The joys of Fiesta ST ownership.

teenwolf · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:22

shauncr91 said:
Booked in with insurance. On the plus side I wanted my bumper respraying anyway

the plot thickens

Jacksonn · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:28

Really.. People actually do this to "normal" cars.. Scum.

Normal in the sense I love the old fiesta ST ha.

Skyboat · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:30

Nasher said:
Ford could help matters by designing the ST and RS panels/bumpers so that they don't fit on the standard cars. Then there would be no point in the chavs stealing them.

So they won't fit properly, like most other bodykits chavs put on their cars.

OP, sorry to hear the news. Gutting. Strange that a relatively old model is being targeted though.

Logsi · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:32

Gutted dude!

They've really done a number on the wings!

EDIT - Have a thread on the OC?

shauncr91 · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:35

Logsi said:
Gutted dude!

They've really done a number on the wings!

That's what I'm most annoyed about, wings were resprayed just a few months back too!

Mr-White · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:53

It's your location not the car

MW

Teknobry · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:55

Skyboat said:
So they won't fit properly, like most other bodykits chavs put on their cars.

OP, sorry to hear the news. Gutting. Strange that a relatively old model is being targeted though.

The mk6 is cheap to buy, fun to drive, loads available in good condition and reasonable milage and can be easily insured in the smaller engine form. All perfect for younger drivers.
Hence the ST parts being sought after

CyZMyAssBaby · 2 Feb 2016 at 11:56

Absolute ****s

Gaygle · 2 Feb 2016 at 12:34

Definitely report this to the police and keep a lookout on eBay/Gumtree.

Antony101 · 2 Feb 2016 at 12:43

Friend had this happen to his "Limited" Edition Corsa. Stole the whole front end of the car, bonnet, lights, wings, grill the lot.

They just smashed the window, popped the bonnet and unbolted the lot.

Jacksonn · 2 Feb 2016 at 12:49

Antony101 said:
Friend had this happen to his "Limited" Edition Corsa. Stole the whole front end of the car, bonnet, lights, wings, grill the lot.

They just smashed the window, popped the bonnet and unbolted the lot.

If this is outside someones house, how do you not hear that? :confused:

Antony101 · 2 Feb 2016 at 12:50

Jacksonn said:
If this is outside someones house, how do you not hear that?

The window they smashed was about 4ft away from thier bedroom window. Aparantly nobody heard anything. I don't have a clue how. I got woke up by someone trying to open my car door one night.

SDK^ · 2 Feb 2016 at 13:02

Check for foot prints on the ground/grass area = Columbo would have that solved in no time

Nasher · 2 Feb 2016 at 13:13

Best way to prevent this is park with the bumper right up against a wall, or another car.

They can still steal the rear bumper but at least it's not as expensive to replace and it's still safe/legal to drive it.

Skyboat · 2 Feb 2016 at 13:15

Teknobry said:
The mk6 is cheap to buy, fun to drive, loads available in good condition and reasonable milage and can be easily insured in the smaller engine form. All perfect for younger drivers.
Hence the ST parts being sought after

Using the same logic, it could happen to any car of a similar age in that case, not just Mk6 Fiestas.

Mr-White said:
It's your location not the car

This to be honest.

Adam · 2 Feb 2016 at 13:26

I made it clear to my mrs when she had her ST that there was a very good chance of this happening. She parked it in a car park all day while she went to work too. Lucky nothing came of it but I read about it happening all the time.

The latest Fiesta's are also targeted and very easy to steal as well via the OBD port. Again Essex is particularly bad.

shauncr91 · 2 Feb 2016 at 14:35

Nasher said:
Best way to prevent this is park with the bumper right up against a wall, or another car.

They can still steal the rear bumper but at least it's not as expensive to replace and it's still safe/legal to drive it.

After this the car is going to be garaged when not in use

Six6siX · 2 Feb 2016 at 15:01

Where abouts in Sheffield was this?

I'm from there originally and car crime was always fairly high (as I experienced a few times myself over the years). Don't live there anymore but I do worry a bit when I travel back up to visit parents and friends.

Nathan · 2 Feb 2016 at 15:06

A lot of bumper sellers in Bradford on gumtree and eBay.

Same problem with VW/skoda RNS satnavs. Again, most sellers are based in Bradford/Sheffield. Those on eBay are also selling countless bottles of fragrance. Blatant handling.

shauncr91 · 2 Feb 2016 at 15:07

Six6siX said:
Where abouts in Sheffield was this?

I'm from there originally and car crime was always fairly high (as I experienced a few times myself over the years). Don't live there anymore but I do worry a bit when I travel back up to visit parents and friends.

Grenoside

Normally a rather quiet suburb near Hillsborough without much in the way of crime but it's surrounded by some less than favourable areas