Originally Posted by travace (Post 423018)

i feel your pain :(

and just a note to all possible thief's that might be lurking the boards.... these cars have no room or compartments for valuables so dont bother with this car

Originally Posted by pyro530 (Post 423032)

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

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise (Post 423044)

This is one downside of parking far away from other cars -- you attract attention to your car if it's sitting out there all alone.

Originally Posted by anteater86 (Post 423045)

I too have been a victim of a**hole vandals... though I admit my damage is not as bad.

I went to my friend's house the night after I got my fr-s and parked it outside of his street along the curb (I was there for no more than 45 minutes). This is a residential area and in a pretty safe city. Along this curb there are six cars parked, once of which is a fairly new 2-door M3. Guess what? My car was the only one that got egged, bad. These degenerates basically unloaded a dozen eggs onto my car at point-blank range leaving circular scratch marks where the eggs impacted the car.

I waxed the car to see if it would help, but who knew that eggshells could scrape off the clear-coat layer? ...

I was so livid. I'm not one to ever promote violence, but had I caught them in the act, fists were going in faces.

Originally Posted by Mango22 (Post 423098)

Coming out of the movie and finding your car like that must have made you pretty angry, I would have been. Hope you car is fixed quickly so you can ge back to enjoying the drive.

An another note, I have no tolerance for people who damage someone elses car. I'd crack them right in their noggin. Effing a-holes.

Originally Posted by Splat (Post 424062)

Lock valuables in trunk and disable it. (ofcourse do this before you get to where u r going so that people do not see you doing it) Never lock a glove box, that thing is expensive and you would have to pay for it to get fixed due to deductable. Reminder, do not leave your wheel lock lug key in glove box either. Find a better spot, like trunk by spare tire.

Originally Posted by cgrey (Post 424065)

Screwdriver + trunk lock + 2 seconds = open trunk

The only secure storage in a car is a bolted safe or crafty concealment.

Originally Posted by anteater86 (Post 423045)

I too have been a victim of a**hole vandals... though I admit my damage is not as bad.

I went to my friend's house the night after I got my fr-s and parked it outside of his street along the curb (I was there for no more than 45 minutes). This is a residential area and in a pretty safe city. Along this curb there are six cars parked, once of which is a fairly new 2-door M3. Guess what? My car was the only one that got egged, bad. These degenerates basically unloaded a dozen eggs onto my car at point-blank range leaving circular scratch marks where the eggs impacted the car.

I waxed the car to see if it would help, but who knew that eggshells could scrape off the clear-coat layer? ...

I was so livid. I'm not one to ever promote violence, but had I caught them in the act, fists were going in faces.

Originally Posted by Splat (Post 424069)

Well, kinda obvious if they are going to bring tools, nothing is going to be safe.......however, you can limit damage of casual idiots breaking windows for change and cd's

Originally Posted by Christina_Marie (Post 422999)

Anyone else been an unfortunate victim of their beloved FRS being vandalized !? :cry:

Happen to go catch a movie at 10pm last night, I usually park away from any other vehicles in fear that someone will dent the door when they open up theirs (as much of us are), but not so far out that it becomes ridiculous. Come back out to my car after the movie and another couple, whose BMW M3 was parked a spot behind mine, was also broken into. Driver side window gone :mad0260::mad0259::paddle: Nothing thankfully stolen, not that there's much inside to steal at this point. However I do wish we had a lock for our glove compartment as they did open that up and threw all of my loan/insurance paperwork around.

I've had her all of 2 weeks and she's been mostly in the shop due to the feared CEL/idle problem (which is thankfully fixed, so far ..) and now this. :sigh: I seriously hope this has not happened to anyone else !! and never does !

attending a movie unfortunately tells the assholes that YOU are inside for approximately 2 hours or so,this is all they need to "open" your car up!
knowing you won't be out for a while makes 'em full of "nuts" to do the "bad"
thing on your car! addicts,and fu**ed in the head! just sayin'

(okay, end of rant now.)

Originally Posted by _F-R-S_ (Post 424077)

ITs called a job.. have they not yet tried this?

Originally Posted by blur (Post 424090)

There are people who do this? WTF.... I dont even want an FR-S anymore...

I mean, are people really that insecure about themselves? It's a 25K car FFS

Originally Posted by _F-R-S_ (Post 424112)

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

Originally Posted by blur (Post 424090)

There are people who do this? WTF.... I dont even want an FR-S anymore...

I mean, are people really that insecure about themselves? It's a 25K car FFS

Originally Posted by jstans84 (Post 423377)

And that's one of the reasons I open carry a gun. Typically people will stake out parking lots (at least here in Atlanta) to see which car would be best to rob. They see you get out of the car with a gun on your side and they don't touch it of even think about touching it.

Originally Posted by pyro530 (Post 423032)

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

Originally Posted by jarviz (Post 424933)

you guys are allowed to walk around with guns freely like that? that's it i'm bringing my light saber with me from now on

Originally Posted by jmaryt (Post 424845)

eh! he! he! what jobs? gone to china! obama's the man!



smash and grab! a nice car owner's nightmare! they are lookin' for anything
they can "move" for drugs! world's fuc*ed!



this sick fu*k should have been shot years ago!

Originally Posted by jstans84 (Post 423377)

And that's one of the reasons I open carry a gun. Typically people will stake out parking lots (at least here in Atlanta) to see which car would be best to rob. They see you get out of the car with a gun on your side, and they wait until you're out of sight and give it a little time for the scene to be clear. Then they steal your stuff.

Originally Posted by jarviz (Post 424933)

you guys are allowed to walk around with guns freely like that? that's it i'm bringing my light saber with me from now on

Originally Posted by n2oinferno (Post 425048)

Fixed that for you.

A gun isn't going to do anything for you at all if you're like me and you're standing around looking at tools in Sears, while your wife and child are off looking at something else (probably horribly boring, which is why I'm looking at tools :D) and your car is parked on the other side of the mall lot, which would at least take several minutes to get to. Or in the OP's case, where you're watching a movie and are out of the picture for an hour and a half, maybe more. Typical smash n grabs take less than a minute. Maybe a little more if they decide to yank your stereo. By the time you get there the thief will be long gone. Combine that with the fact that a lot of the delinquents I know also carry, and you're looking at getting into a shootout over what, an empty glove box?

I'm not saying don't carry. I'm just saying that this is a bad excuse to do so.

OP, sucks to hear. Sounds like it wasn't targeted vandalism and was just a smash n grab job, hence the other car being hit too. Hope it gets fixed soon.

Originally Posted by jstans84 (Post 425232)

Personally I think everyone who legally can carry should. It would help cut down crime rates.

Originally Posted by Rossman (Post 425270)

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

Originally Posted by pyro530 (Post 423032)

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

Originally Posted by ravenMTgirl (Post 424048)

Sorry to hear about your car :cry: hopefully your new window will come in quickly!

I had something happen to mine too. I have a small dent on the edge of the roof right above the driver window. It totally looks like someone slammed it with their fist. :brokenheart: I've been driving hubbys 4x4 a lot more often since I got this car.

Originally Posted by cgrey (Post 424091)

True.

A clean, empty car with nothing in sight is a good method. Or, a nasty filthy car loaded with empty fast food bags, books, and other trash.

I've been eyeing a bolt down pistol safe for the car. It opens quickly, it's secure, has a slim profile and a good place to stash things. Cheap too. They run about $45.

Originally Posted by n2oinferno (Post 425048)

Fixed that for you.

A gun isn't going to do anything for you at all if you're like me and you're standing around looking at tools in Sears, while your wife and child are off looking at something else (probably horribly boring, which is why I'm looking at tools :D) and your car is parked on the other side of the mall lot, which would at least take several minutes to get to. Or in the OP's case, where you're watching a movie and are out of the picture for an hour and a half, maybe more. Typical smash n grabs take less than a minute. Maybe a little more if they decide to yank your stereo. By the time you get there the thief will be long gone. Combine that with the fact that a lot of the delinquents I know also carry, and you're looking at getting into a shootout over what, an empty glove box?

I'm not saying don't carry. I'm just saying that this is a bad excuse to do so.

OP, sucks to hear. Sounds like it wasn't targeted vandalism and was just a smash n grab job, hence the other car being hit too. Hope it gets fixed soon.