david_xr

i came home from work today an was layin about the house as you do an the door bell went, my bro answered the door to see a low loading transit an a shifty pair of men askin if i was scrapin the "rs" (xr2i idiots lol) my bro said nah its not the men said ok an got in the van an left,
this leaves me a bit worried, the car hasnt moved for a month or so due to the rust around petrol cap now im worried someone might steal it if they think its a rs?

wat can i do to secure it? any help greatful

james kiely

iTrader: (5)

take the wheels off it mate ,it will make to much noise for bthem to try winch it .

gheers james

fuzzy

i have mine up on stands but with a chain and padlock through the towing eye onto the large metal post supporting my porch.

david_xr

ive moved it closer to the wall on my drive a full locked it toward it so it its pulled forward its guna hit the wall, also ive taken the steering wheel of an disconnected the colum to rack, its in gear an the alarms on, in for a sleeples nyt lol

tsutton

I've heard of these sort of things happening... usually they will come back a few days later and nick it overnight.

As long as you've made it impossible for them to nick it, you should be fine.

Raj_FRST

i had exactly the same thing, but they were scrap metal pikeys, turned out to be sound blokes to be fair, but get it secured just in case, some right theiving buggers out there!!!

jammerrs

just some bike locks through the wheels to the suspension so the wheels cant rotate very far!?

maybe put it in reverse so they cant pull it forward!?

Dan1281

to be honest mateif they were thinking of taking it they wouldnt of asked you first, dont think you have much to worry about

matts1

as said, if they wanted it, they would have just come and got it, maybe they knocked the door to see if anyone was in.

Does it look like it aint moved in a while? if so, they most likely though you may have just wanted rid and would have made a few quid off it.

View it like this, IF they really want it, they will have it, but if you make it a pain to get, then they will be less likely to want the hassle if they are just chancers.

Steven_RW

Out of interest - why would putting it in reverse make any difference to putting it in first? An engine, when off, just rotates against compression (that is what makes it hard to push when in gear) - with the valves all closed, going the designed direction of rotation will have no greater resistance than going the opposite way (ie during the compression stroke, piston moving up against closed valves.) as the engine will draw enough air in from the exhaust or inlet port when rotating slowly and no ignition on.

RW

tabetha

Exactly reverse gear won't do a thing, easy to overcome engine resistance.
You should have asked for a card or thier phone number as you "knew a mate scrapping some cars", they would then freely give thier number if not dodgy, then chat a few mins saying about thier transporter, that you r mate has one of the same year, if pikey they will note that you have seen the reg, even though probably false.
tabetha

mrjenrst

Everything can be stolen
its a trade off between risk and value. As to if its worth it or not

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

I used to chain my cossie to a lamp post right next to my house when i first got it.

dunketh

XR2i with rear quarter rot?

Should have asked them for an offer.