Leaving your P&J Parked up ...

buster · Post by **buster** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:29 pm

Does anyone else get worried when they leave their P&J parked up in town or car parks? I find I hurry around the shops and supermarkets just so I can get back to my car sooner.

I currently drive a Smart Brabus Roadster and just hate leaving it anywhere other than my driveway or work space. I'm looking at getting an elise later this year and I just know I will be worrying about it all the time!

ewanrw · Post by **ewanrw** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:40 pm

Use to worry with my Impeza but not so much with the Elise.

minkypotglory · Post by **minkypotglory** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:18 pm

Just ask Sanjoy about his Elise paintball escapade in secure parking

but on the whole not heard of to many problems

Neilp

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:51 pm

Depends alot on the area, I leave the roof off when I feel safe like in StAndrews but wouldn't dream of it in Dundee! Had the roof off all weekend near enough all over Lancashire and the Peaks. Just be sensible and hide anything that might look llike it's worth nicking, remember its a soft top, if someone wants to get in they can with a knife or an allen key (S1!)

Rich

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:49 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Depends alot on the area, I leave the roof off when I feel safe like in StAndrews but wouldn't dream of it in Dundee! Had the roof off all weekend near enough all over Lancashire and the Peaks. Just be sensible and hide anything that might look llike it's worth nicking, remember its a soft top, if someone wants to get in they can with a knife or an allen key (S1!)

Rich

Didn't even think about the allen key thing. Thats genius engineering...

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:09 pm

Tom wrote:
RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Depends alot on the area, I leave the roof off when I feel safe like in StAndrews but wouldn't dream of it in Dundee! Had the roof off all weekend near enough all over Lancashire and the Peaks. Just be sensible and hide anything that might look llike it's worth nicking, remember its a soft top, if someone wants to get in they can with a knife or an allen key (S1!)

Rich
Didn't even think about the allen key thing. Thats genius engineering...

Once you loosen the allenbolts, you'd need to smash the windows to undo the 'other bits' ( that I'm not going to go into incase there are any budding theives online) inside the car - all you'd succeed in there is letting the roof tails flap about

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:11 pm

Yeah - and in the S2 you don't even need an allen key. We've got wee paddles that tension the hood.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:11 pm

GregR wrote:
Tom wrote:
RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Depends alot on the area, I leave the roof off when I feel safe like in StAndrews but wouldn't dream of it in Dundee! Had the roof off all weekend near enough all over Lancashire and the Peaks. Just be sensible and hide anything that might look llike it's worth nicking, remember its a soft top, if someone wants to get in they can with a knife or an allen key (S1!)

Rich
Didn't even think about the allen key thing. Thats genius engineering...
Once you loosen the allenbolts, you'd need to smash the windows to undo the 'other bits' ( that I'm not going to go into incase there are any budding theives online) inside the car - all you'd succeed in there is letting the roof tails flap about

Oh yeah.

hence the reason i'm not an engineer.

(*shuffle shuffle*tom back at his computer)

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:17 pm

once you get the allen keys undone, it aint hard to open the door from the inside.

you can go back to your dream of being an engineer tom

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:20 pm

GregR wrote: Once you loosen the allenbolts, you'd need to smash the windows to undo the 'other bits' ( that I'm not going to go into incase there are any budding theives online) inside the car - all you'd succeed in there is letting the roof tails flap about

Err, with a pen knife you can just cut the roof open and in you get.

In fact I broke into my own car at Edinburgh airport one year by *snipped for security fears* Job done.

Point is, breaking into an Elise is child's play, so don't leave anything in it that they might want to steal! Katie once had her rear window smashed to steal 6 cans of diet coke, so I think leaving nothing at all in view might be the best way!

Cheers,
Robin

Post by **Shug** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:22 pm

Or just leave it so full of gravel and dead insects that they can't make anything out worth nicking in the first place

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:22 pm

erm, I'm slightly uneasy about that post remaining online!!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:23 pm

GregR wrote:erm, I'm slightly uneasy about that post remaining online!!

I agree. and I'm not paranoid alright!!

Post by **Shug** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:24 pm

GregR wrote:erm, I'm slightly uneasy about that post remaining online!!

I'll leave it to Robin's discretion, but seriously, all you need is a penknife - it's not a secure car. Christ if they want something, then they are in - to get in like Robin did would be too much hassle for the thief.

But if you definately want it removed, I will....

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:27 pm

robin wrote: Katie once had her rear window smashed to steal 6 cans of diet coke, so I think leaving nothing at all in view might be the best way!

Cheers,
Robin

Yeah - I had 6 morning rolls stolen once - they were lying on the back parcel shelf (and had been for some time

) when someone liberated them via the rear quarterlight.