Stolen Astra VXR - Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire

Eliot · 8 Jul 2010 at 15:21

Lol yeah that mpg figure made me laugh
Worlds gayest theives or what lol

Begbie · 8 Jul 2010 at 16:31

This car has got to be surely one of the most desirable cars to theifs?

Shocking, hope he finds it.

Prophet · 8 Jul 2010 at 16:37

Minxy - What stand are you on? I'll be there in my old Mk2.

BennyC · 8 Jul 2010 at 18:57

Not far from me either so I'll also keep my eyes peeled.

Matmulder · 8 Jul 2010 at 21:11

Why do you want it back?

Get the payout and buy another one which isn't labelled "STOLEN/RECOVERED" and worth about £3k less than the few seconds before it was nicked.

Never understood trackers, on a similar subject - unless I've got something so rare that it could never be replaced, if they nick it, they can keep it. I'll just buy another.

Ricochet J · 8 Jul 2010 at 21:16

Why do people leave keys near the letterbox? It's not like this kind of thievery is rare. Especially with desirable cars. :confused:

Wicksta · 8 Jul 2010 at 21:16

Matmulder said:
Get the payout and buy another one which isn't labelled "STOLEN/RECOVERED" and worth about £3k less than the few seconds before it was nicked.

It won't be labelled stolen/recovered if the insurance company haven't paid out already.

alexisonfire · 8 Jul 2010 at 21:33

vonhelmet said:
True, but it took trespass/unlawful entry to get there

<pedantic> Technically they didn't enter the house, and letter boxes are designed to open so no unlawful entry

</pedantic>

Minxy · 9 Jul 2010 at 20:03

Orange Peel said:
Minxy - What stand are you on? I'll be there in my old Mk2.

I'm on AOC. You?

The car in question was tuned to 300bhp for those who mentioned power.

Prophet · 9 Jul 2010 at 22:55

Technically I'll be on the MIG Stand but I'll be all over the place including the Astra Mk2 Club.

Fr0dders · 9 Jul 2010 at 22:59

was hoping the thread bump was to say it was found.

Suffice to say if its not been found now they've twigged its not got a tracker on it and its probably on a container to cyprus or similar.

Defcon5 · 9 Jul 2010 at 23:02

MikeHiow said:
but this makes me so happy to live in a safe area, and to have no letter box.

These are proper car theives, not junkies looking for something to sell for a fix. They target nice safe areas as they are more likely to have high value cars.

Moeks · 10 Jul 2010 at 09:26

Defcon5 said:
These are proper car theives, not junkies looking for something to sell for a fix. They target nice safe areas as they are more likely to have high value cars.

Not that an Astra VXR is really what I would call a "high value car" ...maybe they should be looking for Mercedes SL's ...new BMW M cars and Range Rovers etc ...the BMW X5 was always a favourite with professional 'steal to order' car criminals too.

danza · 10 Jul 2010 at 09:53

Moeks said:
These seem to be quite popular with criminals for some reason.

Maybe it's the new EP3. They'd quite often get pinched and turn up being used in bank robberies (or split and sold for parts etc).

Thomas. PLease. · 10 Jul 2010 at 12:08

Firestar_3x said:
Go look at all the sharp corners close to his house, if Clarksons to be trusted the theifs have understeered into the next county.

made me laugh

Minxy · 13 Jul 2010 at 21:25

Defcon5 said:
These are proper car theives, not junkies looking for something to sell for a fix. They target nice safe areas as they are more likely to have high value cars.

The above is very true. This particular VXR was stolen from Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire which is one of the most expensive areas in the UK to live in. You'd hope that being as the car was parked on his driveway underneath his bedroom window it would be safe. We can only assume it was rolled away rather than driven.

Thanks everyone who has taken an interest in this thread. Sadly the car has not been found and it is very unlikely now. Gits.

Maccy · 13 Jul 2010 at 23:34

I drove around there and a few other places in Hertfordshire over the weekend, saw a few blue Astra VXR's but not the one with that plate I'm afraid. Will keep my eyes peeled again when I'm back in a week.

TheVoice · 13 Jul 2010 at 23:37

Moeks said:
Not that an Astra VXR is really what I would call a "high value car" ...maybe they should be looking for Mercedes SL's ...new BMW M cars and Range Rovers etc ...the BMW X5 was always a favourite with professional 'steal to order' car criminals too.

Still desirable though, and less likely to have a tracker than an SL.

Monster · 14 Jul 2010 at 00:58

Been keeping my eyes open for this but not seen it about, keep us updated on any progress.

bigjimmyauk · 11 Oct 2010 at 02:23

anyone know what happened with this as there was no thread update