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It’s not mine bud it’s on Facebook at mo it’s was taken this morning.So sorry to hear it mate. Truly awful.
Hope you and your family are ok.
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Was just about to say that, had to be stolen to order but this is going to add extra to our insurance premiums.Never seen a yellow one so it will be noticeable.
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Could be as one was taken from about a mile from me and found in Blackburn, seems to be a few found in Birmingham too.Not sure if linked but my RS3 was debadged and I had not one single issue in the 2.5 years I had it. Same with the RS4, 9 months in and nowt. Down South though so perhaps still a Northern thing ...
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Not sure if linked but my RS3 was debadged and I had not one single issue in the 2.5 years I had it. Same with the RS4, 9 months in and nowt. Down South though so perhaps still a Northern thing ...
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A minor payback of sorts.
Should have shot them
Mine is also debadged for this very reason. My previous car was an A45 and that got stolen by way of masked guys snatching my wife's handbag when she was getting her nails done! So decided to go badge-less with the RS3. Down in Windsor so it does happen down south.
For me de-badging is completely pointless. The only people it'll fool are those who don't care about cars.
Your average ******* car thief or organised gang, won't suddenly walk past your RS3 thinking it's a 2.0 S-Line.
Cars like the RS3 should be kept in garages overnight. While I appreciate not everyone has a garage, for me at least, if I could only park on the driveway or on the street, I wouldn't buy a car like the RS3. It's just waiting to be stolen. I don't even like paring my S3 on the driveway (on the odd occasion) as it's a target too.
Things are going back to the 90's. You couldn't own anything with either a XR, RS, SRI, GTI badge without it getting stolen. Manufacturers beefed up security, and it seamed to work. Now with Keyless go, it feels like the manufacturers have decided to let the car thieves have free reign again. Sad thing is, is some cars now only come with keyless go. Might as well just leave the car unlocked and the keyless system in the armrest.
For me de-badging is completely pointless. The only people it'll fool are those who don't care about cars.
Your average ******* car thief or organised gang, won't suddenly walk past your RS3 thinking it's a 2.0 S-Line.
Cars like the RS3 should be kept in garages overnight. While I appreciate not everyone has a garage, for me at least, if I could only park on the driveway or on the street, I wouldn't buy a car like the RS3. It's just waiting to be stolen. I don't even like paring my S3 on the driveway (on the odd occasion) as it's a target too.
Things are going back to the 90's. You couldn't own anything with either a XR, RS, SRI, GTI badge without it getting stolen. Manufacturers beefed up security, and it seamed to work. Now with Keyless go, it feels like the manufacturers have decided to let the car thieves have free reign again. Sad thing is, is some cars now only come with keyless go. Might as well just leave the car unlocked and the keyless system in the armrest.
#AWG
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What a complete load of tosh.....I must be either a poser or an idiot then as I'm looking for an RS Q3 atm and advanced key is right at the top of my wants list, it's also on my current S3.If keyless is an option you've got to be either a poser with no brain and a garage or a complete idiot to option it.
I still have v8 on ignore!More thoughts on advanced key here -
https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threa...-on-the-8v-chassis.198794/page-2#post-2286851
I still have v8 on ignore!
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Honestly who gives a damn, car is insured, it gets nicked get another one, I leave mine at the station every day, and I disagree to most it just looks like yet another A3 with big wheels
What a complete load of tosh.....I must be either a poser or an idiot then as I'm looking for an RS Q3 atm and advanced key is right at the top of my wants list, it's also on my current S3.
All the thefts that I've read about have involved the keys and breaking into your house to get them, nothing to do with keyless
Unless the stop/start button is on your steering wheel, where it looks awesomeI have my opinion you have yours.
I think keyless is not just pointless is dam right stupid.
Worse in fact than stop start, another complete waste of a button and function.
I have my opinion you have yours.
I think keyless is not just pointless is dam right stupid.
Worse in fact than stop start, another complete waste of a button and function.
Nope my cars, but it not worth the worry about it, enjoy the car, ensure you have insurance, GAP whatever in place... And as to the comment about only buying if you have a garage et el, madness, enjoy the car for what it is, dont worry about what either people think or if someone is going to steal it...I'm assuming you have a company car scheme then? Not many people I know who pay for their own cars, and own insurance would ever have that attitude. But when it's someone else paying the bills, it's easy to think like that.
To be honest I’d be more worried about parking dings than it being stolen. I’ve got GAP to cover my losses if the worst happened and my car got stolen. With the GAP I’d be about £6k better off because of the discount I got when I ordered too.I'm assuming you have a company car scheme then? Not many people I know who pay for their own cars, and own insurance would ever have that attitude. But when it's someone else paying the bills, it's easy to think like that.
And potentially wake up to a knife or baseball bat pointed at you I’d rather not personally. This is why I don’t see the point of Ghost etc being fitted.Just put an extra switch in to disable the start button if it won’t start it can’t go anywhere or disconnect the throttle pedal
Barnt Green, a very smart area south of Birmingham had 38 cars stolen over a weekend the other week. Nice areas are being targeted.To be honest I’d be more worried about parking dings than it being stolen. I’ve got GAP to cover my losses if the worst happened and my car got stolen. With the GAP I’d be about £6k better off because of the discount I got when I ordered too.
I agree a garage is good but if it’s an organised gang it’ll only deter them so much. My S3 is always on the driveway as the garage isn’t wide enough but touch wood no issues in 2 years, a large part is where you live.
Is there such a thing in BirminghamBarnt Green, a very smart area south of Birmingham had 38 cars stolen over a weekend the other week. Nice areas are being targeted.
Yeah I appreciate that all areas have their problems to a certain extent, but I would’ve thought the closer to a larger city you are the more likely the crime, more gangs organised crime etc.Barnt Green, a very smart area south of Birmingham had 38 cars stolen over a weekend the other week. Nice areas are being targeted.
Apparently so! I was equally surprisedIs there such a thing in Birmingham