Bad Day on Stone Hill

[Freelander Sporrano]

Thanks for the comments lads. Having to do the rounds at the police station the Insurance company (Please Hold you call is important to us) and the workshop have just about sapped my Christmas spirit... Still it's a new day tomorrow so It's off to get a hire car (Something the insurance does pay for )

Once again Thank you all for your comments ..Troubles shared and all that Jazz :-)

[sav]

David,
I'm so sorry to hear this! I'm lucky that I haven't been the target of a theft, but I can imagine that it's a terrible feeling. Best of luck...

[bubba]

Pretty sad state of affairs. I don't understand why they only stole the airbags though.

[David Dalglish]

Sorry David about your car, But don't let the B-----ds get you down

[Freelander Sporrano]

Pretty sad state of affairs. I don't understand why they only stole the airbags though.

It's beause they were stolen to order . From waht the police told me I was the third last night. They steal the airbags to use in cars that have been sold as crash damaged to Poland and the Baltic countries(Being crash damaged means they need a new Airbag if the car is to be sold on) .It's big businness here I'm told with many victims ,of which now I'm one

[Colin]

Buddy that sucks!!!! I had the battery from my car stolen a few years. It really pissed me off knowing that some **** was likely too lazy to go out and get a new car battery (he likely couldn't if he didn't have a battery I guess) so he took mine!!!!! I always wondered what that old battery would look like smashed into his forehead.

**Yes I am pretty sure I know how did it, but can't prove it.

[auld argonian]

Buddy that sucks!!!! I had the battery from my car stolen a few years. It really pissed me off knowing that some **** was likely too lazy to go out and get a new car battery (he likely couldn't if he didn't have a battery I guess) so he took mine!!!!! I always wondered what that old battery would look like smashed into his forehead.

If you listened to Car Talk on NPR, one one of the brothers explained the trick whereby you get in your car, turn the key and find that your old battery has been stolen...you run right out and buy a new one...you park the car and the guy who stole to old battery comes along knowing that he's now going to get a NEW battery and steals that one as well. People suck.

I won't even mention the numpty bastards that are having the airbag removed from the steering wheel so that they can put a mini lcd tv monitor in there...let's hear it for rocket surgeons!

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[Andrew Green]

"It's beause they were stolen to order . From waht the police told me I was the third last night. They steal the airbags to use in cars that have been sold as crash damaged to Poland and the Baltic countries(Being crash damaged means they need a new Airbag if the car is to be sold on) ."

That is seriously low. I hate thieves with a passion...
I was wondering why someone would have taken just the airbags, since it didn't make sense to me (I have never owned a car with an airbag). But that does makes sense, from a safety standpoint. I keep forgetting that everywhere other than the states seem to call a car "hood" a "bonnet"...been a while since I have read any automotive books from anywhere else (although I have some).

"I won't even mention the numpty bastards that are having the airbag removed from the steering wheel so that they can put a mini lcd tv monitor in there...let's hear it for rocket surgeons!"

Shouldn't that be classified as illegal? Having a screen in the middle of your steering wheel would pose one hell of a distraction, as well as a safety issue: Oops, I wrecked, oops the screen broke... oops I know have bits of glass wedged in my face.

[MacWage]

Shouldn't that be classified as illegal? Having a screen in the middle of your steering wheel would pose one hell of a distraction, as well as a safety issue: Oops, I wrecked, oops the screen broke... oops I know have bits of glass wedged in my face.

Just think . . .
Alec Issigonis, the designer of the original Mini, thought RADIOS were too much of a distraction, so he PURPOSELY left NO place for them on the Mini!!

David,
I'm sorry to hear that. It just SUCKS!!!:fewl: When it happens, your stomach feels aweful. Worse, those idiots probably think nothing of it. They DESERVE to get the book thrown at them (images of jumper cables ).

A new air bag system for an old 2 bag system is several grand. New multi-gag systems get WAY up there very quick.

[MacWage]

my Freelander (

SOMEHOW, I SHOULD KNOWN!!!!!!:bluecool:

(I only noticed AFTER my last post and am not sure how to add quote after the fact, Sorry)