Andrew
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Some lad one of my mates works with had his Corsa C 1.4 Twinport nicked the other day. They allegedly broke the front windscreen (not side window  ) and steering lock and then wheeled it onto a lorry  I couldn't stop laughing when he told me and the guy allegedly has this on CCTV as it was done outside his house in a quiet close What gets me is why they would go to so much trouble to nice a STANDARD Corsa C and not some flash motor.
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PainZ
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As a standard corsa C is easier to sell on then some flash rarer motor...
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Cosmo
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smashed the windscreen, would take some doing.
You would of thought for a well organised (with a lorry!) gang they would know how to nick a car properly. Even finding one thats not on CCTV and without a steering lock!!
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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Cant you use spark plugs to smash windows etc......Dunno how it works though.
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Andrew
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I'm gonna see if i can watch the CCTV  lol
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
Cant you use spark plugs to smash windows etc......Dunno how it works though.
it has a sticky back plastic (obviously not actually that!) type covering that stops it from shattering, so it may smash it but its still hard work to get into it!
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Jamie Walby
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Oh right, i didnt realise this 
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Born_corsa02
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Yes it is laminated but designed to break so very easy to punch through etc.
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Ash
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my friends dad has his corsa c pinched they must not have broke the window though coz no glass still dont know how they nicked it 
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CorsAsh
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Picked lock, lifted straight onto lorry, it's possible.
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by Born_corsa02
Yes it is laminated but designed to break so very easy to punch through etc.
i would love to see someone try and punch through a modern windscreen
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CorsAsh
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I was thinking that too
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charlessurr
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Anyone who knows what they are doing can have most cars away in a matter of minutes.
My dads a bailiff and if someone is being awkward and not giving the keys he simply winches it onto the back of his slide bed lorry and takes it away. When he has a little more time, he uses a small airbag that can be infated in the door seem to prise to door open enough to get to the latch, this can be done without damaging the door or lock and leave no trace of whats gone on.l
[Edited on 24-02-2006 by charlessurr]
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by charlessurr
he uses a small airbag that can be infated in the door seem to prise to door open enough to get to the latch, this can be done without damaging the door or lock and leave no trace of whats gone on.l
[Edited on 24-02-2006 by charlessurr]
Like the man from the AA does when I'm clever enough to lock my keys in my car.
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charlessurr
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yep, lol exactly the same
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Sam
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Maybe he used a diamond ring to cut a hole in the windscreen!
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Rob B
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see Pugnut, your laughing, but you lost your car in the snow
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
Maybe he used a diamond ring to cut a hole in the windscreen!
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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smashing the windscreen gives a good alleby/excuse for having a car on a lorry
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TNM
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
see Pugnut, your laughing, but you lost your car in the snow
Hes lost it more than once.
He parked it and lost it once!
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
smashing the windscreen gives a good alleby/excuse for having a car on a lorry
Very well pointed out there 3CM
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Perhaps they had already broken in when they attempted to get the steering lock off and hit the windscreen with it.
The front windscreen would be virtually impossible to get through.
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