Vandalism !? (rant)

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by Christina_Marie

exactly! the Scion binder they give you at time of purchase takes up the whole glove compartment anyway, lol.

And just the heads up, god forbid anyone else has this problem, the windows are taking quite some time to come in as the vehicle obviously being brand new, they only have 7 windows (driver-side) country-wide being distributed right now. and now the waiting (yet again ...) begins !

I feel your pain. I'm #8 on the list. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15182
And don't worry about the control for the passenger side not working. Mine is doing the exact same thing.

[Christina_Marie]

Originally Posted by Mitch

I feel your pain. I'm #8 on the list. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15182
And don't worry about the control for the passenger side not working. Mine is doing the exact same thing.

Looks like we are in the same exact situation, ugh. Sorry to hear !! This waiting game is awful. As if waiting for the car to arrive wasn't bad enough ..

And alright, I thought maybe I had water damage and that's why my controls weren't working. Hopefully all will be well for both of us when they finally get fixed.

[Splat]

Originally Posted by _F-R-S_

probly this guy! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6ZiKTX8NG-Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Was this from police ? or given to police ? Either way, the real problem is all people around not doing anything about it.

[xAgentzero13]

Originally Posted by Tanuki

This is why I leave my car unlocked and never leave anything of value in the car. I would rather you go through my car, find nothing and leave, than smash my windows then find nothing and leave.

Oh and who cares if the car is stolen, that is why you have full coverage insurance.

That would be true if they never find the car. But this being a sports car they will drift it, race it, and damage it but probably not total it. Some companies won't give you an entire new car just your original one with repairs! Idk about you but i don't want a car with a burnt clutch, tires and the tranny is probably destroyed. Thieves that break into cars are nothing more then cowards! Their the french of criminals!

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by phillip

Thanks for the insightful comments, forums poster jmaryt!

it's the truth! why hide it! get it out!


As far as the vandalism stuff goes, I really don't think people are targeting your cars specifically. I had my Legacy broken into for about a couple dollars in change in my armrest. The people that do this don't care about what car they're breaking into, just what's inside.

this is correct! they want to "rummage" around inside for "anything" valuable regardless of make or model!

Originally Posted by Tanuki

I just park mine in this bullet proof bubble wherever I go.

love this! puts your mind at ease! ehe! he! he!

[_F-R-S_]

Originally Posted by Splat

Was this from police ? or given to police ? Either way, the real problem is all people around not doing anything about it.

Was on crackheeads gone wild

[Ericbdrummin]

I had my car egged at a friends house and had to have the car repainted, eggs can seriously crack your paint. 1000.00 deductible and I had not even made my first payment.
Now I'm waiting for Scion to call me so I can take it into the shop because the Idle prob is ridiculous. CEL is on as well as the trac light and the cruise control light.
Starting to wonder if this engine is a POS. Less than 3000 mi on it.

[Christina_Marie]

Originally Posted by Ericbdrummin

I had my car egged at a friends house and had to have the car repainted, eggs can seriously crack your paint. 1000.00 deductible and I had not even made my first payment.
Now I'm waiting for Scion to call me so I can take it into the shop because the Idle prob is ridiculous. CEL is on as well as the trac light and the cruise control light.
Starting to wonder if this engine is a POS. Less than 3000 mi on it.

I hear that thankfully they didnt damage the body of my car because my comp deductible is also $1000. I'm sorry to hear man

I also had the CEL problem in the first week of owning my car as well. First week it was at the dealership for 3 days because of that, and now I have to wait till the end of the month/if not longer for a new window.

[Dan86]

Yeah. I posted pictures of my FR-S completely covered in egg. =[

[ST185RC]

My brother's Integra was broken into years ago and the only thing that was missing was a pack of gum....... There's really nothing a thief won't steal even if your car is stripped to the bone, even then the thieves will still take the bones.

[Spd229]

welp, came back to find marks on my front fender indicating it had been kicked today. Kid's that were skateboarding back and forth right in front of it vehemently denied it.

so with no other evidence, I simply had to let it be. Think I'll be investing in one of those cameras now.

[Bristecom]

If only cops would spend more time watching parking lots instead of sitting on the side of the road with radar detectors... We even saw a guy breaking into some cars at the mall parking lot and my dad called in and gave them all the information but the retarded lady relayed the information incorrectly so he got away.

Anyway, I never leave anything valuable in my car or in sight. But yes, a glove compartment lock like my current Eclipse has, would give me more peace of mind if I did need to leave something.

[whataboutbob]

Dead criminals don't recidivate.

Originally Posted by Rossman

Actually, it wouldn't. But you would find the rates of accidental shootings going up!

[redwing634]

This may have already been answered, but what was your response when you found your car like this? Did you call the police, file an insurance claim, or what?

I ask because I haven't had a vehicle broken into and honestly wouldn't know what to do if it happened.

[dori.]

I feel the pain; my car got egged while I was standing next to it.

Probably why they only threw one. Chipped the paint on my rear bumper nicely.

Fortunately I cleaned up the egg immediately.

[Ravenlokk]

Originally Posted by pyro530

Yeah, I'm thinking about getting a dash cam more and more every day.

IMO Dashcam will make your care way more likely to get broken into... They'll steal the dashcam, along with the evidence :P.

[_F-R-S_]

Originally Posted by Cade01

Leaving doors unlocked doesn't always mean the glass is safe. I had the drivers side window smashed and just a sun stolen, but all the doors on the car I had at the time were unlocked :/ Some people won't take the time to check, they assume it well be locked. The window cost me more to replace than the sub.

Less evidence

[Cade01]

Originally Posted by _F-R-S_

Less evidence

They still opened the door and the hatch....

[BANGER]

Obligatory post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO48Vr4KIc8

Worst thing done to me was a couple of beer cans and bottles left all over around my car. I was doing some midnight cramming and got to the campus lot at midnight and my car was sticking out.

[dareo]

Around here thieves will see you go in a theater, then break in. They get your address off papers in the glove box and rob your house. On top of $7 popcorn you might find your car AND home broken into by the time the credits roll.

Makes me love my blue ray player. I can pause it, have my gun, and the cars are in the garage.

[jmaryt]

this is "dead nuts" accurate! ya can't be in "denial"
do what it takes to protect your stuff,and your life!
consider this if you will,if the "crapbags" will "shoot"
cops without blinking an eye,what makes you believe you are safe?
just sayin'

[Christina_Marie]

Originally Posted by redwing634

This may have already been answered, but what was your response when you found your car like this? Did you call the police, file an insurance claim, or what?

I ask because I haven't had a vehicle broken into and honestly wouldn't know what to do if it happened.

This was the first time I've ever had a vehicle broken into as well. I was obviously in a rage when I went out to the car and found out, lol. They broke into another guys BMW that was parked behind mine as well, so he had already called the police and they were already on the way by the time I got to my car.

And yeah, filed an insurance claim next morning - thankfully glass in MA is covered for free. Just took a little time to actually get it fixed as they had to order the window from the dealership as it is a new car. Everything is all fixed and good to go again thankfully ! Safelite did an awesome job with the repair. Highly recommended if this ever (hopefully not!) happens to anyone else.