Car vandalised -please keep an eye out

Hampie42 · 24th October 2012, 03:11

Hi all,

My CW has just had both door windows smashed in right outside my house just to steal my floor mats! I'm pretty shocked someone is willing to do that just for the stupid mats. Please keep an eye out for anyone trying to sell them or who may have recently fitted them in their fn2.

I don't particularly want them back, they weren't in great nick and the idiots ripped one of the plastic grommets on the drivers mat in their haste. I just want info on them so I can pass it on to police.

Here is a pic I've borrowed off someone else's sales posting of the mats I had. Depressingly they're worth less than £40, my excess will be at least £60. So pointless! I live in the Sunbury-on-Thames area near Kingston in London. Any help would be much appreciated!

Helen Witch · 24th October 2012, 03:43

Gutted for you.

newkid · 24th October 2012, 04:06

Seriously ! Some people are just a-holes !

fourthdisciple · 24th October 2012, 04:27

you just cant have anything nice these days gutted for you

CTDI · 24th October 2012, 07:00

I would spend 40 bucks not to go to jail! Idiots! Rise above mate sooner you get it fixed sooner you can forget.

roundy · 24th October 2012, 08:26

We could all do with an EDD209 on our properties to keep an eye out.

Unfortunately I think it’s only going to get worse around xmas too.

I myself saw something abit dodgy last night and I do wonder if it would have been a different situation if it was my miss's getting out the car and not me!

I basically parked up my miss's old mg on the drive had the window down slightly and could hear someone jogging and thought nothing of it. When I got out the car a guy in a hoodie was running towards me - saw me (potentially instead of a 5ft tall blonde) looked really award and darted over the other side of the road and could not make it more obvious really and continued to run down the road looking back every so often and stopping at the end of the street which was 100 meters away and got his mobile phone out and walked off.

Thing was the road I had travelled down, the same as he was coming down no one was to be seen so makes me wonder if he was waiting for the vehicle to come past etc.

Don't mean to jack the thread but think we could all do with being more careful around xmas time.

Romanvdg · 24th October 2012, 08:34

So sorry man.

Lunar Tick · 24th October 2012, 08:48

Very sorry to hear this matey

I know how it feels when you've had your car vandalised. Hope you get it sorted soon

Staffs Deltic · 24th October 2012, 08:49

They are scumbags. Hope you get it sorted and have no further problems.

Stevo! · 24th October 2012, 09:04

Thats pathetic, all that for mats..

Yassian · 24th October 2012, 09:22

This is the first I hear of somebody breaking in because of floor mats! Idiot is too mild word. Gutted for you!

PURDIE BOY · 24th October 2012, 09:41

Didnt think scumbags would go that low and steal floor mats!

Going to b&q for come screws the now just incase they come upto glasgow

okehciv · 24th October 2012, 09:51

That's really bad luck, can't believe someone would do that for a set of mats !!!

Syx · 24th October 2012, 09:58

Absolutely shocking.

Part of me wonders if the windows were smashed out of jealousy and then they took the mats after?

leunger · 24th October 2012, 10:26

what an idiot.

gutted for you, dude. hope you get this sorted soon.

shaunwistow · 24th October 2012, 10:32

Ah man, gutted for you, some real scum out there.

B1scu1T · 24th October 2012, 10:53

Unbelievable that mate. Smashing into a car for bloody floor mats!? Complete morons.

I had my push bike stolen in Leeds over the summer, that one still burns when i think about it for too long.

RosscoMac · 24th October 2012, 11:00

Gutted for you mate. Worst feeling ever when someone does that to your car. I don't know how I could handle it with my Type R.

Sounds like a jealousy thing to me though. Someone wanting to steal something to sell would surely rob a car with a big bling CD player or sat nav in it as they would be worth more than a set of mats. And surely a Type R owner would be in a better position in life than to rob other Type R owners.

Hope you catch the scum.

Hampie42 · 24th October 2012, 12:44

Thanks all for your support! It's still angering and baffling me in equal measure. They were probably only worth about £20, even less as they ripped them ot so hard one of the secure grommet is still in the carpet!

If they wanted stuff to sell they could have taken lots more, including an iphone screen mount that was on the windscreen and is probably worth more than the mats. But if they wanted them for their own car why risk getting caught for just £30 mats? And why not take the Mugen gear knob!

Starting to wonder if it was kids doing a dare or something, but considering no one heard or saw anything in a very quiet cul-de-sac that sounds a bit too professional to be chavs. No prints, no blood, no window-smashing device found. I'm probably just gonna snoop through the windows of any FN2 I see around here for a while and try and spot my mats!

Meanwhile Autoglass are on the way and it's all covered but that £75 excess is leaving a very sour taste!

@roundy That's a pretty scary story. Hopefully it's not too common as I'm only a 5'2" blonde and that's too close for comfort! Maybe I can fit a baseball bat in the glove box!

FireBIade · 24th October 2012, 13:37

They will amost certainly be popping up on ebay sooner or later. This is a massive problem at the moment of cars being stripped down to parts to be sold on eBay.

I'm very wary of buying some things on eBay because the likelyhood is they are stolen.

24th October 2012, 03:11	#1 (permalink)
Hampie42 Car: 2009 CTR Champ White Join Date: 27th January 2012 Location: Kingston, London Posts: 30 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts iTrader: (0)	Car vandalised -please keep an eye out Hi all, My CW has just had both door windows smashed in right outside my house just to steal my floor mats! I'm pretty shocked someone is willing to do that just for the stupid mats. Please keep an eye out for anyone trying to sell them or who may have recently fitted them in their fn2. I don't particularly want them back, they weren't in great nick and the idiots ripped one of the plastic grommets on the drivers mat in their haste. I just want info on them so I can pass it on to police. Here is a pic I've borrowed off someone else's sales posting of the mats I had. Depressingly they're worth less than £40, my excess will be at least £60. So pointless! I live in the Sunbury-on-Thames area near Kingston in London. Any help would be much appreciated!

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24th October 2012, 03:43	#2 (permalink)
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24th October 2012, 04:27	#4 (permalink)
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24th October 2012, 08:26	#6 (permalink)
roundy Never tap! Car: 2007 Type S 2.2GT Milano Red Join Date: 5th August 2008 Location: West mids Posts: 742 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader: (2)	We could all do with an EDD209 on our properties to keep an eye out. Unfortunately I think it’s only going to get worse around xmas too. I myself saw something abit dodgy last night and I do wonder if it would have been a different situation if it was my miss's getting out the car and not me! I basically parked up my miss's old mg on the drive had the window down slightly and could hear someone jogging and thought nothing of it. When I got out the car a guy in a hoodie was running towards me - saw me (potentially instead of a 5ft tall blonde) looked really award and darted over the other side of the road and could not make it more obvious really and continued to run down the road looking back every so often and stopping at the end of the street which was 100 meters away and got his mobile phone out and walked off. Thing was the road I had travelled down, the same as he was coming down no one was to be seen so makes me wonder if he was waiting for the vehicle to come past etc. Don't mean to jack the thread but think we could all do with being more careful around xmas time.

24th October 2012, 08:34	#7 (permalink)
Romanvdg Join Date: 14th August 2012 Location: Leicester Posts: 24 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader: (2)	So sorry man.

24th October 2012, 08:48	#8 (permalink)
Lunar Tick Supporter Car: 2008 FD2, Vivid Blue Join Date: 8th June 2010 Location: Cumbria, UK Posts: 1,539 Thanks given: 218 Thanked 383 Times in 308 Posts iTrader: (1)	Very sorry to hear this matey I know how it feels when you've had your car vandalised. Hope you get it sorted soon

24th October 2012, 08:49	#9 (permalink)
Staffs Deltic Hey up duck! Car: Civic Type R GT Join Date: 7th December 2009 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 4,779 Thanks given: 688 Thanked 897 Times in 819 Posts iTrader: (9)	They are scumbags. Hope you get it sorted and have no further problems.

24th October 2012, 09:04	#10 (permalink)
Stevo! Supporter Car: 2013 1Series MSport Plus Join Date: 4th January 2012 Location: Croydon, UK Posts: 1,787 Thanks given: 207 Thanked 228 Times in 222 Posts iTrader: (2)	Thats pathetic, all that for mats..

24th October 2012, 09:22	#11 (permalink)
Yassian ivtec just kicked out,YO! Car: 2011 FK2 Milano red Join Date: 27th January 2011 Location: Croatia Posts: 946 Thanks given: 122 Thanked 149 Times in 145 Posts iTrader: (1)	This is the first I hear of somebody breaking in because of floor mats! Idiot is too mild word. Gutted for you!

24th October 2012, 09:41	#12 (permalink)
PURDIE BOY Supporter Car: FN2 M200 Join Date: 13th August 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 576 Thanks given: 69 Thanked 81 Times in 77 Posts iTrader: (1)	Didnt think scumbags would go that low and steal floor mats! Going to b&q for come screws the now just incase they come upto glasgow

24th October 2012, 09:51	#13 (permalink)
okehciv Supporter Join Date: 21st January 2007 Location: shaw gtr manchester Posts: 2,979 Thanks given: 122 Thanked 359 Times in 338 Posts iTrader: (1)	That's really bad luck, can't believe someone would do that for a set of mats !!!

24th October 2012, 09:58	#14 (permalink)
Syx Clingfilmed Car: 2008 2.2 CTS GT Join Date: 22nd December 2009 Location: Luton, UK Posts: 9,071 Thanks given: 833 Thanked 1,637 Times in 1,434 Posts iTrader: (37)	Absolutely shocking. Part of me wonders if the windows were smashed out of jealousy and then they took the mats after?

24th October 2012, 10:26	#15 (permalink)
leunger i-vtec shut off yo! Car: 58 1.8 ES, Sliver Join Date: 21st August 2012 Location: aberdeen Posts: 347 Thanks given: 40 Thanked 65 Times in 60 Posts iTrader: (1)	what an idiot. gutted for you, dude. hope you get this sorted soon.

24th October 2012, 10:32	#16 (permalink)
shaunwistow PM me for a shaunyshine Car: Type S GT-t Urban Titanium Join Date: 5th March 2010 Location: Sheffield, S6 Posts: 6,727 Thanks given: 1,958 Thanked 1,515 Times in 1,362 Posts iTrader: (21)	Ah man, gutted for you, some real scum out there.

24th October 2012, 10:53	#17 (permalink)
B1scu1T Car: 2008 Milano CTR GT Join Date: 16th October 2012 Location: Maidenhead Posts: 45 Thanks given: 29 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts iTrader: (1)	Unbelievable that mate. Smashing into a car for bloody floor mats!? Complete morons. I had my push bike stolen in Leeds over the summer, that one still burns when i think about it for too long.

24th October 2012, 11:00	#18 (permalink)
RosscoMac I'm going fast again! Car: 2007 NHB Type-R GT Join Date: 14th February 2012 Location: Glasgow Posts: 831 Thanks given: 146 Thanked 94 Times in 91 Posts iTrader: (3)	Gutted for you mate. Worst feeling ever when someone does that to your car. I don't know how I could handle it with my Type R. Sounds like a jealousy thing to me though. Someone wanting to steal something to sell would surely rob a car with a big bling CD player or sat nav in it as they would be worth more than a set of mats. And surely a Type R owner would be in a better position in life than to rob other Type R owners. Hope you catch the scum.

24th October 2012, 12:44	#19 (permalink)
Hampie42 Thread starter Car: 2009 CTR Champ White Join Date: 27th January 2012 Location: Kingston, London Posts: 30 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts iTrader: (0)	Thanks all for your support! It's still angering and baffling me in equal measure. They were probably only worth about £20, even less as they ripped them ot so hard one of the secure grommet is still in the carpet! If they wanted stuff to sell they could have taken lots more, including an iphone screen mount that was on the windscreen and is probably worth more than the mats. But if they wanted them for their own car why risk getting caught for just £30 mats? And why not take the Mugen gear knob! Starting to wonder if it was kids doing a dare or something, but considering no one heard or saw anything in a very quiet cul-de-sac that sounds a bit too professional to be chavs. No prints, no blood, no window-smashing device found. I'm probably just gonna snoop through the windows of any FN2 I see around here for a while and try and spot my mats! Meanwhile Autoglass are on the way and it's all covered but that £75 excess is leaving a very sour taste! @roundy That's a pretty scary story. Hopefully it's not too common as I'm only a 5'2" blonde and that's too close for comfort! Maybe I can fit a baseball bat in the glove box!

24th October 2012, 13:37	#20 (permalink)
FireBIade Car: M200, er.....CW Join Date: 5th November 2010 Location: Bournemouth, UK Posts: 460 Thanks given: 9 Thanked 51 Times in 47 Posts iTrader: (0)	They will amost certainly be popping up on ebay sooner or later. This is a massive problem at the moment of cars being stripped down to parts to be sold on eBay. I'm very wary of buying some things on eBay because the likelyhood is they are stolen.