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ColumBUS - December 15th, 2006 at 08:30 AM

Once again my car has been broken into...

i couldnt see anything n the dark last night, but when i got back to my kombi last night i found the sliding door has been busted open and all of my stuff had been rifled through. i still need to check whats missing but the initial inspection made sure that nothing of value was taken (then again there isnt much of value in the car in the first place now). very, very pissed off!

im going out to buy an alarm for ColumBUS right now!
what is it about my car that makes thugs think "oooh lots of expensive stuff in there lets break into that one!"

kombikim - December 15th, 2006 at 08:37 AM

it is a kombi,
they are probably looking for drugs

you need a sign on window saying no cash or drugs kept on premises

baybuscamperkid - December 15th, 2006 at 10:35 AM

hehe, love it kombikim. ColumBUS cant believe its happened again, especially jimmying the sliding door, that'd take a bit of work Id recon.

h - December 15th, 2006 at 10:55 AM

damn.. did they damage the bus door at all? godamit..:o

kombikim - December 15th, 2006 at 12:10 PM

It probably would be a druggie, because forcing open a sliding door would have to be the hardest way to break into a van of any type, crazy

since seeing Wolf Creek I don't like leaving the Kombi or Pajero anywhere, & always a breath of releif when they start :jesus

Schmoburger - December 15th, 2006 at 03:42 PM

I dont lock my doors in most cases... anybody with half a brain, even a druggy... who more than likely has only a quarter of a brain, would try the door first before resorting to breaking it open....

I keep nothing irreplacable in the van most of the time, so it doesnt really matter a great deal if some dickhead gains entry.... tho i'd still be mighty pised off. :puke

As for the anti-theft side of things... nothing works like disconnecting the coil and hiding the lead! :crazy: :tu:

Then again, they'd have to find the starter button first hehehe ;)

[ Edited on 15-12-2006 by Schmoburger ]

ColumBUS - December 18th, 2006 at 02:41 PM

the sliding door is well busted open, it doesnt shut very well at all. will be replacing it with my new one very soon.

went out and bought new locks, as well as an alarm system, that'll keep the buggers away for sure! here's hoping anyway.

pyr0 - December 18th, 2006 at 04:41 PM

go with the no drugs or cash on premises sign man you know what some of them C'towm druggos are like they'll belive anything

pod - December 18th, 2006 at 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by pyr0
go with the no drugs or cash on premises sign man you know what some of them C'towm druggos are like they'll belive anything


now thats gold pyr0, but Daniel that totally sucks,probably find it was the same person as last time ,hopefully the alarm will scare them off next time,well hopefully there wont be a next time:vader

Spook - December 19th, 2006 at 08:24 AM

There's some lowlifes around brother.

But in the end, locks & alarms only stop honest people. If someone really wants your gear, not much will stop them.

modulus - December 19th, 2006 at 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by Spook
But in the end, locks & alarms only stop honest people.


Well, yes and no, with the emphasis on no.

NRMA, for example, recognises three classes of burglary of (and from) cars:
1. Opportunistic
2. Fraudulent
3. Professional

The professionals will, indeed, bypass alarms and overcome locks to get the cars they want - these are mostly late-mode, 'prestige' and performance cars. Kombis are, by and large, not the target of professionals.

For fraudulent theft, the burglar is the owner so he already has the car keys.

For opportunistic theft there is strong evidence that the theft *is* discouraged by locks and alarms. It *is* worthwhile to have alarms installed and lock the car, because the oportunist theif might a) move on to an easier choice like your neighbour's car or b) simply not commit the crime.

BTW ColumBUS, Dick Smith do a nice line in flashing red LEDs which you can install for about $5.

hth

shaihulud - December 19th, 2006 at 09:47 AM

I don't think that you are doing anything wrong, BUS.
There is a certain kind of thief who will damage as standard operating procedure. Where I live in Perth there is a large group of young kids who will smash a car window before they even try the door. They enjoy smashing things. I never lock my car and always have a window partly down. It's the only defence. My car is a Herbie. In all probability it is the only car they would leave alone as they greet him with shouts of joy whenever they see him. In fact they call me Herbie.

PS In the second sentence is the word certain. I mistyped it as cretain. Was that Freudian or just plain too true to be funny?

Spook - December 19th, 2006 at 09:51 AM

Jimmying the sliding door on a kombi is not opportunistic.

That's someone on a f#cking mission!

An alarm is great if it's in YOUR driveway, where YOU will hear it.
In a carpark, be it a railway station, parking station, Kmart, or on George street Sydney, no one gives a shit.