Places not to leave your skylines...

[eMsta]

old thread - but good info - didnt realise chadstone and monash were really bad - well looks like my car will be at home unless i go for drives!

[Nismo Racer]

Chadstone shopping centre

Springvale

Dandy

Edited February 22, 2006 by Nismo Racer

[SKY031]

ooooh thread revival! B)

I'm curious why so many people are nominating Dandenong as a bad place to leave a car.

Which part of Dandenong?

It's a rather large suburb.

Is this in relation to shopping centre car parks, or the suburb in general?

I've been parking in and around the shopping centre for 10+ years now, and have never had a scratch, or a trolley ding.... unlike Parkmore, where no matter how far I park away from other cars, they see my car by itself and think it's lonely, and come and park close enough to hit me.

Perhaps Lilydale should be added to the list too?

[**JaR**]

lolz. lillydale was always a sus suburb to begin with. ( no offence to anyone on here that lives there )

[**JaR**]

lolz. lillydale was always a sus suburb to begin with. ( no offence to anyone on here that lives there )

[Mulkers]

Where'd you get those facts from?

This was from a police report that was published in the age and the sun

[dan22]

old thread - but good info - didnt realise chadstone and monash were really bad - well looks like my car will be at home unless i go for drives!

Last year august, at monash clayton, after comming from a lecture i noticed my keys wudn open the driver side door....on close inspection my door lock had been busted and the door had been scrached all around....luckily they did not get in....must have been disturbed by someone passing by.....

[cooks44]

I'd agree with Monash Clayton... I was installing a stereo/alarm/central locking for a friend one day, they had classes, meh - I'll do it in the car park... For six hours I'm hanging out of a car, stereo & speakers in hand, wiring coming everywhere from under the dash...

Did anyone even ask what I was doing? No...

I'd list Fountain Gate as worse than Dandy (although anyone who parks in Dandy Plaza (Central, whatever it's called these days) really needs to have a look at themselves.

Oh, Dandy Sth. is pretty bad... My neighbour across the road from me went to a house about three doors down to borrow a screwdriver... Then proceeded to break into his own brother's friend's car to steal the stereo, out the front of his own house?!? (Same dude was laughing as he was being chased down the street by another dude with an axe, but that's another story...)

[Jetdat]

yay old thread reborn...

[ABTO]

had friends had their cars keyed/badged at highpoints shopping centre

[Russman]

Add preston/Heidleberg onto the list.

I had my sterio stolen about a year ago in the NMIT carpark in Heidleberg. Lucky is was in my everyday car (VH commodore). Dodgy area. I wouldn't leave my skyline there. Avoid Epping as well. It's great having 2 cars for that reason. Don't need to stress about leaving it.

[IOWNU]

Broady/Thommo/Dandy are pretty bad, mates and I have all had bad experiences there.

When it comes to systems etc, you can't do much (besides the detachable face head units, but still, they can steal your sub/amp etc.)

But when it comes to car theft, all of you should get those detachable steering wheels (well not that actual steering wheel, the bit that connects the steering wheel to the car). Only way some1 can steal your car, is if they tow it. IMO it would be more effective than simply having an alarm. It's great for those of you that go to uni/work and have to leave your car for hours at a time!

Edited February 22, 2006 by IOWNU

[Mr. Oizo]

St Albans station...

My friend had the hubcaps on his Toyota Echo stolen when he parked his car there...

[Russman]

But when it comes to car theft, all of you should get those detachable steering wheels (well not that actual steering wheel, the bit that connects the steering wheel to the car). Only way some1 can steal your car, is if they tow it.

I recall a Mr Bean episode... :lol:

[sammus]

awwww f**k. i work at chadstone! there are some quite conspicuous cars that are parked from 9-5 there all the time. eg quite a heavily modified s13 in teh same spot every day. they give me some comfort.

[gdogzgtr]

With so many unsafe places to park is it advisable to have a cheap second car to go to shops etc. I am lucky I have secure parking at work and have double remote garage at home so car safe most of time.

Was just thinking about this.

[m0t4v4ll1]

anywhere near a commission flat is right on the money for getting broken into. Apart from that, anyone heard of $hit happening at monash CAULFIELD? Cause this kid *points to self* is gonna start taking the train if thats the case!

[eMsta]

well, my car is gonna be locked up from now on (specially when i go to work or to uni) - going to take my mums car to work (then after she gets back from her holidays gonna get her to drop me off), and gonna walk to the train station after she gets back. Though tis just a car - its too much of a risk for me. Working 6 years, handling shitty customers at myer - I think i'd lose it if some punk comes and wrecks my car.

[lanc3]

Apart from that, anyone heard of $hit happening at monash CAULFIELD?

Whats goin on there?

Might be going there soon.

[[SKYXTC]]

anyone heard of $hit happening at monash CAULFIELD?

haven't had any bad experiences at caulfield yet..been there 2 years...but shit better not start happening now...:S