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Yeah sounds about right. They guy drove off nicely, like it's not as if he was driving it like he stole it but if you like I can find out the street address etc of where it was and PM it to you and you can go from there. I saw it in Belair (near Blackwood)

hey i drive mine like that all the time don't assume cause someone drives hard it might be stolen

A simple yet highly effective way to slow potential thieves down is to modify the ECU bracket (holds ECU in behind kick-panel) so that the ECU can be removed and refitted as required.

With this kind of set-up in place it's a 1 minute job to R&R the ECU. Kind of hard to start the car without the ECU fitted. Of course, thieves can simple bring their own ECU along, but hey, at least it adds to the time they need to successfully steal your pride and joy.

Black32; i wasnt suggesting that people post up "instructions" on how to flog our cars -

look at it as a request re peoples experiences with theft, and ways to deter the theiving little c**ts. theres nothing wrong with little tips and tricks to make life harder for the average bandit.

some good ideas mentioned guys! :ninja:

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As a person with full comp insurance and paying 1,700 a year for it, I would still like to know how they steal our cars and how we can make life harder for them, putting up information on this will also make sure skyline owners do things to prevent it from happening.

Do you think everyone feels happy when their car is stolen compared to when they find scratch marks on their door because the theif couldnt break in?

Prevention is better than cure.

I tell ya what, I've always said this, BUT if my car was to get stolen, I would much prefer to see it burnt to the ground, as your car is NEVER the same when and if returned, Is too much of a headache to fix it back to what it would have been, It's more anoying to have your car broken into for a couple of CDs and smokes, cos it's not worth claiming anything and is generally cheaper to fix the smashed window than pay excess!

If u cant afford full comp insurance, then dont drive a nice car, or hit mine for that matter.
Damn straight.....

x3 thats the first thing people should allow for when purchasing a vehicle of any kind

I tell ya what, I've always said this, BUT if my car was to get stolen, I would much prefer to see it burnt to the ground, as your car is NEVER the same when and if returned, Is too much of a headache to fix it back to what it would have been, It's more anoying to have your car broken into for a couple of CDs and smokes, cos it's not worth claiming anything and is generally cheaper to fix the smashed window than pay excess!

couldnt agree more @ burnt to the ground, my first skyline i had was aussie R31 i bought it cheap from a guy cuase it had been stolen and the motor had been cooked he replaced the bottom end but he said it didnt drive the same when i got it and stopped the front end would bounce due to stuffed shock i replaced those and car was all good :D

had it been my car when it was stolen i would of gotton rid of it also

its the unfortunate truth guys,a nd you know it. not every person with whatever car has full comp insurance. especially a lot of the much younger drivers. i may be incorrect in some peoples eyes, but 1 in 3 turbo skylines that i see on the road today are driven by young drivers. The facts are young drivers = an expensive insurance bill when it comes to these cars...

hell - i suffered when i bought my car in 2001. around $3600 per year... i pay almost a quater of that now, so i'd be an imbesile not to have full comp.

If u cant afford full comp insurance, then dont drive a nice car, or hit mine for that matter.

Hmmm... yeah but Daz, the insurance payout is never going to cover the massive loss (time, effort and money) that I would suffer if I lost my pride and joy to thieves... and I've got agreed value of $38k ('94 GTS25t)

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