chrisp

Obviously this doesnt lessen your chances of having one stolen if you buy a new age. Percentage stolen v number of road they would be little in it (I guess).

[Edited by chrisp - 9/8/2003 10:37:16 PM]

fazack

Is it the case that probability suggests a New Age Scooby will have a tracking device fitted and therefore it's really only Classics that are prime targets for thieves?

chrisp

To insure either you will need a cat 1 and a lot companys ask for trackers. There are more classics on the road so my guess would be more classics are stolen.

fazack

So are they bypassing the Trackers or just stealing them to have some fun with the Police ?

Mick

iTrader: (1)

Not true that you need 'Tracker' or Cat1 to get insurance. I am insured with NUD and 'only' have factory fitted imobiliser (policy did have note on to say 'internet only' though - might be worth trying )

Mick

Dazza012

Im with L&V, don't need cat1 or tracker but thx's to the previous owner i have both on there....

jp1

am with Tesco of all companies but they did ask for cat1
but there was one on already.

chrisp

Scoobynet dont you just love it . I will rephase my answer to get insurance 99.9999999999999999999% of insurance companies will ask for a cat1 and "a lot" of insurance companies will also ask for a tracker (including tesco )

[Edited by chrisp - 9/9/2003 9:20:06 AM]

chiark

You could argue this convincingly either way...

Old classics came with no alarm, no immobiliser... Then a transponder immobiliser was added... Then a Sigma M30 for UK cars.

Older cars will have aftermarket alarms which, if fitted correctly, will be IMHO more difficult to bypass than the factory fit which is the same on every car.

Newer cars have the same alarm fitted in what I consider to be a bloody awful way.

Couple this with the fact that most cars appear to be stolen using the keys and it's down to who's unlucky. I don't think that new age or classics will be targeted specifically. I would say that higher performance models will be targeted if the thief is clued up, and how likely is that?

Neilo

in a kind of related way i had an interesting experience last night.....having never been contacted by tracker before i was intreagued to recieve a call from them at 6pm last night asking if i knew where my car was......as it happens in was in a for gearbox repair about 30 miles away.....but it was nice to know that the system works!!

Cheers,

Neil

Scoobydick

Bugeyes are taken a lot for use in criminal activity as they can pass down pretty much any street in the country without turning heads and attracting attention