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Went to go out in my 205 CTI and found a stanley knife on the floor and some nicks inb the roof, the pug has a very sturdy roof.

Then looked at my 7 and some one had cut the side window.

Why do these idiots do such mindless things?

As it involved a stanley knive it must have been preplanned.

How many others have been victims of this senseless vandalism?







Simon B
TR7 DHC
Stag
205 CTI

This happened on my TR6 once. The top was only about 6 months old. They stole some cassettes and that was it. It really ticked me off, all they had to do was unsnap one of the quarterwindows and they could have had the tapes. Instead they sliced up my practically new top at a time when I couldn't even afford the deductible on my insurance.

Jim Clark
'80 TR8
'97 Maxima 5spd

Bad luck. Yes I had my Herald convertible fully stolen many years ago although I got it back undamaged. Apparantly the door locks were more flimsy than the rag top.

Sorry to read what has happened, Simon.

"Why do these idiots do such mindless things?" I think you hit the nail on the head - they don't have a mind, just morons


Tony

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hence why i have never once locked the doors on my seven.
(I also don't lock the glove box either.......)

Ron.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by silverseven</i>

hence why i have never once locked the doors on my seven.
(I also don't lock the glove box either.......)
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Probably a good idea. Haven't done that yet but may start. I never leave anything in view anyway and have a good double hook anti theft steering wheel bar (if they cut one section of the steering wheel it still won't come off.) It has the original stereo casstte radio so no ones going to steal that (except another collector plate guy loking to make his car qualify.)



TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

<font color="purple"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Oh, Simon! I am soooo sorry to hear that! [:(]It's amazing what some knuckleheads will do, isn't it? GRRRR![:(!] <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by silverseven</i>

hence why i have never once locked the doors on my seven.
(I also don't lock the glove box either.......)
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Good advice! I don't lock mine up, either. If sombody wants in badly enough, they will get in. By offering little or no resistance, I figure/pray that damage will be kept at a minimum. Unfortunately, in Simon's case, it seems like the dipwads just wanted to be destructive. Here's hoping they track down whoever did this and hang them up by their danglies! [^]</font id="Comic Sans MS"></font id="purple">

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when i owned a MGBgt years ago when i had hair some young rascal shall we say cut the sunroof to nick some sunglasses

beggers belief really

[8 whole cylinders worth of punch to ram the world through the windshield and out the rear view mirror. Car & Driver]
1981 Grinnall TR7 v8
1981 Black FHC
1979 & 1980 Black Premium FHC(laid to rest) Sorry


John

touch wood not had a prob with the dhc or the cj junior i had before it, but had a brand new works van less than a week and went to drive off and found steering really sluggish, found both back tyres slashed.....

had my tr nearly stolen, only they were seen fiddling with it and police caught the one in the car trying to start it... both 15, got community service which included them going to school....[:(!] guy from the probation service asked if he could help, asked for their names and addresses and half hour alone with them but apparently thats not allowed....

they just scum mate, sorry to hear you had probs....[:(]


the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...

Simon,

That bad news, this also happen to my Triton TR7 fhc, the little so called angles, put big deep lines from front to back and also started a nought & crosses grid on my drivers door.


R u going to claim on the insurance or just tape it up.

Jim

Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and it is sad to see so many similar stories of mindless damage.

Jim regards the roof, not thought about claiming it as the last damage to the roof ie the back window going in was according to my insurance review was wear and tear and would not be repaired under my insurance, and I take it the damage to my paint work by the duck tape used at the garage is also wear and tear as they will not repair that either.

I have actually used my hot glue gun and hot glued the slit and also the roof.

It is now water proof.









Simon B
TR7 DHC
Stag
205 CTI