H sun reports today that vls are the most stolen model of cars again this year. in victoria there were 456 stolen; 80 not recovered. link to dtory - http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vic...-1225780171335 (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/parts-cash-driving-car-theft/story-e6frf7kx-1225780171335) this is why all vl owners need some car security

saw this pissed me of

I think mine is gonna be one of the 80 not recoverd Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

and the worst hot spot is dandenong , about five minutes away from my house. i dont want to drive the car around anymore.

funny mine got stolen today dogs

damm, these things arent being produced any more. and id hate to imagine out of those 456 stolen, how many were recovered in good condition..... the population of vl cars will slowly depreciate

racv last year said we held positions 1,2 and 3 1987 - most stolen 1986 - 2nd most stolen 1988 - 3rd most stolen EA falcon - 4th truely ****ed statistics for us hey, and honestly they are such claggers of a car why don't they steal something worth cash, out of those 450 od cars stolen prolly 20 of them were actually worth anything

in my opinion, 60-70% of stolen cars are done just for joy rides...

We need car trackers and sms alert pagers installed, they are easy to rip off and the scums drool over parts they can $ell, pitty they will never own their own decent one.

most vl's are stolen just to chuck the running gear on shitbox n/a's then flog them off.. thats what happened with my ones

this has been going on for years. its nothing new. vls are easy to steal and its still a big market. in a suburb where you can have a set of 15x6"s with tyres taken from your car and the car left on blocks you are never going to be 100% safe. i always ask owner's of stolen cars what security they had most often they never reply.... serious problem guys you can't own one of these without some sort of security. where possible you should also atempt to get something which will alert you when its broken into, because the sad truth is you cannot rely on nyone else to stop it. when was the last time you or someone you saw inspected a car with an alarm going off?

What do you guys think of these not impossible to get through but has to be a decent detterent you'd think and can easily be kept in the boot..... http://www.barsec.com.au/eMerchantPr...FQEupAodUxqY3Q (http://www.barsec.com.au/eMerchantPro/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=122&idproduct=81&gclid=CObHkMTRm50CFQEupAodUxqY3Q)

melbourne is really bad, everyweek i look on this site there is always a new car stolen in melbourne, its gotta be some very similar people doing all of this. How many vl's are left lol??

Quote: Originally Posted by robbip What do you guys think of these not impossible to get through but has to be a decent detterent you'd think and can easily be kept in the boot..... http://www.barsec.com.au/eMerchantPr...FQEupAodUxqY3Q (http://www.barsec.com.au/eMerchantPro/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=122&idproduct=81&gclid=CObHkMTRm50CFQEupAodUxqY3Q) it's only as good as the padlock you use and they aren't hard to bust

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 it's only as good as the padlock you use and they aren't hard to bust Yeh i agree but it's like i said not impossible to get through but what is these days. To my understanding most cars stolen from houses especially kept in driveways are broken into first and then pushed out on to the street where they then try to start the car as not to make noise so close to the house and wake someone up. This i believe would prevent this to a degree you would have to make some noise to remove this to enable you to push the car out onto the street... And yeah your wright it's only as good as the lock you use but if your car is your pride and joy then i cant see getting the best padlock money can buy a problem....

robip. lol i am lucky then! my car lives at the bottom of a hill. when i had to get it on a towie i actually had to drag it up the driveway with my vy!