my cars for what i want, if i'm going somewhere really shitty i have a run a round, i have always used the RS's for shopping etc... i always park my car with its front end against something, steering on full lock with a plated dicklock, that way if thay want to tow it away they will have to put the front wheels on castors, thus taking them more time & making noise, the harder it is for them to take the less they will think about it!
17-09-2008, 12:04 PM
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Personally I think your paranoid. IF they want it they'll take it regardless of if its in your garage or in a carpark.
I know someone who woke to find 3 burglars downstairs looking for the keys to his new M5. Also found the keys to his wifes Q7!!.
Amazingly both returned in 2 days due to having a tracker fitted.
I know someone who woke to find 3 burglars downstairs looking for the keys to his new M5. Also found the keys to his wifes Q7!!.
Amazingly both returned in 2 days due to having a tracker fitted.
17-09-2008, 12:20 PM
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Im buying an M5 and im not worried lol.
if they want it, they'll have it.
i'll stick a tracker on it at some point but if it goes missing, it goes missing. isnt the end of the world.
if they want it, they'll have it.
i'll stick a tracker on it at some point but if it goes missing, it goes missing. isnt the end of the world.
17-09-2008, 12:33 PM
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i never bother about my car where i park it, not that i have a decent car at the mo. my mate used to always be on edge when his fiesta was on my drive and there were kids playing in the street. lifes too short and shit happens 
17-09-2008, 12:35 PM
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17-09-2008, 12:58 PM
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17-09-2008, 01:03 PM
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My 911 I would and do leave anywhere and everywhere.... I'd did and would alway that to someone where dodgy rather than my R34 GTR!
That thing was a nightmare... lots of theft attempts on that chavvy fooker!
17-09-2008, 01:23 PM
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Not much I can do, just lock the doors. I have a cassette player that can be seen from outside so hopefully that deters the casual bored smack head.
I've even left the bit of wood in my rear door quarter as I'd rather they brake in here again than smash another window.
The Minor was so much easier to live with. You could leave it unlocked with the windows down and nobody would want it. I just stepped out, pushed the door to and walked away.
For some reason 'piece of shit' mk4 escorts are all the rage...
I've even left the bit of wood in my rear door quarter as I'd rather they brake in here again than smash another window.
The Minor was so much easier to live with. You could leave it unlocked with the windows down and nobody would want it. I just stepped out, pushed the door to and walked away.
For some reason 'piece of shit' mk4 escorts are all the rage...
17-09-2008, 01:32 PM
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You have a car that's rare, modified or stands out in any way, it can become a target of some sort.
If it's rare, expensive, modded or whatever, it'll be a target for vandals, jealous people etc more than anything else. The only people who would be likely to nick it would be professional thieves who really wanted the car.
Plus for some reason if you have a nice car that you take care of, it seems more susceptible to bumps and scrapes in car parks.
If it looks scruffy and tatty, it's more likely to be nicked as your average opportunist will think it's less likely to be protected and easy to steal etc.
Hence why I drive a MK3 Mondeo Ghia X TDCi Estate virtually everywhere now, as it fits into neither category as best it can really, looks like a Joe Average's car, reasonably new, so has decent security as standard, doesnt stand out in any way and goes largely un noticed, and if someone did bump it accidentally or key it on purpose, I'm not overly worrried.
If it's rare, expensive, modded or whatever, it'll be a target for vandals, jealous people etc more than anything else. The only people who would be likely to nick it would be professional thieves who really wanted the car.
Plus for some reason if you have a nice car that you take care of, it seems more susceptible to bumps and scrapes in car parks.
If it looks scruffy and tatty, it's more likely to be nicked as your average opportunist will think it's less likely to be protected and easy to steal etc.
Hence why I drive a MK3 Mondeo Ghia X TDCi Estate virtually everywhere now, as it fits into neither category as best it can really, looks like a Joe Average's car, reasonably new, so has decent security as standard, doesnt stand out in any way and goes largely un noticed, and if someone did bump it accidentally or key it on purpose, I'm not overly worrried.
17-09-2008, 02:50 PM
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funny thing is id be more worried leaving the skyline alone than the 911... dont know why
17-09-2008, 02:59 PM
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17-09-2008, 04:52 PM
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granted ballin, yeah the insurance will cover,it ,
but if they cant replace something that means alot to me can you , the car had sentinmental value , and i spent alot of blood sweat and money on it ,
and my original post came across wrong , i only give him a tenner the once after that and a spin round the car park , i didnt have to to fuckall , he would gladly keep an eye on it ,
but yeah , im your insurance is rock bottom with that attitude ,,
17-09-2008, 07:47 PM
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I left my 3 door in a multi story car park a few weeks ago for the 1st time in 4 years , was there for about 3 hours and the whole time i was shitting my pants
Didnt get touched and id never do it again
Didnt get touched and id never do it again
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17-09-2008, 08:31 PM
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If you put wheels in full lock and steering lock is on, and say your car is in your garage, someone isn't going to find it easy to simply pull the car out if the wheels are facing the wrong direction, the car is just going to roll into the garage wall etc. also more force is going be required to get the car moving.