Why would anyone want to steal a Corsa?

[drberbatov]

At about five past one last night I heard a clicking noise coming from the front garden, turns out two bastards were trying to steal my crappy Vauxhall Corsa. I ran outside and the bastards scampered pretty quickly, well I say quickly one hid behind my front wall and I could see his head poking out about whilst the other was somewhere in my neighbours front garden. I then starting bellowing like a mad man shouting "You come into my yard and you get hurt!". I had no idea why I said this, but it sounded pretty hardcore. Anyway in a worse case scenario this could have ended in me getting my head kicked in or I could have apprehended one of the bastards. But what then? I didn't fancy taking the law into my own hands.

Has anyone else been involved in a similar incident?

[Suttonpubcrawl]

No. I've never owned a Vauxhall Corsa.

[jutl]

I could see his head poking out about whilst the other was somewhere in my neighbours front garden.

Is he still there?

[biggytitbo]

You should have shot them both in the back and become a hero for Sun readers everywhere.

[Ginyard]

Or sacrificed yourself and guaranteed a week of tabloid lamentation before they discovered you're murking past and noosed you up alongside Britney Spears and Robert Murat.

When I lived in a flat a few years back, some guys somehow got through the front door downstairs and I could here them trying to open my flimsy door while I was in bed. I got up and just yelled as loudly as I could in a thick irish accent. Heard them running down the stairs. When I looked out the window I realised they were 3 pretty big guys (I'm only 5' 11") and could have probably ripped my head off if they were feeling so inclined. I got in my car and followed them through Tulse Hill all the way to Streatham, found out where one of them lived and phoned the police  -  who did sweet fuck all about it.

Thing is, if they had have made it in, what would I have done?. I'm perfectly game for taking on one person if they invade my territory but three of them?.

I've left my Yaris left unlocked on a high street all night when I was at a party in Tottenham a while back. I think the fact that nobody bothered to drive off in it speaks volumes about it. My wife keeps going on about replacing it I'm just too attached to it. Like an old hammer or weathered soundonsound mag.

[Kazuo Kiriyama]

I've found your culprit.

[Small Man Big Horse]

I returned to my place in London today to find that the landlord had changed the lock to the main front door as whilst I'd been away an ex-tennant had used his old key to get in and steal, somewhat insanely, the electricity meter attached to the washing machine.

He could have taken either the washing machine or tumble dryer, my neighbour's mountain bike that he keeps in the hallway, hell, even a toilet would have made more sense, but no, he went for the meter. Which is all very strange.

[mycroft]

Maybe it was Doctor Who nicking a component for the TARDIS?

[El Unicornio, mang]

Some people will steal anything. I remember at T In the Park years ago someone got into our tents and stole...a jar of coffee. Not the CD's, or wallets, or ciggies, or beer, or walkmans that were lying around, a jar of coffee.

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

Have you offended the mafia lately? You might have just interrupted a simple car bombing.

[PyramidHead]

Big, new, expensive cars have big, new, expensive alarms, immobilisers & tracking devices.

Depending on the age of your Corsa, there's a good chance that its "factory security system" consisted only of a small blessing with holy water and a solemn prayer, at the end of the production line.

"Ease of theft" is top priority for your average car thief, you see.

I am not a car thief.

[boki]

Some people will steal anything. I remember at T In the Park years ago someone got into our tents and stole...a jar of coffee. Not the CD's, or wallets, or ciggies, or beer, or walkmans that were lying around, a jar of coffee.

I have four theories:

1. They thought you'd hidden drugs in there
2. Somebody just really, really needed something to dump into (was there a heap of discarded coffee outside?)
3. Pro-tea militia
4. You actually forgot to bring the coffee and didn't realise 'cos you were pissed

[Mindbear]

When I was a kid, my brother had his car bombed, it was on the front page of the local newspaper and everything! I have absolutely no idea why it happened, he was only a teenager, and the car was a little renault five. I still wonder why that happened to this day....

[chumfatty]

Big, new, expensive cars have big, new, expensive alarms, immobilisers & tracking devices.

Depending on the age of your Corsa, there's a good chance that its "factory security system" consisted only of a small blessing with holy water and a solemn prayer, at the end of the production line.

"Ease of theft" is top priority for your average car thief, you see.

I am not a car thief.

Spot on. Corsas, Fiestas, Metros, Escorts, Citreon AXs, Rovers are all some of the most commonly stolen vehicles purely because of they are easy to get into and hot wire. Most of these are stolen just for Joyriding purposes or as a means to commit crime elsewhere, the majority of which will inevitably turn up in a few days later unless you are unlucky enough for it to be burnt out.

Simple bit of Crime Prevention advice is to buy one of those Full or Half Disc locks that fit around the steering wheel, unless your car is particularly desirable they'll ignore it because they are lazy bastards.

[Hank_Kingsley]

I have four theories:

1. They thought you'd hidden drugs in there
2. Somebody just really, really needed something to dump into (was there a heap of discarded coffee outside?)
3. Pro-tea militia
4. You actually forgot to bring the coffee and didn't realise 'cos you were pissed

Wouldn't they have just dumped in the tent? I would have if I knew it was definitely Unicorn's tent.

[Captain Crunch]

(I'm only 5' 11")

Only?!  That's three inches above average you nutcase.

[Hank_Kingsley]

Only?!  That's three inches above average you nutcase.

5'10 for a bloke I thought?

[SetToStun]

5' 8" - 5' 9" depending on age group (16-24, 24+), apparently. I thought it was 5' 10" too. And in my own experience, I certainly don't feel above average height these days and I'm (apparently) a smidgen under 6' 2". And there are some right freaks on this site too - isn't Borboski something like 9' 2194" or something? I seem to remember a thread that left me feeling somewhat on the small side a while back (and not for the first time, either, I have to say).

[Hank_Kingsley]

Sheeeeeet, I'm only 5'9. Luckily I've got a shorty who's shorter than me. Woman are definitely too tall nowadays.

[Emma Raducanu]

I'm 7'11" minus a few feet or so.

[Mindbear]

I thought the average height for a man was 6ft until I mortally offended a couple of men I went out with calling them short. My brother is 6ft2 and my dad is 6ft 5, so I don't understand why i'm a rubbish 5ft 6. I want to be tall!

[buttgammon]

I'm about 6ft and I'm dwarfed by lots of people I know. In fact, I feel short in the company of some people because I know so many ridiculously tall people, which is ridiculous given I'm at least 6 feet myself.