Fixed My £200 Vectra DTi's Starting Problem...

jon.bda · 15 Apr 2013 at 00:27

It did suck a bit though...

-westy- · 15 Apr 2013 at 00:28

Glow plugs?

jon.bda · 15 Apr 2013 at 00:36

-westy- said:
Glow plugs?

Nah, we got burgled...both cars were taken with the keys...mine got torched. I hated that car...but its a sad end to be fair...

ci_newman · 15 Apr 2013 at 04:59

TTIUWP

Unlucky though

is it worth pursuing through insurance?

godinman · 15 Apr 2013 at 07:14

Doh!

Where about in shrops are you?

jon.bda · 15 Apr 2013 at 09:07

ci_newman said:
TTIUWP Unlucky though is it worth pursuing through insurance?

I've started the claim off but the cars had it, i know the yard it got recovered to so i gave them a ring...its just a shell now...

godinman said:
Doh! Where about in shrops are you?

Gobowen...car was found in Wrexham. From what cid said it was lucky the dozy ****ers didn't set fire to someones house where they burnt it.

Phil W · 15 Apr 2013 at 11:15

I'm Shropshire

Shame about it being nicked

jon.bda · 18 Apr 2013 at 22:44

Phil W said:
I'm Shropshire

Shame about it being nicked

Well, i saw it as a chance to rid myself of the pain that is a dodgy Vauxhell diseasal...so i bought a Astra van that needs an oil pump to replace it...

godinman · 19 Apr 2013 at 07:22

Ahah, I'm just by welshpool now. Surprise surprise it being found in wrexham!

Matt82 · 19 Apr 2013 at 08:01

I would have thought a diesel would have been the best insurance against car crime of this sort for the following reasons

1. Joy riding a diesel?
2. A diesel starting at night is so loud youll hear it hours before the event

HumanShield · 19 Apr 2013 at 10:55

jon.bda said:
Gobowen...car was found in Wrexham. From what cid said it was lucky the dozy ****ers didn't set fire to someones house where they burnt it.

That sucks, was it found in Caia Park by any chance? a few months back it was pretty back for car fires!

jon.bda · 19 Apr 2013 at 19:30

Matt82 said:
I would have thought a diesel would have been the best insurance against car crime of this sort for the following reasons

1. Joy riding a diesel?
2. A diesel starting at night is so loud youll hear it hours before the event

What makes me laugh is that lately its been getting worse to start...the injector seals needed doing. How is it if i want to go to work i have to spend ages winding it over, someone nicks it...off it goes no probs!!!

jon.bda · 19 Apr 2013 at 19:33

HumanShield said:
That sucks, was it found in Caia Park by any chance? a few months back it was pretty back for car fires!

Didn't get told exactly where it was dumped but cid said it was a few streets away from the town centre in a residential area?, as i posted earlier it seems it was lucky someones house didn't go up as it was down a really narrow street...

bledd · 19 Apr 2013 at 19:57

Finally, a thread with a happy ending.

K.C. Leblanc · 19 Apr 2013 at 23:58

I've met two people who've had cars taken by joy riders. One had a diesel Montego, the other had a Reliant Robin.

Based on that sample Joy Riders seem like a highly retarded bunch.

MagicBoy · 20 Apr 2013 at 00:01

Must be related to the idiot that stole my Nova 1.0 in the 90s...

jon.bda · 20 Apr 2013 at 18:07

K.C. Leblanc said:
Based on that sample Joy Riders seem like a highly retarded bunch.

They stole the stereo out of my wifes car when they abandoned that, forgot to take the wiring for it...stole her handbag out of the house, nicked her purse with about £15/£20 cash in it...dumped the bag with £115 worth of M&S vouchers still in it. It wouldn't of suprised me if they'd of decided to do hand print painting in the house after they broke in!!!

jon.bda · 25 Apr 2013 at 20:21

One down, one to go...and more heading for the 'auditions' section i think...

mrgubby · 26 Apr 2013 at 08:27

MagicBoy said:
Must be related to the idiot that stole my Nova 1.0 in the 90s...

Or the one that broke into my wife's car and stole a 10kg bag of beetroot :confused:

jon.bda · 27 Apr 2013 at 17:32

mrgubby said:
Or the one that broke into my wife's car and stole a 10kg bag of beetroot

I think we have a clear winner in the 'thick as sheet' thieves competition!!!