Dude, where's my car?

[scala]

Towards the end of February my aging MK1 1.2 Clio Oasis was stolen from a public car park while I was out gleefully shopping with my good lady. Naturally, we were quite surprised by the theft as our trusty companion wasn’t exactly a desirable model, what with its white going on battleship grey paint job, squeaky breaks that made your fillings pop out, broken sunroof, dodgy clutch, and rusty steel rims. All that was left was a patch of broken glass on the tarmac from the passenger side window.

After a 3 mile walk home laden with shopping and a trip to the local police station to report the theft, the insurance company thankfully paid up within a week and we have now moved up the Clio ownership ladder to a more respectable MK2 1.4S

However, the car is still AWOL and the reason behind the theft still bugs me to this day. It was hardly going to be much fun joy riding it, and pretty useless as a getaway car. Besides, either of these two activities would result in it being abandoned and recovered within a few days. Stolen for spare parts maybe? But that’s only about £50 from an unscrupulous scrap dealer. Obviously, the broken window could not be replaced because of the vehicle tracking ID number, so I can only assume that the thief was after the vehicles identity.

As yet, no speeding tickets or unpaid fines have come through the post in my name, but has anyone here had a similar experience or perhaps even had their car recovered after a theft. Bad experience aside, it stills brings a smile to my face every time it rains knowing that the sunroof leaks like a power-shower and some thieving git is getting a thoroughly deserved soaking as a result.

scala

 

[Day]

Saved on bus fare and probably burned well...

 

[Cookie]

What Day said

Some people just have no morals at all

 

[_Tom_]

I'd imagine they stole it because it was easy to steel. No security, easy to start.

I guess joy riders arn't too picky.

 

[ali_bristol]

haha, some people are just such idiots.. i can never understand how they think its worth doing petty crimes like that (morals aside as thats obviously not high on their priority list). I had my CD player nicked which was worth about £20 new.. it just baffles me how they think its worth the risk of being caught.

 

[scala]

There was actually a group of Morrison's workmen digging up the road around 100 yards away from where my car was parked. So they were obviously confident about smashing a window and hot wiring the car without being caught. But I agree with ali_bristol, what's the point of nicking something that's worth f**k-all?

 

[Sy]

They probably stole it to get home with all their shoplifted goods!!!

 

[Toypop]

When I worked at Asda all the shop lifters had stolen crappy cars like Metros and stuff. I have CCTV of thieves who were stealing things from cars in my street and they pulled up in a Metro.

It ain't a get away car but an untraceable taxi that they use to get around in. Apparently they even share the vehicles and use them as pool cars?

They just take them because they are easy to steal.

 

[scala]

Plus, within 24 hours of me aquiring my new car, I caught two thieving teenagers trying to steel the chrome valve caps of my alloys. The stupid little gits actually live three doors down from me and didn't realise it was my car as they hadn't seen it before. Stupid cnunts!