velociTy Team Velocity Member 1,202 Member For: 22y 13d Gender: Male Location: Margs WA Posted 08/03/05 02:14 PM Posted 08/03/05 02:14 PM I was just wondering if anyone had there BA XR6t stolen or new of anyone having theres stolen. or are they theif proof.???????????
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Legacy Donating Member 4,354 Member For: 22y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/03/05 02:42 PM Posted 08/03/05 02:42 PM My AU XR was stolen, well sort of. The would be thieves forced the ignition and started the car, but they only got it half way up the street before it stopped and couldnt be started again. Someting to do with the Smartlock system where the keys and ignition have to match.
BlueXR6Turbo The Best Member Legacy Donating Member 1,970 Member For: 23y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 08/03/05 02:53 PM Posted 08/03/05 02:53 PM I've heard of a few BA's (including XR6T's) being stolen where the theives have gotten their hands on the keys. Haven't heard of any being stolen any other way though.And fortunately I've never had a car stolen. Had a few broken into when I was a teenager and could only afford a Datsun Bluebird, but I was smart enough not to leave anything in the car.
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 23y 7m 16d Location: Toowoomba Posted 09/03/05 02:00 AM Posted 09/03/05 02:00 AM I was told that there has never been a succesful theft where the thief forces entry to the car and forces the ignition since the smartlock system was introduced, dealer told me that when I bought my xr. Makes you wonder though, if that's true why do insurance companies still class xr's as a highly desirable car to steal, that they might be true, but if they are hard to steal that should cancel it out.Dazza.
Space Ace Member 446 Member For: 21y 8m 22d Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 09/03/05 02:10 AM Posted 09/03/05 02:10 AM My brother had his T stolen (OK it was a Telstar TX5 - same starting letter) from the Bunnings carpark in Sunshine. Poor bloke only had the car for a week and went to Bunnings to buy - you guess it - a Clublock. Leaves store searching for car, nowhere to be found, with Clublock in hand.Brings a tear to my eye every time I recall that story...BTW, the pricks that stole it wrote it off and dumped it at Highpoint. At least he made about $1K on the insurance though...
Cro Flower Power Legacy Donating Member 6,114 Member For: 24y 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 09/03/05 05:26 AM Posted 09/03/05 05:26 AM Not a falcon, but I had a 2000 Pulsar (bought it new) that was stolen.Not fun at all...I had to be investigated because I couldn't find the 2nd bloody key. Took 6 months for the payout cheque to arrive Lucky I was working in the City so I could catch a train..
Guest Senator Guests Posted 09/03/05 06:47 AM Posted 09/03/05 06:47 AM All cars are able to be stolen, regardless of the theft protection systems incorporated in them. The XR6T is very easy to steal, as long as you have the keys to it or you are simpy car jacked. The most commonn reason for luxury cars to be stolen is with the damn keys, usually form a break and enter into your home or they simply steal them by some other means. The car jacking method is relatively new in Australia and Sydney has a car jacking about each week at the current rate. About 3 weeks ago in Sydney a Porsche 911 was stolen by a bunch of crooks that simply ran up the cars bum at a set of traffic lights. The driver of the Porsche got out to examine the damage and to exchange his details and left the keys in the ignition. One of the crooks jumped in and took off with it. The next method of stealing our cars which is about to take off is at the car wash. Remember at the car wash your car is moved along the line, is kept running with the keys in the ignition. The crook simply wates at the end of the line, jumps in and drives off with it. This will become more common in the future when the crooks realise how easy it is. See there is no need to force any locks with these methods when the keys are already in the car.Always be with your car at the car wash and dont wonder off and assume it is in safe hands. If you are ever run up the bum or involved in a collision and the other party looks somewhat scary, then take the keys with you or hide them somehwere in the car to delay them as long as possible. If they produce a gun or a knife and demand the keys then it is a mtter for yourself to decide if your life or car comes firts.Hope this all helps.
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Legacy Donating Member 13,318 Member For: 23y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 09/03/05 08:39 AM Posted 09/03/05 08:39 AM Senator ..........Good post mate some interesting thoughts I think with the further passage of time the occurences you mention will become all the more prevalent as the scum get more brazen and desperate . Lets hope that the car jacking doesn't take off like it has in South Africa. There are areas where you stop at lights at your own risk
BlueXR6Turbo The Best Member Legacy Donating Member 1,970 Member For: 23y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 10/03/05 09:11 AM Posted 10/03/05 09:11 AM Lets hope that the car jacking doesn't take off like it has in South Africa. There are areas where you stop at lights at your own risk Apparently over there, police recommend that at night people should treat red lights as stop signs only!
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 22y 4m 2d Posted 10/03/05 09:20 AM Posted 10/03/05 09:20 AM My wife took mine for a drive once and I was worried that it would come back like it had been stolen.............does that count
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