Another car stolen
 

My sisters home was broken into at 6 PM today whilst she was upstairs with my 15 month old nephew. She came downstairs to notice the door was open, odd she thought as she had only come in twenty minutes previously and locked it. She then heard one of our cars outside fire up, the baby started saying 'dadda' so my sister went outside to see why 'dadda' was driving off in the car and didn't even come in after work to say where he was going, she then noticed it wasn't dadda at all but some bas%^rds that drove away at the speed of light in her BMW 535. Now the car I think they had really come for was the S4 but as the keys were in her hand bag hidden away and as the BMW was blocking it on the drive they took that instead. I suspected they were probably going to come back for the S4 but when they saw her come to the door they went of like a shot.
Its really got to me, I went around straight away and have just got back. We've sorted the main stuff, changed the locks (they took house keys) and arranged for the S4 to be parked somewhere secure and out of sight encase they come back for it. Tomorrow I have arranged for it to have a tracker fitted and security tightened up at the house before it returns. CID are coming tomorrow as they class it as a break in. The truth is, the way they came in you would think they had a key. Sister is fine, not shaken up at all but its affected me more then anything as I'm still getting over my S8 being stolen, and now this?

That's crap mate, but at least all concerned are ok. A car is, after all, just nuts and bolts no matter how much we cherish them +++

i know its a bit late now but i would still say the best thing i ever bought for my car was an anti-hijack imobiliser. wether thay take your keys and drive it away or they just take your car from you in person it allows them to drive away in safety. then a mile or so down the road it cuts the engine and sounds the alarm. thus allowing you to phone for help knowing they are a mile away from you and you are out of danger .

Hey man really sorry to hear that.
I am really glad your sister and nephew are ok though. I hope they get their car back ok.

Bloody hell. I can't believe it! I hope your sister isn't upset too much.

Thoughts are with you and your sister.

Anti hi jacking systems are great. There's one on my mate's B5 RS4. It let's you get in, drive for 15seconds (so they are away from you personally) and then locks the doors, flashes ALL the lights and sets of both a loud alarm outside and a piercing siren inside. It's very effective!

As far as I'm concerned, we should be allowed to have our cars permanently wired to the mains electricity. If a car thief kills himself trying to steal it then justice has been served.

My sympathies to you all too Amar as already said to you :(
I hope they catch the feckers and string em up - as others have said just glad your family are all ok but it's a crap start to the year, sorry to hear

Crickey Amar - such bad luck!

Glad to hear your sister's ok though.

I hope the CID get to the bottom of this for you!

Oli

Sorry to hear about that, there are some real lowlifes out there.

I did hear once that in a previous workplace carpark, cars were being regularly stolen/ broken into....

One chap came back to his car and found copious quantities of blood down his drivers door....... some 'vandal' had blu-tacked razor blades behind the door handle :tuttut:

Take 'the 5th.' on that one!

Sorry to hear about this Amar - you do seem to getting a run of bad luck. Hope it changes for the better soon

Really sorry to hear this Amar, but so thankful that the little one was safe inside the house and no one harmed....

If they were shopping for a car at 6pm, when they know people in the house are up and awake they sound either dumb or desperate, or both. Its probably a good thing that they found some keys easily and buggered off.

I take it there was never any sign of your S8 after it went ?.. :(

So sorry to hear this Amar. Most importantly-your sister was upstairs and out of harms way with the little one.

I hope the police find the car undamaged. Fingers crossed for her.

Immobiliser
 

darren

Can you (or any other forum member) recommend a make of immobiliser? And are they a simple DIY fit? Sounds like a worthwhile investment to me

Sorry to hear you've had more bad luck Amar. Glad sis and nephew are ok though.

I wonder if I would get away with having a rattlesnake in a drop down compartment in the headlining. Keep it hungry and if car is stolen press a button and it drops into drivers lap. Or a tazer wired to the steering wheel, or sharks with laser-beams in the window washer bottle or a tribe of ninja death cult dwarfs in the boot.......... or maybe...... THIS!

WOWWWW you can get soo many versions of the Trunk Monkey too. . .
Trunk Monkey Compilation
I'm impressed! Surely all Audis should come with these useful add-ons too :cool:

Phew Amar. You all had a close one there. Thankfully no harm done. Cars can be replaced.
If they are after the S4, immobilised or not there's still the issue of their possible return. No one wants to be discussing the whereabouts of keys with a gang of cowardly, thicko, thugs.
I think I'd be exploring options along the line of, get rid off

Thanks for the replies guys, no sign of the S8 either Ian although the police aren't giving up just yet. The scary thing is my little nephew could easily have been wandering about in the hallway and my sister in the kitchen when they came in. So with that thought in mind, the S4 is sold. Someone is coming to collect it tomorrow and out shopping for Insignia/Mondeo/Astra on the weekend I'd imagine. My brother in law (RanjA8) on here is still going to keep his A8 though but with a little extra security installed. To be fair she's not shaken up at all, the fact shes a probation officer helps a little I reckon. I really want the BMW back though as I can't find another with the spec we had.