I HATE losers....
 

****ing people pi$$ me the **** off :mad:

Got a text a little while ago.....Some ********* smashed the window on my friends 'new' 280CE and stole the radio :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: Get a fricken life you loser!

A police report was filed but honestly what are the chances of finding it....and the person who did it (It's an aftermarket unit that isn't even worth that much.)


Even worse they took one of the painted hubcaps...thats going to be fun finding a replacement for.....

Sux.

Someone tore up my center stack in a no longer owned 300D, freakin' broke a number of items to grab an aftermarket unit. The cd player didn't even work.

Bastards!

That sucks man, I hate that too. I wonder how many of those CD players are duds (like they have codes that disable and stuff) and how many are cheap vs. how many are worth any amount of money at all. They could always just work an hour and get at least $8 of legitimate money....

When I owned an MGB, I used to leave the top down so that theives wouldn't have to cut the top to get inside . . . besides, they could see for themselves that all I had was a cheesy AM/FM radio. However, one day I found that my rubber floor mats from MG Motors had been pinched. Not a lot of money, but it was disturbing to think that another MGB owner was the culprit, since they are pretty specific to the car.

You don't know if another MGB owner did it or whether a person trying to sell it to the MGB owner is at fault. After all, I don't check if you obtained the used item you are offering me for whether it was stolen or not. Still, people are people whether they are MGB owners or not.

These are "victim-less" crimes according to the police. They figure as long as nobody gets hurt, insurance will make it all good again. Law enforcement is obviously no deterrent for these scum because the consequences for their crimes are next to zero.

Been there. Someone broke my passenger side window to steal a ...$20 mp3 player.

The police are there to gather revenue. Catching these people takes time away from them and they have to make their quota at another day.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have another winner.
( as long as you haven't been a winner in the past 30 days. ):D

parked the GTO convertible on the street ONCE. Some @ss Slit the top to get the non-working Jensen radio out of the dash.
At least they did not F -up the dash getting it out.
My old GF had her, get this, Ford Maverick broken into at UNC! The @ss ripped up the dash getting the CHEAP cassette player out then left her a note *****ing about how much work it was to get the radio out of the car!

Brother and sister in law parked their new Jetta by the GWB in New York. The took everything out of the car except his ratty pair of B-Ball shoes.

Yep the broke in for those! Realized how beat up they were then caused $3800 in damages to the interior of the car. Every needle was pulled from every gauge, seats were ripped up, headliner ripped, window switches broken, etc!

If your friend has time he should walk around the neighborhood. I bet he finds some crackhead with his radio on a blanket selling it for $5!
Find the dude and give him a beat-down! I am not saying my coworkers and I did this when the GTO was molested, but somebody learned a lesson...

I have been meaning to get a vibration and/or pressure sensor alarm for my 300E, as soon as I get some money. This is good reason to get it.

No wins in the past 30 days here.

I had stuff ripped off by a couple of losers going "car shopping", as they call it. No real interest there. I had to tell the cops the number they called. Still no action. At which point, I had to call it and talked to the person there and found out it was the father. I talked to him to see if he wanted to work something out. He denied it and said it was a wrong call. Told him that he chatted for a long while at midnight for a wrong number but still no go. Had to give them the address before they dragged they fat, lazy hind ends there after I reversed looked up the number.

I also had someone almost run into my car because he ran a red flashing light. Cop saw it and I saw him. Why didn't he say anything? He was sitting dry in his car under the shade and didn't want to mess up his hair or shoes.

I haven't found much of a use for beat cops except maybe to write the report up so I can claim insurance. Since most of my experience with them has been with their attitudes, I don't need them or want them.

Man getting a new piece of glass in place isn't going to be fun......

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/83243-removing-back-panels-300cd.html

I'm guessing it's damn tight back there and it's a manual regulator which is probably going to make getting that panel out even harder....i'm doing a search but not coming up with much on how to do it. Anyone have any good links for this job?

Yesterday, there was a beat up Ford Explorer with missing hubcaps with a latino (not to be racist, just stating a fact) driving behind me. His windshield was showing an obviously hijacked inspection sticker (half of the sticker was not there). This is interesting because NC no longer uses stickers for inspections.

He was driving and tailgating aggressively so I just got out of his way. No need to test if my unisured motorist insurance works.

He probably did not want to drop his lipstick into his coffee, that's why.

Or was it because he was trying out his new garter belt and didn't want to get it wet in case he had to return it?

I frequently don't lock my car for just this reason. It's more of a bother to replace the window then the $20 stereo :(

-J

I worry sometimes about the cabrio being broken into but I leave nothing in it and it has a factory radio which thieves should know are impossible to steal as well as use.

That might not be the point. They might just steal it just to steal it. Why do you want a MB Star? Because it is a trophy. Much like guys keep the panties of the girls they lay. Because they can sniff it and get pleasant memories of how they got what piece of tail. Or so I heard. :D

I fear for my star. Sometimes its messed with but its always there.

the answer is easy, simply acquire a German Shepherd trained as a security dog. put him in the back seat of the car with the windows all the way down. anyone who tries to break in will get the surprise of their life.

They did this to my SD one time. broke the triangle glass in the back seat, used a screw driver to pry the deck out of the car, thus damaging the console. $200 for a window and $80 from the wrecker for a new console... all for a $75 Kenwood.

He probably wanted you to put on the brakes so he could hit you then carjack you when you stopped!

I have had idiots like that in front of me standing on the brake pedal trying to me - Mr. Rich White Man in the Benz (24 year old Diesel LOL ) - to hit them so they could sue me!

similar to the TV show, "Bait Car", put "This car is unlocked and the keys are in the ignition" bumper stickers front and rear. hire a biker gang to watch the car 24/7. when they see the thief breaking in, they launch. no more thief.

My roommate and I both recently had our cars rummaged through. nothing was stolen, but they were parked in the driveway, so we're a little upset. hes the kind of guy with the kind of friends who act like they belong to a biker gang... I have a feeling "Bait Car" will become reality in my neighborhood soon.

Karma is a Bad 'Mo-Fo'...dont worry, somewhere further on up the road, these cats will get theirs...in spades.

That sucks.

One of my loser cousins was caught a few years ago doing that, went to jail, I wasn't sympathetic. Got what he deserved.

I use to be a loser, would you believe that. :D

That is pretty much what religion is good for. Man is flawed and will not be perfect. So, man's justice isn't perfect either. Take 50 years ago. Crime then was not as easily stopped as today with DNA testing, etc, etc. We keep getting better but probably will never reach perfection. This means that to escape judgment, all I have to do is outwit my fellow man at this time.

But with religion, watch out. Even if I am good enough to outwit mankind, there is still an omnipotent force that will punish me. So, if I get caught by man, I get double punishment because the deity has no respect for the double jeopardy rules. IOW, punishment once is certain, twice is possible.

Is that a trick question? :D

For you, Yes? :D

Ok I need some W123 coupe gurus to help me with this but I think there is more going on here then I originally thought. I talked to my friend and went to look at the car. At first I thought this was just a smash and grab job but a few things aren't adding up, this was way too neat for that.


#1 The neutral safety switch no longer works (The car could be moved out of park without the key) There is no way to get that radio out without moving the shifter and i'm guessing that only a competent thief would know how to disable the switch. OR did they simply break the gear lever out of place? (There is no visible damage to the shifter so they didn't force the radio out)
#2 The window looks like it was broken from the INSIDE out. (There is very little glass inside the car) I'm waiting for a pic but apparently this section of glass is very much intact. (Waiting for pics)
#3 The car doors where locked. What kind of a thief bothers to even close the doors never mind lock them? With that in mind why even bother smashing the small passenger side window? Most thieves just destroy the front windows don't they?


My theory....I get the darnedest feeling that this car was targeted for a joy ride (I have other reasons for this theory that i'll be posting tomorrow) I know that the broken window was the one that was sticking while being raised. What if someone took it for a spin and lowered all the windows but broke that window while raising it. In an attempt to cover their tracks they made it look like a radio theft.


I might be looking into this a bit too much but something just seems amiss.


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I feel your pain & your anger!

My daughter had her window on her Volvo broken right in front of the house parked on the street. Found a used one at the junkyard for like $20. But still....wasted a whole Saturday on that.

Just recently they broke the window on her Kia. Parked out front in the street again. :confused:
$50 for that and another day wasted.

The guy across the street had his truck broken into. He said he lost a lot of work related stuff + had to buy a whole new door.
And a guy around the corner had his convertible roof ripped up on his BMW.

I hope the police catch these aholes before I do.

The weird thing is, right after a rash of broken windows someone is always coming around offering to replace windows!:eek:
Think the police might get a clue?

Danny

The shift lever can be moved to any position without the key being turned to unlock the steering.

The bad guy may have tried to cover his tracks, not unheard of. Wanting to get a radio as cleanly as possible for a higher resale price, maybe.

I agree, very little glass inside.

The rear window is smaller, so less noise when breaking, I guess. And I see no reason to leave the doors open after a robbery.

Just a thought or two.

I see....wouldn't I still have to depress the brake though? (I was able to shift it without pushing the brake pedal)

Fulcrum the window is easy, duct tape and a window punch, as for the shifter my CD doesn't need the key or the brake depressed to move the gear selector

Mercedes cars didn't get that feature until the 1990 model year.

-J

On the W123 you can remove the shift lever out of P any time. Even if the car is off, without the key. The safety switch for the brake pedal was installed on '90 cars and above (my '89 190E is similar to the W123, but not the '90 300TE). Those cars '90 and above you have to step on the brake (w/ key in ignition) to remove shift lever from P.

Sorry to hear what happened. It looks like a pristine car.

Gotcha, simply assumed it was similar to my car (At least now I know why I have that instruction sticker on my shifter....new features require new instructions

It's just a question of their frame of mind. If they are willing to smash windows to take a radio why would they care if they kill your battery by leaving the door open? (And also risk waking you up from the sound of the car door closing.)

From what I was told the glass was not taped in any way (Although it does have a slight tint on it)

I've walked away from my car rolling backwards after forgetting to put it in park...trust me you can move it all without the key :P

Scary.....

There's no telling what goes through someone's mind.

My thought was an open door will cause suspicion, as opposed to a closed door. It's possible to quietly close a door.

that'll do it.

When my car was broken into the police were also quite useless. The best way to handle these situations is if you can find the person who did it, have a little "talk" with them in a quite private place and teach them about respecting property. I find crimes like this quite offensive because some loser my tax dollars are probably helping in some way destroys my hard earned property.:mad:

I believe karma needs to be helped along.:D;)

I once had a cop tell me the rear window is broken out so glass is not all over the front seat. He referred to the front seat as the 'work space' for the crooks, and who wants to do their work while sitting on broken glass?

That does make sense. I always thought they just shifted over to the opposite side of the car.