Thefts Of 80's Cars Rising (Bbc)

[Ams 23 1 Cars]

Timely report today considering poor Gwyns recent experience - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35716456

 

Best to be doubly sure of your insurance cover. And perhaps a large dog!

[toolie72 67 1 Cars]

They've gone from old cars to desirable-I had a man yesterday wanting to swap mine for a four year old Peugeot. People go past my house-twice to look at 205-it's always locked!! Vans got thousands of pounds worth in it and it never gets a look and it's normally unlocked

Mind you living where I do you'd get seen (and caught hopefully)

Ps two big shinty sticks in van if I catch you trying to get into car!!!

[Anthony 1,003]

All of you who have been celebrating values going through the roof and a sharp reduction in the numbers of cars being broken for spares... careful what you wish for, as this sort of thing will be an unfortunate side-effect.

 

Indeed, I wonder if it's a sign that it's already pretty bad that a couple of the insurers/brokers I spoke to earlier this year could not provide me a quote unless I were to keep the car garaged overnight despite living in a low-risk postcode, and that's not something that I've personally ever come across in the past - mandating an alarm/immobiliser be fitted, certainly, but never that the car must be garaged.

[iPlod999 143 1 Cars]

Found a new place to keep my keys.

 

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Lovely looking dog, I have a GSD myself, but aside from the fact mine is a massive softy, more likely to fetch a ball to play than bite an intruder, if someone broke into my house I would give them the keys to any of my cars before I let them hurt my dog.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

[welshpug 1,657]

not like you need keys for a 205 anyway!

[nveeate 78]

Found a new place to keep my keys.

 

 

Must be hard to use the pedals properly with him dangling from the ignition.

[iPlod999 143 1 Cars]

He's a she. So no nuts get in the way.

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

https://www.safe.co.uk/products/titan-230f-wheel-clamp.html?ACODE=googlebase&gclid=CPzbv4uMwcsCFbQV0wodnoQO5g

 

Im thinking of one of these.

[mrfirepro 127 1 Cars]

When my wife suggested we get another dog, I said lets get a Pug, not sure she was that happy when I bought this home....Sorry couldn't resist

 

[omega 82]

the whisper is that theres a large Cortina only banger race comeing soon so your 205 should be safe

Edited March 15, 2016 by omega

[timoth123 37 1 Cars]

When my wife suggested we get another dog, I said lets get a Pug, not sure she was that happy when I bought this home....Sorry couldn't resist

 

I can confirm his guard dog skills! If anyone tries it on there Paul, theyre in for a shock!

[pp205 17]

I have been reading this topic with interest, as I have realised recently just how much attention my 205 does get. It's nowhere near mint but does scrub up well and luckily all the attention it does get is positive. However I moved last year and unfortunately don't have the use of a garage anymore and am restricted to on street parking. Luckily it's a nice area but I think I'm going to get an alarm fitted for piece of mind.

 

I had a look at the thatcham website and it would appear the Cobra 4138 or the Toad Ai606 are the best rated aftermarket alarms. I'm sure one of my old 205s had a toad alarm fitted which did the job but has anyone got one of these fitted currently or any advice on which to go for?

[Anthony 1,003]

I had a look at the thatcham website and it would appear the Cobra 4138 or the Toad Ai606 are the best rated aftermarket alarms. I'm sure one of my old 205s had a toad alarm fitted which did the job but has anyone got one of these fitted currently or any advice on which to go for?

Toad Ai606 - does exactly what it says on the tin and does it reliably

 

(I've no experience with the Cobra unit but I have installed a few Toad alarms over the years and never had any issues whatsoever)

[pp205 17]

Thanks Anthony, I'm sure my old car had a toad one - with a dark green key fob. I'll have a look into them. Better to be safe rather than sorry!

[jackherer 543]

I'm considering one of the GPS/GSM tracking devices that are available cheaply these days, has anyone used them?

[Stu 18]

Yeah i've got one, it drains the battery in less than a week

[jackherer 543]

Have you tried tracking it? How well does that work?

[Stu 18]

That part is really good, it'll text you the long/lat of the cars position and with a tweak on a smartphone take you straight to the map application..

 

You can also set up a 'perimeter' in the software whereby you establish a pen of long/lat and if the car moves outside of that an alert gets pinged to your phone with the details of its position.

 

You can also wire/set it to remotely kill the ignition/fuel pump etc.

 

Shame it just kills the battery

[nomis 12]

The old suggestion used to be to buy a cheap pay as you go phone and leave it on hidden in the car, as they can be GPS tracked.

Not actually ever heard of anyone getting a car back from this though.

[barneys66 122 1 Cars]

Are they getting lifted or driven off..?

 

 

A hidden ignition kill switch might be a cheap start.

[jeremy 70]

One of my daughters friends Audi was found in a container along with another expensive car on Harwich dockside due to a tracking device through an old phone in the glovebox.

[jackherer 543]

That part is really good, it'll text you the long/lat of the cars position and with a tweak on a smartphone take you straight to the map application..

 

You can also set up a 'perimeter' in the software whereby you establish a pen of long/lat and if the car moves outside of that an alert gets pinged to your phone with the details of its position.

 

You can also wire/set it to remotely kill the ignition/fuel pump etc.

 

Shame it just kills the battery

Thanks, that's interesting. GPS and GSM are pretty power hungry so it doesn't surprise me that it kills the battery fast.

One of my daughters friends Audi was found in a container along with another expensive car on Harwich dockside due to a tracking device through an old phone in the glovebox.

That sounds ideal, I might hide one somewhere and wire up a usb charger to keep it running.

[omega 82]

with the tracker option i think you need a sim card with a lot of data so that can cost a lot of money.