Thwarted theft, Ford Escort, New Cross, S. London. Just FYI

[charlie]

There are 100s of garages in and around Wickham Road. Don't fret.

[colnerov]

Ohh right so they have a choice of garages to hit then?

[quackshot]

My AE86 had a stop lock and crooklock for daily use. If it was off the road for more than a few days it would be put on the driveway behind the daily with the wheels removed,

[hario]

May 6, 2014 4:22:08 GMT stuartp said:

Two blokes tried to nick my Escort at 4am this morning from right under my bedroom window.
New Cross, South London

Fortunately I'm a light sleeper and any noise I hear in the close makes me think someone is nicking my car - this time someone was!

They were pushing it, I'm not sure what they were going to do when they got to the end of the close and had to turn because it has two steering wheel locks on it but I can only guess that they would be smashing them off once they were a bit away from my house

Anyway I shouted and ran downstairs to grab them or something but they ran off

Police called

Car almost nicked

Just posting to note that it happened so anyone else nearby can maybe keep a closer eye on theirs




I'll make a few other attempts to secure it but anyone determined will get past anything I can think of

Now they know it's there I'm screwed aren't I?

Where in London was this? A ask because I am in SW in a reasonable area but on my road there is a 2014 BMW X5 and a 2015 BMS M5 and both have steering wheel locks! They are both parked directly outside their owners houses.. Steered onto a low loader perhaps?

All I have is factory alarm, bedroom window always cracked open and a roll cab full of tools at the ready.

Beers, H.

[hario]

FYI. I just read an article on Autocar.co.uk where a South African member advised to leave a bottle of vodka in the passenger foot well laced with colourless, odourless poison.
I am going to do this.

[duggers]

You can get a Russian claymore type anti personnel mine with pin pull wire from Eastern Europe quite easily I understand. Just make sure its facing the right way...... Only a suggestion.

[93fxdl]

Sept 11, 2015 13:46:16 GMT hario said:

FYI. I just read an article on Autocar.co.uk where a South African member advised to leave a bottle of vodka in the passenger foot well laced with colourless, odourless poison.
I am going to do this.

From what I have heard, just buy the cheapest rubbish from a dodgy corner shop and it won't be far off, pure methanol seems to be the main component.
Ttfn Glenn

[93fxdl]

Sept 11, 2015 14:35:43 GMT duggers said:

You can get a Russian claymore type anti personnel mine with pin pull wire from Eastern Europe quite easily I understand. Just make sure its facing the right way...... Only a suggestion.

Much as I like this idea, unfortunately there's a couple of problems,
1 a mine will destroy your car
2 having an anti personel mine will get you a long stretch
3 a jug of napalm on top of the mine will give much more satisfying results
Ttfn the mildly medicated Glenn

[theheap]

Is this a beige mk4 estate escort?

[skylinedave]

No silver mk1 escort

[collector]

I have a real nasty dog and remote controlled central door locks, at night the dog sleeps in the car on the floor in between the seat and the rear seats.
The best of this is when they break inside the car and i lock the doors from the bedroom window.
Happened twice past few months, if only cleaning up afterwards wasnt so much work.

[skylinedave]

Use a hose .

[colnerov]

From the exhaust?

[93fxdl]

Sept 12, 2015 10:38:54 GMT collector said:

I have a real nasty dog and remote controlled central door locks, at night the dog sleeps in the car on the floor in between the seat and the rear seats.
The best of this is when they break inside the car and i lock the doors from the bedroom window.
Happened twice past few months, if only cleaning up afterwards wasnt so much work.

We really really need a video of this. The dog getting friendly, not the clean up
Ttfn Glenn

[collector]

Will try to if it happens again okay ? video from a cell phone in the dark isn't all that good but i will give it go when they break into the car again.
The police said i wasn't allowed to let the dog sleep in the car and do plastic surgery onto the ass-hats that break into the car, i say its my property, its my dog, and its my car. if you can promise me my car is save here ill let the dog sleep inside the house. of course they couldn't promise me this so guess where the dog is sleeping tonight

[hario]

Sept 12, 2015 18:56:39 GMT collector said:

Will try to if it happens again okay ? video from a cell phone in the dark isn't all that good but i will give it go when they break into the car again.
The police said i wasn't allowed to let the dog sleep in the car and do plastic surgery onto the ass-hats that break into the car, i say its my property, its my dog, and its my car. if you can promise me my car is save here ill let the dog sleep inside the house. of course they couldn't promise me this so guess where the dog is sleeping tonight

We need to crowd-fund you a Go-Pro..