$80,000 Fpv-Gt Stolen In Victoria

[johno]

Its just another white Falcon, probably sitting at some shopping centre, and no ones the wiser(although I doubt it)

[Pixy Angel]

Shot gun the wheels if they come up.........lol.

The dealership can kiss that good bye.

[Spinning]

This article has raised a interesting point ... that is , many years ago , a recall , having a XW GT Phase 1 , and whilst in sat in the garage , the alternator cap had been removed , it had no battery , rear wheel was off the car and the front wheel was chained to the garage floor .. (no alarm and or immobiliser in those days)

What steps if any , are enthusiasts doing today ???

[BenDoCo]

I pay for insurance

[Spinning]

Sometimes that isnt enough ...hahahah

[FPV TRANNY]

I had a XC GS ute(Square Head light model) in Cobalt Blue stolen from my house 20 years ago. Funny thing is that it had no engine in it and they did it when I was at work. They told my neighbour that they were friends of mine and asked if they could give them a hand to load it on there car trailer

[Spinning]

There was a lot of that happening years ago ... Hence , I asked if everyone has taken additional steps to protect their car from being trailered away ..

Years ago , we tried everything , parking the caravan , boat , anything in front of the car to bolting the chassis down to the garage floor . I remember when I had the XW GT , it took me longer to get the thing out, battery and distributor cap on,front and rear wheels than the drive itself once the car as out ...

I would expect if this question was asked of owners of XW and or XY today, that practice would still be employed .

[FPV TRANNY]

One thing we did when parking our cars in Surfers Paradise was pull out or rotor buttons from our dizzys. Not a simple part to find when trying to steal a car.

[Spinning]

My wife , then girlfriend , would always complain about having to carry the rotor button and a few spark plug leads in her handbag . Well one day on a outing at the Melbourne Zoo .... We came back , after a great day, found that they broke into the car , but could n't get it started ... So they left it there ...

Never heard any word from my wife from then on !!!!

[FiftyOne]

Some dil's put an aftermarket system in mine. Will probably sh*t me to tears eventually but at least it was professionally done.

I've heard of original Walki's being chained & still tried to be stolen. Also know a guy that had an R8 ute pinched in broad day light 2 blocks from a cop shop. Witnesses & everything. Saw a guy stand there for a few mins, the car opened & he got in. 5 mins later he started it & drove off. No broken glass, no screwdrivers & no forced entry 0_o

Only thing for sure is that the testical's on thevies these day's are getting larger

Edited 07/05/14 12:29 PM by FiftyOne