Car could have disappeared last night

whole wheel jobbie is the business richie

lads please stop mentioning how likely an M3 is to get nicked, was late this morning and have to leave it in the station car park... im freaked now and considering leaving work early...

 

Richie wrote: Yes I have lock nuts!

Richie, I think you can get a cream for that!

Seriously though, like we usually say when someone has had an accident, its only a car and they can be replaced.  No one WANTS to lose their pride a joy but on the question of keys upstairs/downstairs, I know I value my car less than I value the safety of any family members. 

I agree that the more physical impediments there are the greater the chance of putting off the casual low life.  Steering/gear lever locks, chains, etc. all slow them down and make it easier for them to rob next doors car.  If the waste of space is determined enough, then having done everything possible to slow him down, I'd prefer he finds the keys himself rather than needing my help.

I used to keep them upstairs but since a neighbour of my in-laws hasn't woken up from the hammer beating* he recieved over a year ago, I figured that its not worth it!

Sorry to here about that Richie, but id still bring my keys upstairs with me and take my chances.If a regular house burgler breaks in and sees them it may prove a bonus for him he wasn't initially after. If its in the drive you should fit one of those automatic lights that come on with movement. It'll draw more attention to them and hopefully put them off.

again comes back to how insurance view it, i remember that case for some reason.  As said if someone wants a car that bad they will get it, a fezza was taken in broad daylight off a drive way by a low loader back by my folks house, when questioned the guys just said the owner had failed to keep up repayments and it was being repossessed, car was never seen again!

Probably just a passing scum chancing his/her arm as the car does look good, dont put it down mate

Pals X5 taken few months ago - woken up at 3am in the morning, 2 guys in the bedroom with a bat - "Gimme the F'in keys to your X5!!!" Came back a few weeks later and took his better halfs CLK convertible. House alarm on, removed the pane of glass from the window and left it neatly aside - took the keys and pulled the curtains behind them.

Think I'd rather have the dog going nuts downstairs, with the keys and the fire alarm on than having that type of ruthless individual in the house with two kids.

I believe that they get approx 2k for each car taken with the keys and that the majority are stolen to order - organised crews.

Ritche - hoepfully in you case it was a few oportunists

Richie wrote: To be honest I reckon they saw the car and just thought they'd check for keys inside the door. It's not a car that someone would break in for. Not in good enough nick or worth enough money. Probably small time idiots passin through.

aah, come on, be realistic about it. The car does look well and is obviously looked after. If someone had easy access to the keys they wouldn't say no.
BTW, have you alloy locknuts?

Best anti theft device is a dead battery, i can't even start my car....

I'd still prefer to keep the keys in the bedroom than leaving them downstairs (maybe it's just habit because I'm used to sharing houses with people who aren't family).

I know that a couple of people put a webcam on their cars at night from a window.  What might put a few would-be theives off is an obvious camera pointing straight over the car and down the drive, where it would get the theives faces as they come into the drive and catch them on the act.

It doesn't have to be real; it just has to look real!