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Defrost car then ...gone
I know there was a thread about getting car going and going back indoors, But near me there's been two incidents in the last 48 hours where the car owners left their car running to de-frost and then had the car stolen..idiots.
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I know there was a thread about getting car going and going back indoors, But near me there's been two incidents in the last 48 hours where the car owners left their car running to de-frost and then had the car stolen..idiots.
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that's one of the bonuses of having a shitcart, I can leave it running for days and no-one in their right mind would try and nick it
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A friend of mine had her car stolen from in front of her when she just walked a couple of yards to close a drive gate and left it running.
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Lock it with the spare key.
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I've never found it necessary to leave a car running to defrost it. Not only is it a stupid thing to do it's also antisocial - cars running unattended in the street, belching out noxious fumes.
Scrape car windows. Start car. Start windscreen blower to stop misting. Go! That's it. |
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Would there be any gain in claiming the car was stolen?
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Lock it with the spare key.
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A friend of mine had her car stolen from in front of her when she just walked a couple of yards to close a drive gate and left it running.
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A friend of mine had her car stolen from in front of her when she just walked a couple of yards to close a drive gate and left it running.
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It would be great to see someone catch a car thief red-handed and knock the living daylights out of him. Justice would then be done.
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It would be great to see someone catch a car thief red-handed and knock the living daylights out of him. Justice would then be done.
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It would be great to see someone catch a car thief red-handed and knock the living daylights out of him. Justice would then be done.
![]() It would be even better if people didn't steal cars. |
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that's one of the bonuses of having a shitcart, I can leave it running for days and no-one in their right mind would try and nick it
![]() This reminds me of an episode in One Foot In The Grave. Victor had a crap car that got nicked and finished up in Finland. He was delighted but the car was returned to his dismay, it was then stolen many times but was always returned |
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I've never found it necessary to leave a car running to defrost it. Not only is it a stupid thing to do it's also antisocial - cars running unattended in the street, belching out noxious fumes.
Scrape car windows. Start car. Start windscreen blower to stop misting. Go! That's it. Go out, keys in ignition, start car, whack all the blowers and heat on full, get scraper out of glovebox, shut car door, start scraping side windows first. By the time I get to the front it's started to melt at the bottom where the blowers are warming up the screen. Scrape the front screen then get in and clear what's left of the front and rear with the wipers. Car is then starting to get toasty for the drive. People seem to leave the car defrosting because they can't stand a few seconds in the cold. Just laziness. |
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I do something similar except I start the car first.
Go out, keys in ignition, start car, whack all the blowers and heat on full, get scraper out of glovebox, shut car door, start scraping side windows first. By the time I get to the front it's started to melt at the bottom where the blowers are warming up the screen. Scrape the front screen then get in and clear what's left of the front and rear with the wipers. Car is then starting to get toasty for the drive. People seem to leave the car defrosting because they can't stand a few seconds in the cold. Just laziness.
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Switch on ignition, switch on climate windscreen, rear defroster. Scrape front windows. Back in car. All done in less than a minute.
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When I had a shop many years ago this guy would pre pay for the local paper and literally be in and out within 30 secs at the most but one day he pulled up and left the engine running and someone decided to 'borrow' it. It was found a few miles away undamaged but it shows how quickly these things can happen.
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When I had a shop many years ago this guy would pre pay for the local paper and literally be in and out within 30 secs at the most but one day he pulled up and left the engine running and someone decided to 'borrow' it. It was found a few miles away undamaged but it shows how quickly these things can happen.
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Climate on, heated seats, heated screen and bobs your uncle. Very quick
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to turn the engine off and on again must take about a second, was he always trying to break his personal best on the journey to work ?
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He'd done the same thing for years just this time someone probably didn't fancy the walk decided to borrow some wheels.
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I've never found it necessary to leave a car running to defrost it. Not only is it a stupid thing to do it's also antisocial - cars running unattended in the street, belching out noxious fumes.
Scrape car windows. Start car. Start windscreen blower to stop misting. Go! That's it.
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I've never found it necessary to leave a car running to defrost it. Not only is it a stupid thing to do it's also antisocial - cars running unattended in the street, belching out noxious fumes.
Scrape car windows. Start car. Start windscreen blower to stop misting. Go! That's it. |
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What a peculiar definition of laziness.
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