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[StevieG]

So my car is parked in a nice secure underground carpark, I go to drive her to work the next morning and BAM shes not there.

48 hours later and the police are on the phone to me telling me that theyve located my little runaway but shes had her back shield smashed in and the tyres slashed. So as you can imagine right now im a giant ball of rage, i swear if i find the people that did this im gonna beat the living tar outta them and then some

On a side note anyone got any good ideas for a nice alarm system?

This is my baby before http://www.webone.com.au/~buffysmg/car/car.htm

 

[Tom]

Sorry to hear Stevie, I have a Clifford alarm and Im very satisfied with it so far. You can add option paging system that notifies you if the alarm goes off.

 

[bahnstormer]

she's a beaut. need some rims though =]

 

[Big Daddy]

That is sad. What kind of condition is she in now?

 

[StevieG]

Havent got out to see her yet as the officer who was on duty didnt write down where the vehicle was towed to. Hopefully ill get out there with a camera tomorrow and assess the damage myself, im not sure if youll want to see pics of that itll probably make you cry

 

[mikev]

the best alarm iv'e come accross so far is the one fitted to the E34 M5 there are loads of brands out there that do the same thing. it has no shock sensor so that you don't get the ricerish alarm going off when a leaf falls on my car thing. every door handle and the fuel filler cap has sensors on them so that if you try and open the door trunk or if the bastard tried to pee in the fuel he'd set off the alarm. (also closes all windows doors etc and dead locks them on press of the key fob) to be honest though if the thief is persistant or good any alarm is useless. you could of course fit battery and fuel cut-off switches so when he jumps in it wont even turn over

 

[Wadula]

oh gosh, i'm sorry to hear that stevie. i could and probably will never understand how people can do that to a car. it is so brutal and they have no gain of it.
i hope she's not too bad now. and freakin cop does not know where the car is now? what is he getting paid for?

 

[junglestylz]

Go with the Clifford Avantguard 4.

 

[bahnstormer]

the best alarm iv'e come accross so far is the one fitted to the E34 M5 there are loads of brands out there that do the same thing. it has no shock sensor so that you don't get the ricerish alarm going off when a leaf falls on my car thing. every door handle and the fuel filler cap has sensors on them so that if you try and open the door trunk or if the bastard tried to pee in the fuel he'd set off the alarm. (also closes all windows doors etc and dead locks them on press of the key fob) to be honest though if the thief is persistant or good any alarm is useless. you could of course fit battery and fuel cut-off switches so when he jumps in it wont even turn over

theyll just tow it if they want it bad enough

 

[Ryan Stewart]

The best thing to do is get a good quality alarm and an even better installer. Mine is hidden way up in the dash so it will take some time to remove. I also hooked it to the light relay and the car horn so not only does my horn honk but the lights flash, and i have it set on a 4:30 cycle with 6 cycles before swinger shutdown. That means its gonne be annoying for a while.

I installed 5 zones; 2 doors, trunk, and shock sensor (not every sensitive, hit my door and you get 4 warning honks), and an all important glassbreak sensor in the vent for the non-existent auto climate control. I hooked it to the double-lock control so the only way in the car is basically through the glass. Also hooked it to the main relay as fuel cutoff.

On a ICE modified show vehicle I also installed a 20 watt piezo siren designed for commercial securty purposes in the dash; physically painful after about 20 seconds of hearing it.

This doesnt mean they wont attempt to take it, or even that they wont be sucessful. It will however make them think that taking the $55,000 Merc next you might be more worth the trouble.

 

[mikev]

My logic says that if they are physicly able to smash the window, hotwire my car, and be able to drive it up the hill, turn around (i live in a cul-de-sac) and escape out of my estate BEFORE i make it down one flight of stairs on re-heat, with a golf club in my hand and my killing eyes in my head they can keep the damn car.

 

[mrferg]

Oh dude sorry to hear that! So people actually bother with stealing E30s, uh oh!

 

[e30foolio]

man, i am sorry, i would be crushed if that had happend to me , hey if you find them, let me know, ill go out there and help you smak them around

damn chumps!

-Ben

 

[nadroj]

man that sucks i didnt know that people would steal an e30 thats not an m3. i'm way to lazy to lock my doors, b/c i have to manualy lock them. I hope your car is OK

 

[ODDferkOUT]

My word, I'll be honest, I'd probably be crying if I were in your position.

 

[StevieG]

Okay heres what the poor baby looks like now, she was so brave.

WARNING: Viewing the following link may induce crying, anger or vomiting.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~buffysmg/deadyak/

Could have been worse, theres no panel damage or anything just jacked my stereo and speakers and smashed a window. Fingers crossed i can get some other minor things that have happened through on insurance

 

[e30foolio]

Okay heres what the poor baby looks like now, she was so brave.

WARNING: Viewing the following link may induce crying, anger or vomiting.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~buffysmg/deadyak/

Could have been worse, theres no panel damage or anything just jacked my stereo and speakers and smashed a window. Fingers crossed i can get some other minor things that have happened through on insurance

Damn dude, Im sorry that had to happen to your beautiful e30, I hope they catch the bastereds

 

[mrferg]

Well look at it this way, you got your car back, it coulda been alot worse!

 

[xLibelle]

you keep your rims that filthy?

 

[xLibelle]

oh yeah. thats F*CKED UP that sh*t happens.
i woulda walked up to my own found car and kicked a dent in a rear quarter out of frustration.... then its like, damn, now i need a new fender upgrade too. sorry insurance people, but thats the way the world JACKS YOU UP! (in an Arnold Schwartzanegar voice... or my dad's)