Stolen S3 Cheltenham

Paul Darby said:
After picking up my S3 a couple of weeks ago, since reading this thread I now sleep with my keys under my pillow :tonguewink:
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Good idea. I do have an alarm but by the time I'd get down stairs they'd be gone. I do over 20k a year so TDI makes sense right now. S3 might be on the list in a few years time.
 
Paul Darby said:
After picking up my S3 a couple of weeks ago, since reading this thread I now sleep with my keys under my pillow :tonguewink:
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Sorry but I'd rather wake up in the morning to find the car gone. Last thing I'd want is some **** with a knife waking me up demanding my keys, if he gets in he's welcome to the keys my life is far more important than my car.
Hopefully it never comes to that though, neighbour has just taken delivery of a BMW M2 so with any luck they'd take his first!

To the OP glad you got this all sorted quick, new car is stunning.

Enjoy


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BarryG79 said:
Sorry but I'd rather wake up in the morning to find the car gone. Last thing I'd want is some **** with a knife waking me up demanding my keys, if he gets in he's welcome to the keys my life is far more important than my car.
Hopefully it never comes to that though, neighbour has just taken delivery of a BMW M2 so with any luck they'd take his first!
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There was some exaggeration in my earlier comment - they are obviously not under my pillow are they are kept upstairs in a safe place.

But you've made me give this further thought and I've been pondering the decision recently anyway, whether to leave the keys in an obvious place downstairs so that, in the worst case scenario, said scumbag is able to take keys easily rather than venturing upstairs in search of them....

But how many car thieves would actually go upstairs in a house in search of keys? Surely this is too risky and chance of waking the homeowner?

What do people think on this?
 
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Paul Darby said:
There was some exaggeration in my earlier comment - they are obviously not under my pillow are they are kept upstairs in a safe place.

But you've made me give this further thought and I've been pondering the decision recently anyway, whether to leave the keys in an obvious place downstairs so that, in the worst case scenario, said scumbag is able to take keys easily rather than venturing upstairs in search of them....

But how many car thieves would actually go upstairs in a house in search of keys? Surely this is too risky and chance of waking the homeowner?

What do people think on this?
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Think you'd be surprised what they might do for the keys. Have a google for stolen S3 it's frightening.


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Paul Darby said:
There was some exaggeration in my earlier comment - they are obviously not under my pillow are they are kept upstairs in a safe place.

But you've made me give this further thought and I've been pondering the decision recently anyway, whether to leave the keys in an obvious place downstairs so that, in the worst case scenario, said scumbag is able to take keys easily rather than venturing upstairs in search of them....

But how many car thieves would actually go upstairs in a house in search of keys? Surely this is too risky and chance of waking the homeowner?

What do people think on this?
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People do it in search of cash when there's no guarantee there's any in the house, if there's a guaranteed £30k+ car on the drive I'm sure they wouldn't be too fussed, after all they've broken into your house with no concern about you being there.
 
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BarryG79 said:
Sorry but I'd rather wake up in the morning to find the car gone. Last thing I'd want is some **** with a knife waking me up demanding my keys, if he gets in he's welcome to the keys my life is far more important than my car.
Hopefully it never comes to that though, neighbour has just taken delivery of a BMW M2 so with any luck they'd take his first!

To the OP glad you got this all sorted quick, new car is stunning.

Enjoy


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That's one cruel logic :lmfao:
 
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Paul Darby said:
There was some exaggeration in my earlier comment - they are obviously not under my pillow are they are kept upstairs in a safe place.

But you've made me give this further thought and I've been pondering the decision recently anyway, whether to leave the keys in an obvious place downstairs so that, in the worst case scenario, said scumbag is able to take keys easily rather than venturing upstairs in search of them....

But how many car thieves would actually go upstairs in a house in search of keys? Surely this is too risky and chance of waking the homeowner?

What do people think on this?
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If they're willing to break in to your house to steal a car I don't think the majority of them would have a problem running upstairs. Have you any kids? Imagine one of them getting up for the loo during the night and being confronted by some scumbag halfway up the stairs...


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Rolly12 said:
If they're willing to break in to your house to steal a car I don't think the majority of them would have a problem running upstairs. Have you any kids? Imagine one of them getting up for the loo during the night and being confronted by some scumbag halfway up the stairs...


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Or worse, said scumbag appearing in your room using your kid as a "give me the keys or else"
 
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Tom.H said:
Or worse, said scumbag appearing in your room using your kid as a "give me the keys or else"
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Exactly, not worth the risk imo. Leave them on one of the bottom steps on your stairs or put them on the counter top on the kitchen


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Paul Darby said:
There was some exaggeration in my earlier comment - they are obviously not under my pillow are they are kept upstairs in a safe place.

But you've made me give this further thought and I've been pondering the decision recently anyway, whether to leave the keys in an obvious place downstairs so that, in the worst case scenario, said scumbag is able to take keys easily rather than venturing upstairs in search of them....

But how many car thieves would actually go upstairs in a house in search of keys? Surely this is too risky and chance of waking the homeowner?

What do people think on this?
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I should find the link to my full post describing the time when an armed gang in balaclavas stormed my house, smashed the front door off it's hinges and then smashed the bedroom door off the frame - while I tried to keep them out.....thinking (wrongly) I had the keys in the bedroom.

10 years ago on 22nd Aug.

Not fun belive me.
Was for an R32 and Mini Cooper S.
 
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Soulboy said:
I should find the link to my full post describing the time when an armed gang in balaclavas stormed my house, smashed the front door off it's hinges and then smashed the bedroom door off the frame - while I tried to keep them out.....thinking (wrongly) I had the keys in the bedroom.

10 years ago on 22nd Aug.

Not fun belive me.
Was for an R32 and Mini Cooper S.
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Jesus! Bad enough reading that mate, must have been awful!
 
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Is this new car like for like,did you have to add any dosh to...what baffles me is the insurance company valuing your at £32,000 quid,it wasnt worth that no pfl car is.....somebody has messed up in that insurance company,all to your benefit of course
 
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Is this new car like for like,did you have to add any dosh to...what baffles me is the insurance company valuing your at £32,000 quid,it wasnt worth that no pfl car is.....somebody has messed up in that insurance company,all to your benefit of course
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This car is a stock car as I couldn't wait 12 weeks for a factory order
I owed £28000 on finance the insurance paid off the finance,gave the me what was left over
 
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Just found this link on golfmk7.com. its alarming how easy it is to defeat a standard lock.

https://www.euro-secure.com/lock-snapping/

This product looks pretty good. No prices on the website but definitely worth thinking about
 
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My keys are kept with me at all times and if anyone dare try coming for them they'd be met with serious fire power in return. Good luck :D
 
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I'm getting really bad water stripes on my windscreen, not clearing properly. Could this be the blades?
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If you get new blades I've always found wiperblades.co.uk to be cheaper than most.
 
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Sam Millar said:
My keys are kept with me at all times and if anyone dare try coming for them they'd be met with serious fire power in return. Good luck :D
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Some scumbag standing over you with a kitchen knife in bed isn't gonna be met with serious fire power mate...

As tough as us Scottish are we wouldn't be doing anything over then handing over the keys


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Sam Millar said:
My keys are kept with me at all times and if anyone dare try coming for them they'd be met with serious fire power in return. Good luck :D
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My main key is with me all the time, in the very rare occasion the car is at the house and I'm not. I've left one key in a semi obvious place to protect my family if the worst ever happened. Not in clear sight, but where you would check on the hunt. I plan on upgrading the doors soon, not sure how to do it with a wooden front door though really.
 
Rolly12 said:
Some scumbag standing over you with a kitchen knife in bed isn't gonna be met with serious fire power mate...

As tough as us Scottish are we wouldn't be doing anything over then handing over the keys


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Rolly12 said:
Some scumbag standing over you with a kitchen knife in bed isn't gonna be met with serious fire power mate...

As tough as us Scottish are we wouldn't be doing anything over then handing over the keys


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The worrying thing is - you don't know how you will react!
Unless you have been specially trained (military) for such a high stress situation.

I have been a boxer - now boxing coach for years.
My natural reaction (unfortunately) is to hit and not get hit. I train hours a week doing it.
Not too smart if they are armed. Strangely, robbers don't obey the Queensbury rules.

I have had to come up with an alternative 'drill' to overcome natural reaction.
 
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Aye there's a Few John J.......Rambo's on here that's for sure......l prefer the Snake Pliskin....approach....myself....like.............


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Rolly12 said:
Some scumbag standing over you with a kitchen knife in bed isn't gonna be met with serious fire power mate...

As tough as us Scottish are we wouldn't be doing anything over then handing over the keys


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Speak for yourself fella, it's already happened here. There's now a set of two dobermans either entrance of the house now though and they are very vocal at the slightest noise at night. They're even trained to bark when the security light comes on. If you want to bow down to them and hand over the keys to your car then on your head be it ;)
 
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S15THM said:
Speak for yourself fella, it's already happened here. There's now a set of two dobermans either entrance of the house now though and they are very vocal at the slightest noise at night. They're even trained to bark when the security light comes on. If you want to bow down to them and hand over the keys to your car then on your head be it ;)
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That's slightly different mate, if you don't have any dogs and as I said in my post, there's a guy with a knife standing over you in bed you're hardly gonna jump up and kick seven shades of sh*te out of him are you...


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That's slightly different mate, if you don't have any dogs and as I said in my post, there's a guy with a knife standing over you in bed you're hardly gonna jump up and kick seven shades of sh*te out of him are you...


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Well like I said, speak for yourself. As someone eluded to earlier - you don't know how you'd react but I wouldn't be handing my keys over in a hurry that's for sure. You've got to make it as hard as possible for them, so aside from the dogs, the security lights etc, it's also boxed in with the other family cars in the household each night.
 
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S15THM said:
Well like I said, speak for yourself. As someone eluded to earlier - you don't know how you'd react but I wouldn't be handing my keys over in a hurry that's for sure. You've got to make it as hard as possible for them, so aside from the dogs, the security lights etc, it's also boxed in with the other family cars in the household each night.
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I don't disagree on the slightest with any security measures in place. I'd just rather hand over my keys than get stabbed in the neck... I wouldn't call that being a pussy either, I'd call that being smart


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Rolly12 said:
I don't disagree on the slightest with any security measures in place. I'd just rather hand over my keys than get stabbed in the neck... I wouldn't call that being a pussy either, I'd call that being smart


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Not at all, and no disrespect to yourself I wouldn't think of you any less for handing them over. But it wouldn't be me. Say, have you got your S3 yet? Not even sure if you've one on order but there was a Daytona Grey S3 Saloon sat beside mine yesterday in Bellfield, private reg on it.
 
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Not at all, and no disrespect to yourself I wouldn't think of you any less for handing them over. But it wouldn't be me. Say, have you got your S3 yet? Not even sure if you've one on order but there was a Daytona Grey S3 Saloon sat beside mine yesterday in Bellfield, private reg on it.
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Not yet mate so wouldn't have been me, I'm about 30 mins closer to Glasgow anyway. Mines due to be delivered end of September.


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Rolly12 said:
I don't disagree on the slightest with any security measures in place. I'd just rather hand over my keys than get stabbed in the neck... I wouldn't call that being a pussy either, I'd call that being smart


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It's all based on situations but I'm with you. I just think of what has happened, like the young lad permenantly blinded for thieves throwing acid in his face in a petrol station.. all for a car and an S3 at that. Perhaps if I had someone banging on the window you'd try to make off, but someone holding a knife / gun at you with the window down or outside the car, I would be passing the key. I don't and never will understand the mentality of the people who think it's acceptable to cause injury to somebody for a piece of metal let alone death!! The world is a f***** up place.

A guy local to me sold his Focus ST to someone up country, £7-£8k track modified car.. a couple of months later he posted online that it had been stolen. They had broken into a young couples house, stabbed the guy and beat his girlfriend up. Stabbing someone for a forecourt priced £7k Focus, several hundred quid on the black market?! Why?!
I love my car and I'd be in bits if anything happened to it, but there is a line.
 
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AudiNutta said:
It's all based on situations but I'm with you. I just think of what has happened, like the young lad permenantly blinded for thieves throwing acid in his face in a petrol station.. all for a car and an S3 at that. Perhaps if I had someone banging on the window you'd try to make off, but someone holding a knife / gun at you with the window down or outside the car, I would be passing the key. I don't and never will understand the mentality of the people who think it's acceptable to cause injury to somebody for a piece of metal let alone death!! The world is a f***** up place.

A guy local to me sold his Focus ST to someone up country, £7-£8k track modified car.. a couple of months later he posted online that it had been stolen. They had broken into a young couples house, stabbed the guy and beat his girlfriend up. Stabbing someone for a forecourt priced £7k Focus, several hundred quid on the black market?! Why?!
I love my car and I'd be in bits if anything happened to it, but there is a line.
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I leave the keys where they can easily find them, I don't even bother putting the pro lock on now...it's almost 2.5 years old and covered by gap, so if they take it I get a nice new one :)
 
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Just had my new car detailed with Gtechniq CS BLACK
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Get it Autowatched now, you can hand over the keys knowing they will never start it
 
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JDHOWELLS said:
I'm local to you, out of interest where you get it detailed? I'm picking my ara blue s3 up two weeks Thursday


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That's system clenz in Weston super mare where I had mine done as well
 
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