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posted on July 13th, 2006 at 09:51 PM |
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do not think your car is safe anywhere
hey all my name is daniel and im an aprentice mechanic. i am the proud owner of a 71 superbeetle her name is toby you may have see her at this years
vw nationals she is the clemintine beetle with the loud (and apparently anoying ) sterio in her well to cut a real long story short i went to the movies with my girlfriend and wile i was in te movies some arsehole
smashed her back window and stole all six of my speakers recked my door trims that like me and my brother spent like 6 days making, completely
distroyed my headunit cause they couldnt get it out( its so unsuable its not funny), stole all my cds and to top it all off they scratched my paint
like everywhere. after pouring your heart and soul into a car and just getting it the way u like it it brings tears to your eyes to see it like that
anyways i wasnt after everyone to feel sorry for me i just want to set an example that it dosent matter if u have a vw like wain penroses mango or a
standard superbeetle like mine take no risks, park it no where and get an alarm cause if my pay check had have been a week earlier it would have saved
toby
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 08:53 AM |
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Did you park it in a dodgy shopping center?
That sux man, sad to hear.
many years ago when I was on schoolies with my Baja, we parked at the movies and went in. We didn't like anything so walked back out. We notice some
dodgy characters near my car, and when they saw us coming over they started walking away. When we got closer we noticed they had broken my side
mirrors off and stolen my engine cage chrome clips, so we took off after them. We chased them into a dodgy pool hall and rang the cops. We identified
them and the police pulled them out of the place, asked them some dumb questions, said they had nothing on them and let them go. That pissed us off.
You know they'll do it again because even when they get caught they get let off.
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 09:04 AM |
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posted by Baja Wes
Did you park it in a dodgy shopping center?
That sux man, sad to hear.
many years ago when I was on schoolies with my Baja, we parked at the movies and went in. We didn't like anything so walked back out. We notice some
dodgy characters near my car, and when they saw us coming over they started walking away. When we got closer we noticed they had broken my side
mirrors off and stolen my engine cage chrome clips, so we took off after them. We chased them into a dodgy pool hall and rang the cops. We identified
them and the police pulled them out of the place, asked them some dumb questions, said they had nothing on them and let them go. That pissed us off.
You know they'll do it again because even when they get caught they get let off.
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Thats when the guy that gives wedgies comes in handy.I had someone try to take the quater vents out of my Kombi.They got more than they bargained for
'cause i caught them. Bad luck dude.Park it there again when it is all fixed,hide with a camera and see if they come back..then have some fun.Keep it
legal of coarse....:duh
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 09:46 AM |
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Had the same happen to my Oval when I was at uni. Broken window, all CDs gone and the dash bent. Luckily they didn't get my CD player and its still
works
Pay your debts, CxxT
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 10:11 AM |
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An old mate got sick of ppl ripping stereos out of his old EH. He then made the new rear mount very sharp at the top so when the hand under the dash
to rip it out went under, it came out more damaged than the stereo. Worked too, came back to major blood everywhere one day, caught the kid and he
had to payt for the cleanup. major mashed hand, tendons etc. Copper tried to have him admit to a 'man trap' but as there was no glued on glass/
razors, no cause.....
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 05:52 PM |
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I'm sorry to hear about your car man, they'll get their turn. Has got me thinking about a trap or two in my car.
This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 06:08 PM |
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i'm pretty surprised no one has stolen anything from my baja... will not describe the valuables in there ... cause people know where it is,hehe, and some know that all i got to enclose the whole thing (doors are off)
is a tarp, Haha.
Still, it all really sux we have to cop with these fools. Their everywhere. i gotta reallly push with my mate to make his proposed system less
visible. he plans to installl a $2,500 pioneer sound system in his car, and its gonna stick out like dogs balls when u see it throgh the rear hatch
window.
With any automotive investment, i rekon security has to be a major factor to look into. Having a baja,when it hits the bitumen, all i worry about at
the moment is trying to prevent grubby little fingers from touching and tampering with my vw engine stickin' out... 
Does anyones insurance company cover the sound systems?
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 06:51 PM |
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that sucks
alarms are the best deterent
my stereo is almost worth my bug so i installed a decent alarm system
theyre are shitloads on the market these days with all sorts of sensors availble
breaking a window in my bug alone would set mine off let alone moving around inside enough to steal stuff
as well as the conveneince of remote keyless entry is cool
worst thing u can do tho is have it all on show
my subs are down behind the back seat and my amps are under seats and i'll put my new mp3 stacker in the boot shortly
or get a rotti LOL
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 07:39 PM |
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that sux dudehope you get it bak to the way it was soon.
when i was living in brasil i had 66 bug it was done up nice n stuff,one day i parked it on the street to buy some screws.as im returning to my car i
see 2 lil plicks near it,as im walking over to my car they run i noticed they keyed the door n quarter i chased em n caught one of them n gave him a
belting..lets just say that he wont be writting for a while.my oppinion if you catch em belt the shit out of em..good luck tobys mate
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 08:42 PM |
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Hey sorry to here about your car toby's mate. I remember you telling me about all the hard work you had put into the car when we had the two
cementine beetles parked outside classicveedub. I think that was just after someone had damaged your car while it was parked at TAFE....talk about an
unlucky run.
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 08:44 PM |
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Man bad luck on that. I hope the insurance will fix it all up for you.
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 08:44 PM |
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Man bad luck on that. I hope the insurance will fix it all up for you.
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 10:18 PM |
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major mashed hand, tendons etc.
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Top work!
Pay your debts, CxxT
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 10:45 PM |
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Buy a blue healer cattle dog and leave him in it. I guarentee no arsehole will ever steal anything out of it again! Seriously people have no respect
anymore, if you have a great car dont leave it out of your sight.
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 11:29 PM |
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Assume your car is not safe anywhere... :cry
Pay your debts, CxxT
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 11:33 PM |
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won't the RSPCA go nuts about locking a dog in
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posted on July 14th, 2006 at 11:50 PM |
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dude... sounds like something more than just theft... sounds like revenge. there is more obvious agenda in destroying paint work and door cards....
stereos etc are blatent, especially if they are sitting in view in the rear window. so is understandable that at some point sure you may get broken
into... as for the rest though.....
just a thought... id be looking closer than you may think
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posted on July 15th, 2006 at 07:22 AM |
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Ya dont have to lock em in, Ya leave the window open!
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posted on July 15th, 2006 at 07:46 AM |
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Forget the blue heeler, just leave a rubber dog turd on the seat!!!
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posted on July 15th, 2006 at 05:28 PM |
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But ya need the smell!
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posted on July 15th, 2006 at 06:55 PM |
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Yep definitely keep it discrete (I used to cover my speakers on the rear shelf with a blanket in my old bug when parking it anywhere) - also most
importantly don't crank your stereo anywhere near where you are going to park, and finally (I'm sure you don't), but DO NOT put a big PIONEER or
KENWOOD or whatever sticker on the back window. It just advertises "please steal me"!
Hope you can get the damage sorted and get back on track - I had my rear speakers stolen once, second time I bolted the shelf to the car with allen
head bolts via steel bracket and used similar bolts (not screws) to fix the speakers in place. Would have taken more time and yielded more attention
from passers by if they tried again (luckily didn't).
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posted on July 16th, 2006 at 07:45 PM |
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My dad is a retired RAAF Wing Commander, and kept his Air Force cap in the car at all times on the parcel shelf. Helped MASSIVELY with respect, both
on the road and parked. Looks very similar to a police cap. Maybe a costume hire shop could help you out?
I also used to leave an american mag, from memory Reptile Magazine, with a small, lidded cane basket on my back seat after a similar incident. Never
had a problem after that, seriously.
And Chris, if you declare your audio system to your insurer, they will cover it for theft (at a price, of course!).
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posted on July 16th, 2006 at 08:26 PM |
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I agree about cars not being safe when left alone. Thats why my pride and joy VW is always locked in the garage and I get to drive a crappy daewoo
everyday. Good luck to the smart person that tries to pinch that !
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posted on July 17th, 2006 at 05:02 PM |
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If you have a sticker printed up by a signwriter that says "Legal Notice - Warning. Tampering with this vehicle may cause grevious personal injury."
and stick it inside the front windows near the lock button, it's surprising how many people don't want to find out the hard way what it might
mean.
You don't need any actual devices, just the fear factor.
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