Samage
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As ever, not mine, but taken from VZi..... STOLEN IN LAST 24 HOURS FROM DONCASTER 1971 1200 MARINA BLUE KNP 895K COSMIC WHEELS REAR CASE RACK VISOR LOWERED LOW-LOADED AWAY BEEN MY DAILY FOR A FEW MONTHS PLEASE CONTACT ASAP IF YOU HAVE SEEN IT 01302711616  Feckin sickens me, first buses and now they're starting on the Bugs! This particular Bug had many desirable accessories, so it's thought that this was an "in-scene" theft. They knew exactly what they were looking for.  |
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Neak
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kind of makes me wonder why this country still has not brought back the death penaulty.....
hope you get some good news about it soon though mate...
it discusts me that it could have been an in scene....
what is the world coming too man'
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whats really quite bothering is the number of vehicles being stolen on low loaders... you can protect your car against drive-away theft but a crane and truck job is a trickier prospect.
Even more depressignly you can now buy GPS blockers which effectively "blind" the tracker services by using some wild stealth fighter technology. Only cost a few hundred quid. Got to be worth buying if you are a car thief....
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I think crims that steal cars to sell bits aren't necessarily "in the scene", they just know what sells and what doesn't. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but I can't believe an enthusiast would steal someone elses pride and joy... but maybe I'm being naive. For example, if I wanted to knock off a load of antiques it'd only take me an hour or so of internet research to determine what's worth nicking and what ain't. I live in fear of my motor being Hi-Ab'd... there's very little to stop them really  |
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You could... err, tether your car to something.  This hi-ab thievery is becoming really common. |
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Raoul Duke
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Move to a house half-way down a dirt-track that's barely wide enough for a Transit. Well it works for me, there's absolutely no chance of a traveller hi-ab getting within 50 yards of my car!
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...a redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash...
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fine so long as your car never leaves home...
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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redgt2
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praise the lowered!
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Aug 12, 2007 22:42:45 GMT
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i use a ground anchor and chain for my bike but dunno if ground anchor and a chain tied around axle? or whatever would be strong enough against the leverage of a Hi-Ab arm....
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Aug 13, 2007 12:35:22 GMT
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Parking with front wheels on full lock will make it more difficult (but not impossible) to HIAB a car...
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Aug 13, 2007 14:51:06 GMT
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Hows that then? Surely a hiab just hoiks it up into the air.
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Aug 13, 2007 16:21:16 GMT
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I think theres some confusion over Hi-abs and simple bevertail trucks. A hiab is a brand of truck mounted crane. If a car is hi-abbed its lifed off the ground, usually with a chain though the passenger and drivers window.
My oxford is in my yard chained down as we speak. Is near to the fence and I don't want some traveller scrap man or bent banger driver lifting it away.
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Aug 13, 2007 20:38:12 GMT
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I'm quite aware of what a Hi-ab is.....
All the ones I've seen have doo-dahs that sit underneath the wheels and brace against the tyre. With the front wheels turned, the 'cradle' for the front wheels wouldn't sit square and prob want to twist sideways when lifting pressure is applied.
One would presume if they are lifting your car through the window, they have already broken into it to wind the windows down, or smashed them, and either way the alarm would be going off. I thought the whole point of hi-abing a car was so not to break into it in the first place...?
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Theres been confusion on the forum before over what a Hi-ab is. Apologies for telling you something you already knew.  Hi-Abs are handy as they can be used to very quickly pinch a car.If a car was to be stripped down for spares or simply weighed in then a chain thrown though the windows and a quick lift and away would be preferable to faffing around winching it on a flatbed. As far as I'm aware the wheel hook things work no matter what angle the wheels are at. Its never stopped council authorites removing illegally parked cars anyway, although looking at the size of the rims on your Audi it could make things difficult for them. Whilst were talking about alarms, wasnt there an experiment done in London a few years back? Fairly new top of the range luxury cars in different locations around London were winched onto the back of a beavertail with the alarms blazing away to see what the publics reaction was. I think there were 5 or 6 cars "stolen" in the experiment in broad daylight and nobody rang the police! |
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Aug 14, 2007 19:37:28 GMT
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I'm quite aware of what a Hi-ab is..... All the ones I've seen have doo-dahs that sit underneath the wheels and brace against the tyre. With the front wheels turned, the 'cradle' for the front wheels wouldn't sit square and prob want to twist sideways when lifting pressure is applied. One would presume if they are lifting your car through the window, they have already broken into it to wind the windows down, or smashed them, and either way the alarm would be going off. I thought the whole point of hi-abing a car was so not to break into it in the first place...? I think your getting the wrong end of a stick, thiefs will not go out there way to buy a lifting frame to steel your car, a lifting frame uses the wheels to pick the car up so it doesnt damage it, if a thief wanted a quick get away, they would through the chains through the front windows and do the off as quick as posible, it wouldnt affect the lift with chains in any way if you turn the wheels onto full lock. |
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oldone
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Aug 16, 2007 11:54:43 GMT
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I have witnessed Traffic authorities in the Middle East removing illegal parked vehicles........it took them 20 seconds from parking next to the said vehicle,lifting it onto the flat bed and driving away !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The system is similar to forklift,the arms go under the car,lift and place it onto the flat bed........  Most of these cars were parked near the USA Embassy,so they moved them with no care whatsoever. |
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ezzyrs
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Aug 21, 2007 19:40:10 GMT
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You have to make it as difficult as possible for your car to be removed. If it's in the garage and you park your daily driver up the drive in front of the Doors (at night) it will be too much hassle, and too much noise will be made for the thief to bother. I tend not to leave mine on Car parks etc. when I use it for work in the summer and parked up for the day, there is no chance of it getting stolen, due to the type of establishment I work for. Make it difficult for the scumbags, they may think twice. |
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markbognor
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Aug 24, 2007 20:14:15 GMT
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I think crims that steal cars to sell bits aren't necessarily "in the scene", they just know what sells and what doesn't. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but I can't believe an enthusiast would steal someone elses pride and joy... but maybe I'm being naive. For example, if I wanted to knock off a load of antiques it'd only take me an hour or so of internet research to determine what's worth nicking and what ain't. I live in fear of my motor being Hi-Ab'd... there's very little to stop them really They would have a hard time getting the straps under yours! through the windows it is. Lots of nice valuable metal there! |
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