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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 09:10 AM
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Homemade trackers being stuck on cars at show events...

Just take car when going to events, give your car a good check over..


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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 10:20 AM
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Sheesh. There's ALWAYS something new the tea leaves think of.
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 11:02 AM
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I would ****t my pants and call bomb squad if i found that lolol
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SmurfyBhoy
I would ****t my pants and call bomb squad if i found that lolol
TBH that's not a bad idea, it would definitely get the police interested in catching the scum
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 02:09 PM
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This!


That would take Police interest to a whole new level.
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SmurfyBhoy
I would ****t my pants and call bomb squad if i found that lolol
+1
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 04:00 PM
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Seen this floating around Facebook, think it was found on a mk1 escort.
Someone's car also got stolen I belive by this method.
Crazy theifs will stoop that low

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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 04:47 PM
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I'd actually be pretty happy if I found one of these.

There's a few things you can do:
1. Park your car in a secured thief trap. ANYONE that goes near it trips a bear trap and bleeds out.
2. Put your own tracker on it. Once taken, bring a crew to do some wet work.


Thieves like this are scum. I'd happily cut their hands off myself.
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
Seen this floating around Facebook, think it was found on a mk1 escort.
Someone's car also got stolen I belive by this method.
Crazy theifs will stoop that low
must be lies. who'd want a mk1 escort?
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 05:19 PM
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have you seen what they go for these days? http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/21/escort+mk1/
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 07:17 PM
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You missed his green smiley
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 07:45 PM
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This was found between the wing and arch liner on an Escort Cosworth. Some other guys car was stolen and his friend found one on his mk1. He removed it left the car elsewhere and his garage was broken into that night. Can't have anything these days!
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Old Aug 10, 2016 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
You missed his green smiley
i never, i just wanted to post the prices of old escorts lol. me and my m8 owned a few between us, a mk1 rs. a 1.6 sport and an rs2000 as well. wish id kept them now lol. my mate had an escort linnet which are apparently very rare now.
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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 10:57 AM
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Yes thats a great idea, watch while the bomb squad do a controlled explosion


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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 11:07 AM
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lol
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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by big_rob_sydney
Thieves are scum.
Corrected that for you.
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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jaygsi
Yes thats a great idea, watch while the bomb squad do a controlled explosion
Well at least that will sort out my 2.5 engine issues once and for all

Some would say that the 2.5 is an uncontrolled explosion FROM THE INSIDE!

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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 03:02 PM
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LOl i feel for you, at least you could claim of insurance maybe
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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Wrx sti Ed
This was found between the wing and arch liner on an Escort Cosworth. Some other guys car was stolen and his friend found one on his mk1. He removed it left the car elsewhere and his garage was broken into that night. Can't have anything these days!
There aren't any arch liners on mk1 escorts.. or mk2, or mk3...
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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by markb_s1
There aren't any arch liners on mk1 escorts.. or mk2, or mk3...
Arch liner was on the Escort Cosworth so would be a mk5!
Not sure where the other was found on the mk1.
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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 11:29 PM
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happend to a good friend of fine. new q7 was repossed for going against some terms of the finance agreement. car went to bca auction london. he ended paying in full for the car, when returned, in 3 days it was stolen like a magic trick.

someone from the auction house attached there own tracker as some interior panels were loose when vehicle returned.
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Old Aug 12, 2016 | 12:09 AM
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Just leave a mobile under the seat with the Find My Phone App switched on.

This is not rocket science and I am surprised at how naive people are. I bet they are the same one's who leave the geotag switched on when they take photo's on their smartphones of their car on the drive.

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Old Aug 12, 2016 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Wrx sti Ed
Arch liner was on the Escort Cosworth so would be a mk5!
Not sure where the other was found on the mk1.
DOH! I really should read things properly before posting!
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Old Aug 12, 2016 | 02:13 PM
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You can buy portable trackers off the shelf, magnetic base, payG data sim, internal battery. Etc. It's not new tech...I've been fitting trackers on and off for well over a decade now and these units existed back then.

One in the link looks like it's been modified to increase the battery life. Or was a cheap version without a internal battery so the 9v batteries were added.
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