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[Bixy1]

Had a Mk1 Ford Granada nicked from a cinema car park years ago. Taxi home for me and girlfriend cost my last £15.
 
Police found car parked up a week later, not a mark on it. Tools still in boot, even loose change in glove pockets. They reckoned somebody just wanted a ride home.
It was found not far from where I bought it......... :-?

[Lazydocker]

Not personally but the ex wife had 2 stolen!

I did work doing recovery though and Basingstoke police were good at catching the little scrotes in the act, but not until they'd trashed the car

[Brikhead]

I had a lovely MK. 2 Ashtray CD (H322 FDX) stolen around seven years ago. It disappeared off the drive, never to be seen again.

[Kevin Wood]

Not personally but the ex wife had 2 stolen!

I did work doing recovery though and Basingstoke police were good at catching the little scrotes in the act, but not until they'd trashed the car

Shooting fish in a barrel.

Kevin

[geoffr70]

My old MR2 turbo nearly got nicked one night. It was facing down the street without its disk lock on, so asking for it really. Cat 1 alarm didn't go off either. Although when I inspected it later what a shower that was.

If it's any consolation I've caught quite a few car thieves and people breaking into cars. The last time followed a pair of them (they aren't the brightest people) then caught one and gave him to the police, then when  I was 'struggling' with the other one on the ground the cop came along and did a running two footed jump on the back of his head causing his face to smash into the ground!!

Not that I condone violence, but that's what happens, he's lucky I caught him and not a nutter!

[Auto Addict]

Mini, back in the sixties, stolen in centre of B'ham, found a week later in Small Heath area with no petrol.

A month later me and my mate found a guy with his head under the bonnet of it, trying to get it started, bet he'd think twice about trying to steal a car again!

1980's, came across two lads trying to break into my Ford Granada, they ran off.

1990's had my Carlton 3.0 ltr 24v Gsi stolen off my drive, recovered two day's later with about £5K worth of damage - never the same car again, there had been 3 previous unsuccessful attempts to steal this car in various parts of the country.

[Jimbob]

Touch wood, no.

had a pushbike stolen, in 2 mins flat, was locked up, but not with the best of locks.

luckily was insured and I got a better bike out of it.

Back in my later school days.

[Radiomarko]

Not strictly a car but.. many years ago.

Had my pride and joy BSA Goldstar stolen from outside my place in SE London, heavily chained up to a gate post, everything gone including the gate post....

Being now skint until insurance paid out I replaced it with a wreck of an AJS 350 single, oil slick underneath, no chrome left, worn tyres etc.

Two days later I discovered that the lock and chain had been stolen by someone but they had left the bike. 

[Dishevelled Den]

Not strictly a car but.. many years ago.

Had my pride and joy BSA Goldstar stolen from outside my place in SE London, heavily chained up to a gate post, everything gone including the gate post....

Being now skint until insurance paid out I replaced it with a wreck of an AJS 350 single, oil slick underneath, no chrome left, worn tyres etc.

Two days later I discovered that the lock and chain had been stolen by someone but they had left the bike. 

Two days later I discovered that the lock and chain had been stolen by someone but they had left the bike

  outstanding 

[unlucky alf]

Had my MK1 cortina nicked many moons ago, the police said they hadnt found it, in the end i happened to find it 25 yards away from the police station!, i also found out who knicked it as i spotted my 8 track player & tapes (yes that long ago ) in a so called friends mk2 zodiac , i didnt say anything to him but apparently one night all his windows got busted out, i cant think who would such a thing.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Had my MK1 cortina nicked many moons ago, the police said they hadnt found it, in the end i happened to find it 25 yards away from the police station!, i also found out who knicked it as i spotted my 8 track player & tapes (yes that long ago ) in a so called friends mk2 zodiac , i didnt say anything to him but apparently one night all his windows got busted out, i cant think who would such a thing.

lol Alf, it was sooooooo easy in those days to enter your Cortina without keys and start her up!  It was criminal really!

[Lazydocker]

Not personally but the ex wife had 2 stolen!

I did work doing recovery though and Basingstoke police were good at catching the little scrotes in the act, but not until they'd trashed the car

Shooting fish in a barrel.

Kevin

Indeed

I have several experiences of them, especially when they try and nick cars/parts out of our alarmed compound

[jyr001]

Had a 2 year old Capri stolen in the mid 80's from outside my house. Never seen again and plod reckoned it had been broken for bits. It was a right result as I'd been trying to sell it and couldn't shift it for love nor money. Insurance came up with a first offer about £800 more than I'd been advertsiing. I nearly bit their hand off.

[smithpa7]

My first ever new car. A lovely black Ford Fiesta 1.6S was stolen after 5 days
I called the police and was informed a few hours later that it had been all over the north east, including one stop for fuel!! I got the car back the next day. Only damage was the locking fuel cap and a door lock. I have no idea how they started it
A couple of years later my Peugeot 205 Gti 1.9 was broken into. The barstewards wrecked both door locks, steering column and almost the whole bloody dashboard trying to start it. They failed. Peugeot did a great job of repairing the car
Problem is, next year my insurance premium rose to £960.