Scary Stuff...

Hotwired · 27 Nov 2009 at 17:58

Who wants a car anyway. I'll have the tracking device

keyser87 · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:00

Lopéz said:
Christ. Sounds like one of those stupid chloroform mugging stories doesn't it? If someone sent you that in an email you'd probably LOL and delete it....

sorry to go off on a tangent but what are the chloroform mugging stories?

Janesy B · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:00

keyser87 said:
sorry to go off on a tangent but what are the chloroform mugging stories?

It's just another name for Romantic Novels.

Freefaller · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:02

Sounds fake to me tbh. Bloody teenage attention seekers.

Will Gill · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:06

Freefaller said:
Sounds fake to me tbh. Bloody teenage attention seekers.

this

Housey · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:11

IAmATeaf said:
Scary **** indeed, are you sure that the guys who knocked were real cops?

100%

Housey · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:12

Flibster said:
How are they attached?
Any images of what the devices look like?

I have a number of photo's but cant really share them. But black box the size of a small mobile phone with 2 magnets on the back.

sorn21 · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:13

*goes out to check his focus*

But seriously, that's quite frightening, and for some reason reminds me of the film "The Strangers"...

Housey · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:14

Car was a B7 RS4, they didn't both with the wife's S-Line.....oddly.

Wicksta · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:15

Interesting, there do seem to be loads of these devices on ebay for under £100, quite worrying really.

BigglesPiP · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:16

Housey said:
Car was a B7 RS4, they didn't both with the wife's S-Line.....oddly.

Surely they attached it when you weren't parked next to that?

Gaygle · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:17

Woah, that's not good.

How had the police managed to access the software? Had they arrested someone and found a laptop with it on?

Careful now, if they've been tracking you for a week, they'll know where you live and may just break in and steal the keys. Will Gill's idea of an underfloor safe sounds good!

Sukh · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:17

Housey said:
Car was a B7 RS4, they didn't both with the wife's S-Line.....oddly.

The ride is too hard for anyone to bother sealing, clearly.

Housey · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:18

BigglesPiP said:
Surely they attached it when you weren't parked next to that?

It was parked in a public location with loads of other motors, most worse but some much better. Seems the RS4's are in demand and are also quite often the car of choice for serious crims.

Firestar_3x · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:18

Gaygle said:
Will Gill's idea of an underfloor safe sounds good!

Works both ways really, people like this will just wake you up at night and stick a knife or gun in your face till you hand the keys over, having them in a safe could actually be a bad thing.

Housey · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:21

Gaygle said:
Woah, that's not good.

How had the police managed to access the software? Had they arrested someone and found a laptop with it on?

Careful now, if they've been tracking you for a week, they'll know where you live and may just break in and steal the keys. Will Gill's idea of an underfloor safe sounds good!

I can't go into the details of how they knew. If they come back they will lose, I have 3 keyboards and a ninja dvd, they stand no chance.

Housey · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:22

Firestar_3x said:
Works both ways really, people like this will just wake you up at night and stick a knife or gun in your face till you hand the keys over, having them in a safe could actually be a bad thing.

Yup. If they want it that bad it's theirs. Keys are in the open, Im not making it difficult for them if they are that serious have it, its insured.

Gaygle · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:25

Firestar_3x said:
Works both ways really, people like this will just wake you up at night and stick a knife or gun in your face till you hand the keys over, having them in a safe could actually be a bad thing.

Hmmm, you may well be right. Didn't think of it from that angle.

Housey said:
I can't go into the details of how they knew. If they come back they will lose, I have 3 keyboards and a ninja dvd, they stand no chance.

Only 3 keyboards? Comeon Housey, this is no joke. You need at least 5 (preferably USB).

lordrobs · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:26

Housey said:
Yup. If they want it that bad it's theirs. Keys are in the open, Im not making it difficult for them if they are that serious have it, its insured.

Exactly. Even if I had a nice motor there is no way I'd deploy keyboard to stop someone who is determined that they are taking it at all costs.

Gaygle · 27 Nov 2009 at 18:26

Housey said:
Yup. If they want it that bad it's theirs. Keys are in the open, Im not making it difficult for them if they are that serious have it, its insured.

Why not offer to sell it to them? They maybe shocked at how cheap RS4's are these days!