Stolen Nova West Yorkshire

[matt_vaughan]

Had my car nicked last night.

White Mk2 1.2 Nova. H649TWJ

Was stolen from my parents house in Wilsden, nr Bradford/Keighley

Black bumpers, matt black bonnet, black GTE teardrops.

Piccies

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t336/matt_vaughan_2008/05112009131.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t336/matt_vaughan_2008/05112009130.jpg

Not holding out hopes of getting it back, but just in-case anyone hears/sees of anything.

Unfortunately it wasnt worth enough to consider some decent security so it didn't have any. Really wishing I had done now.

Cheers Matt

[Mike]

Gutted for you mate, but as you say, i wouldnt hoold to much hope of ever seeing it again, let alone in one peice.

[Joe Richardson]

not another nova stolen:eek:

Gutted for you mate :mad:

[sport]

Sorry to hear that, but on a car as easy to steal as a nova you really need it even if its not worth much but yours looked ok mate

[matt_vaughan]

I know mate, kicking myself for not even having a crook lock or anything. So much for living in a half decent area lol

[ben doodar]

gutted for you mate, seems alot of novas getting stolen recently.
can not advise a stop lock enough.

[stuartyj21]

sorry to hear that matt got mine nick last nite to the feckers:mad:

[Southie]

FFS Matt that's shiit news fella. I'll keep my eye out over my way and get the word out and see if anyone nearby has seen it.

Hope you find it in one piece.

Cheers
David

[L33 LEG]

im not far from keighley area so il keep my eyes open around here.

unlucky though mate, my only advice is to check the local units to see if its about and just generally ask about, failing that in a few weeks check all the for sale sections and ebay to see if someone is stupid enough to sell your bits :)

[scott.parker]

****ers, just ****ers...why steal an old car like a nova, there is cars much more better to steal these days..

[MK999]

****ers, just ****ers...why steal an old car like a nova, there is cars much more better to steal these days..

How many of those can you get into without damaging much with your bare hands, and start them in about 10s without having to worry about alarms and immobilisers? They're targeted because they're easy, and there's a modifying scene round them, so it's easy to sell bits.

[Andy]

Cant steal new cars without keys

[adam c]

I'll keep a lookout round here as im not that far away either.

[Joe Richardson]

I will keep an aye out round my way aswell mate:thumb:

[scott.parker]

Well there is enough yorky boys to find this car, get out looking for it i say..

Just cant believe some one would nick them anymore thats all.

[Spudly]

Wounded for ya dude i cant see it being round here but ill keep my eyes peeled, id be checking local petrol stations see if theyve had it doing bilkins and or got it on cctv, also check your local scrappers asap as iirc stupot89 aint far from you and his was stolen to weigh in, could be related!

[matt_vaughan]

right some good news

Police have actually done something useful and found it. Looks like joy riders took it and as it had a student level of petrol in it only managed to get a few miles. To those in the area i live in wilsden they made it to thornton lol.

No idea on condition, but there's about 250 quids worth of audio equipment i doubt is still in there.

I also had my driving license in the glovebox, doubt thats there either

Apparently I'll have to pay fees to have it released, dont know what they amount to but not looking forward to it. They'll probably keep it a few days to take finger prints etc etc

Copper ringing tonight about 9 to inform me of more.

[Spudly]

Nice touch, i hope it in a repairable state for you bud:thumb:

[matt_vaughan]

Well no smashed glass so I'm assuming they knew how to "get in" lol

[L33 LEG]

They will probably charge you around £115 to get it released and like £12 a day after the first day. no doubt you will have to get the money back through insurance.

glad they have found it though, hopefully not too much damage.

[Nobby]

great news mate! i had to pay £103 to get my old escort out the compound when they took it off me!

[daverobson]

good news =), **** that you have to pay to get it back tho

[let_nova]

this sites getting like MLR

sorry for your loss dude

[Dave.]

They will probably charge you around £115 to get it released and like £12 a day after the first day. no doubt you will have to get the money back through insurance.

glad they have found it though, hopefully not too much damage.

As of April 1st 2009 the charges changed

£150 recovery
£20 a day storage


If it was dumped in a ditch, or needed specialist recovery (this can be asmuch as soemtimes because the steering lock was on a full right/left etc) they can charge upto £200

And before anyone argues, i used to work in a police recovery garage untill about 3 weeks ago, so mehh :p

[Dave.]

good news =), **** that you have to pay to get it back tho

Yes, it is ***** but at the end of the day, you cant expect the recovery firn to go out (sometimes at the lieks of 3am) use their truck and their diesel to pick up your car and store it for you somewhere in a alarmed dry unit whilst the polce do their fingerprints all for free can you?

If you go through your insurance, they will pay the fee's etc, but if you dont them thats the price you have to pay. £150 for someone to go and get your car, anytime in the day any day of the week so tis safe and sound isnt that bad tbh

[Mike]

Aye, as Dave said, the recoverys fees ecsalate if specialist recovery is needed.

I got stung an extra £118 for a flat bed (dont really know how else they were planning on recoring it though :S ) , an then an extra £58 for a "winching" fee as its had no wheels on. Obviously, those figures are less VAT.

[Dave.]

Aye, as Dave said, the recoverys fees ecsalate if specialist recovery is needed.

I got stung an extra £118 for a flat bed (dont really know how else they were planning on recoring it though :S ) , an then an extra £58 for a "winching" fee as its had no wheels on. Obviously, those figures are less VAT.

Yeahh they will be the old fee's aswell Mike, you got it lucky lol

[L33 LEG]

As of April 1st 2009 the charges changed

£150 recovery
£20 a day storage


If it was dumped in a ditch, or needed specialist recovery (this can be asmuch as soemtimes because the steering lock was on a full right/left etc) they can charge upto £200

And before anyone argues, i used to work in a police recovery garage untill about 3 weeks ago, so mehh :p

i was just going off prices when i used to be a naughty boy back in the days lol

i agree though that it is very **** having to pay to get your own car back after it being nicked, however somebody has to pay the recovery firm.

[stupot89]

ill go out for a drive around later on around where myine was last seen mate

[matt_vaughan]

Do the fees go down as an insurance claim then? I cant really afford to lose a year's no claims.

[stupot89]

.

[MK999]

Do the fees go down as an insurance claim then? I cant really afford to lose a year's no claims.

Given cover is called third party, fire and theft I'd be very surprised if your next insurance policy didn't want to know about it. It's a bit crap but basically they expect your car to get stolen again if it's been stolen before :roll:

[brainsnova]

if it gets stolen and you dont claim does that still affect the policy.

[blue_peg_16v]

has to bedecaired as they normaly ask any claims or loses weather claimed for or not so wouldnt affect ncd but have to declaire unfortunatly

[valvercorsa]

happy to hear its safe now mate my saloon was stolen last year i thought same as you who will want to pinch my 4 door saloon lol

but they did

from this

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/valvercorsa/DSC00392.jpg

to this

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/valvercorsa/DSC00401.jpg

in 12 hrs i no have fuel cut off and battery cut off switches
:thumb:

[brainsnova]

^^^ thats ashame :cry:

[valvercorsa]

yep loved it too with the 1.6 gte lump in lol couldnt catch him in my mates corsa gsi :(

[Dave.]

if it gets stolen and you dont claim does that still affect the policy.

You DO NOT have to claim on your insurance if you dont want to. And as claiming so they pay £200 worth of fee's. then write your car off, then have to buy it back once its beenw ritten off and then see your insurance renewal go up, you may aswell just pay the fee's out of your own pocket :thumb:

[Bubba]

wtf happend to the roof of the loon :o

glad you got it back, id be gutted if mine went, and i know it would be at the bottom of the cliff as well :(

[brainsnova]

alarm/ imobiliser ftw

[valvercorsa]

alarm/ imobiliser ftw

AGREED

mine now parks behind locked gates and bought a nice guard dog :d

[blue_peg_16v]

i had one nicked with a clifford fitted if they want it enough they will take it no mater wat you do ****ing scum the lot of them but then i should thank them cos if my valver hatch hadnt been nicked id never of bought the loon

[Dave.]

My Dad had his old Cavalier SRI broken into one night....

The next night he was in a police cell for assault, the lad never returned for his humble Cavalier :)

[valvercorsa]

^^^^^^ sweet^^^^^^
i waiting for the kid to get out of nick who had my saloon gunna chop off his middle finger as thats the one he stuck up has he shot away from us in my car

[andrew1988]

****ers, just ****ers...why steal an old car like a nova, there is cars much more better to steal these days..

What a stupid thing to say? Thats just mocking their skills as thieves rather than the fact theyre car robbing scum.

[scott.parker]

What a stupid thing to say? Thats just mocking their skills as thieves rather than the fact theyre car robbing scum.

Err no i just dont get why you would want to steal a nova..... thats all..

[Rich]

Why do we own novas then?? Will nick anything they can get, a nova is a quick and easy one

[sparkie1401]

Poor Nova

this really pisses me off, Twocers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

it makes me nervous to drive mine around when its done

getting a house in jan so it will be purcheased on having or room for a huge double deep garage for my XE and Evo

[matt_vaughan]

Got it back! 170 quid worse off but it's back.

Subs, 6x9s and head unit all gone. They even ate the sausage roll that was on back seat.

Car is fine though, handbrake and tyres ok so i think they just nicked it for the sound system. Probably a pre-meditated thing if thats the case as the sound stuff was mostly hidden away.

Ignition barrel a knackered but i think that's a result of the steering lock being broken. The hazard switch was used, and they got in the non destructive way if you get me

For some reason the gear knob is gone too...glad it had my original rather than my brushed ally richbrook one in at the time.

Going to report the gear thats been stolen as it's quite hard to find stuff and quite rare so if it turns up in a raid or whatever I might see it again, not holding out hopes...

Oh...and there's fingerprint dust EVERYWHERE!! lol

Think ill be installing some cunning security measures should I keep it.

[sparkie1401]

well done, lucky you

this is why i will never drive through the village with the music banging out, you never know which scag head is watching, and all they want is something to sell on 4 a quick fix

watch out for stuff on ebay etc over next few weeks

i hope they get the b4st4rds

[valvercorsa]

sorry about you sausage roll mate lol

they ****s aint they, why dont they get job's and buy there own I.C.E fecks me off

get one of these :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T0lEpdaeV4

[John]

get one of these :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T0lEpdaeV4

Fookin quality! lol lol

[matt_vaughan]

That chimp is brilliant. I'm thinking more of a wire taped to the back of steering wheel hooked up to a battery in the boot, activate it when i get out lol.....wouldnt try nicking it then would they lol

Sod alarms, I want some really aggresive vigilante security now lol then the same bast4rds can try nick the thing again.

[valvercorsa]

orgasmo car alarm lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxRMTtR5I2E

[auzzy2000]

orgasmo car alarm lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxRMTtR5I2E lollollollollol

[MK999]

One like those trucks that constantly whine out "this vehicle is reversing..." might work "Thieving ******* over here, look a thieving *******, come hit the scumbag..."

[valvercorsa]

yeah lol

[matt_vaughan]

One like those trucks that constantly whine out "this vehicle is reversing..." might work "Thieving ******* over here, look a thieving *******, come hit the scumbag..."

"Get back ya bast4rd....I'll brek ya legs" comes to mind :D