Caught someone taking pics of my car...what to do?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

My neighbor caught a guy and a girl driving through my parking lot...he said the girl was driving a full size Blazer and the guy got out and took pictures of my car. He said he said "hey i think he's home" pretty loud and she told him to get back in and they pealed out and took off in a hurry.


Now, if someone touches my car i'm gonna break every limb that comes in contact with it. I know there's no point in making a police report at this point but what should i do?

[Black Horse]

No much you can do unless they were on your property without your permission. Maybe he just likes the way your car looks and wanted a photo so he could work his over the same way.

Just the same, it would have been better to ask you first, that way everybody is on-board. Is there any reason he should have been taking photos?

[Buckeye]

Get full coverage

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

No reason to take photos...it's not something that can be repossessed or anything like that. It's also covered in snow so i don't know how good of a picture he could've got.


As for full coverage, i have about $5k into my car and there's no chance in hell i could get enough coverage to get anything back on it. As far as the insurance companies are concerned it's just a 23 year old primered POS.

[Buckeye]

You need to get the rite kind of insurance then

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

You need to get the rite kind of insurance then


Such as?

[Evil_Capri]

I suppose you could call and ask if there is a certain patrol for your area and inform the officer that runs that route.

I think Buckeye is hinting at the "caliber" type of insurance.

[Buckeye]

Declaired value or a collector car should do the trick

[347sc]

Catch the driver and PIIHB?

[DeckerEnt]

Make sure it is locked up tight. Even go so far as to use the club on the steering wheel. Then give your number to all your neighbors and tell them to call you if they see this blazer again. Hope you don't have to "talk" to these two. No sense going to jail.
Keith

[jad0087]

get some cameras and a big dog....solves problems pretty easily....

[Bluecrew07]

maybe the people are trying to act like gone in 60 seconds. Taking pics of certain cars. Lock it up tight. do you have an alarm on it? ask neighbor what time they came and see if they come back at the same time then go from there..

[Rick93coupe]

Maybe you could hire Chuck Norris or Matt Johnson. From what I understand these goes don't sleep, they wait! =)

Really, I'm feeling for you. I'd be pissed thinking I had to worry about it. The good news is that your atleast more informed than most. Just keep an eye out and let everyone around you know that there are some thieves in the area. Personally, I'd get it alarmed as soon as possible.

[R825OH]

Call Hagerty and get agreed value on it . We just looked into. it Its like 130 bux a year:bangwall::bangwall:

[PaulFiveOh]

I would call and ask to speak to an officer.
Just for good measure, I would tell him what happened and ask for a few patrols each night.

Also, get the buckshot ready, if only to fire a warning shot.

[Rustanggt98]

Catch the driver and PIIHB?

amen..:booty::pump:

[Ryan218]

well first thing i would do is..... take the battery out of the car and put it away somewhere....THEN i would pull the cap of the dis and pull the rotor out..now the car will not start even if they put a battery in...


also you could also jack the car up and sit a few blocks under the rear end....just enough to pull the wheels off the ground so that if they did by chance figure out why the thing wouldn't start and by chance had what they needed to fix it...they will just be spinning there wheels...

but yes i would call and just ask to speak to an officer at your residence....tell them what your friend said to you and just ask "if" you should be worried ( he would normally just say to keep and eye out for odd ball cars and such ) and just ask for someone to drive though once or twice a night...

[mustangboy]

I believe it has to be 25 years old to get collector insurance but like was mentioned before check on the declared value insurance. It would be worth the phone call to ask and I bet probably cheaper than you would think.

[zlou363lx]

wrap a chain around the rear axles and the nearest immovable object(ie tree or post), and put a lock on it. this might sound gay, but i know a guy that did this with his mustang when he was selling it. also, listen to the rest of the people that have given ideas. just my .02.

i hope nothing bad comes of this


I believe it has to be 25 years old to get collector insurance but like was mentioned before check on the declared value insurance. It would be worth the phone call to ask and I bet probably cheaper than you would think.

there is an insurance company in milford that the car only has to be 10 years old to be classified as a collector. it's called clonch insurance if you are interested in that.

[347sc]

amen..:booty::pump:

Im glad some one got that.

[Mista Bone]

video surveillance, like a animal camera.

Worked nicely for a homeowner, police were surprised by the quality of the video.

[bestracing]

I believe it has to be 25 years old to get collector insurance but like was mentioned before check on the declared value insurance. It would be worth the phone call to ask and I bet probably cheaper than you would think.

Not quite, I have Hagerty insurance on my 86. I took pics of restoring the motor and getting the car painted and the finished product and the car is insured for $10K now.

[IWRBB]

Get a garage, park the car in it.

[Black Hole]

Get a garage, park the car in it.
+1. When I was looking for a house a couple of years ago, a large 2 car garage was a must.

Right now I have my Cobra (in the back turned sideways), my Jeep, and the wife's Equinox all in there....along with my tool chest, work benches, cabinets, freezer, yard tools, trash cans, lawnmower, wheelbarrow, etc.... :D

And I still have enough room for a bike (once the Cobra is paid off).

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well yeah a garage would be nice. Nothing happened so i don't know wtf the deal was. I took the battery out just in case. I'm looking into getting alarms on all 3 cars just because i don't like how this all feels.

[92BlackStang]

ever think maybe the guy or who ever it was just takin pics for a school project.. never know, someone that is gonna mess with your stuff sure isnt gonna let you know about it or your neighbor

[92BlackStang]

some people stretch things maybe she was crazy driver

[dedpedal]

Might be looking to sell it on ebay as a scam and needed pics to go with the fake ad.

[67Terror]

video surveillance, like a animal camera.

Worked nicely for a homeowner, police were surprised by the quality of the video.

+1 http://www.surveillance-video.com/

[bestracing]

Might be looking to sell it on ebay as a scam and needed pics to go with the fake ad.

That was my first thought

[SolidCobra]

My neighbor caught a guy and a girl driving through my parking lot...he said the girl was driving a full size Blazer and the guy got out and took pictures of my car. He said he said "hey i think he's home" pretty loud and she told him to get back in and they pealed out and took off in a hurry.


Now, if someone touches my car i'm gonna break every limb that comes in contact with it. I know there's no point in making a police report at this point but what should i do?

Heres what i would do,
things you need
1.Lawn chair
2.Case of beer (any choice)
3.shotgun with shells
4.Take a few days off (if you can afford it)
And if they come back, your ready

[plattner01]

it's the repo crew coming for you. or just going to get themselves some nice parts off your car. so i would watch it like a fat kid watching a ? (insert comment here)

[tmotorsports]

I would just lock it up and take coil wire off maybe just disconnect the battery cable.If they are gonna steal it they will not waste alot of time if it does not start right up.

When we were in St Louis at world ford challenge 7 in 2004 I had just got my wifes 93 GT done and some guys followed us to the hotel.When we started to ask them whats was up they took off.since we were staying way up on the hill away from everybody it seemed real strange even though it was world ford cahllenge so we followed them and they took off fast.Pretty sure they were casing the car to either steal it or burglerize it,since that happens alot out there at the hotels if your not careful.
I ended up parking in front of the office door,took coil wire off and desk attendent kept an eye on it for us.

[Stangman]

If ya dont have a buckshot, a paintball gun might warn em too! And paint their blazer yellow! LOL

Maybe leave a creepy note in the window like "i'm watching you" just a thought...

[DeckerEnt]

They do make pepper spray paint balls.
Keith

[Rustanggt98]

They do make pepper spray paint balls.
Keith

This may get their attention a little more than pepper spray ;) Just calmly walk up to them with your flashlight and question their intent, and if things go sour, BAM, wassup fools :cool1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99NHb6B03s

[SolidCobra]

If ya dont have a buckshot, a paintball gun might warn em too! And paint their blazer yellow! LOL

Maybe leave a creepy note in the window like "i'm watching you" just a thought...

Hale yea, build you a nice fortress. Load up with paintballs, and coolers. and hook up a tv to watch speed network till they roll around again.
And i just thought of something...driving around taking pictures...This aint nicholas cage and gone in 60 seconds.

[Timido]

BADASS thats the ticket

[92BlackStang]

put the car in 5th gear and remove the shifter, they cant get it far like that

[facemelter71]

Pepper balls are sold by Gary's guns.
Ive shot a few in regular games,they ahhhhh work pretty good.
take the coil wire with you and club the wheel.I caught someone takin pics of my first mustang.I grabbed the camera and broke it in about 40 peices right after i kicked a dent in his door.Never saw him again.

[TurboNG]

Call Ford and let them know they will be in jail by the end of the week, you know any photo of their cars is illegal now cause they own the rights to them. I'm sure ford will call the CIA or something......:rolleyes:

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

If i had caught him it would've been ugly, but it was my neighbor who saw him. I haven't heard anything else and the car is fine so who knows. I should be getting an alarm here soon for the Merkur and if i like it we're gonna put one on all 3 of my cars.

[92BlackStang]

yeah that was ford takin pics duh, you have nothin toi worry about, and ya cant tell them not to be takin pics

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I want a sticker to put in the quarter glass windows that says "I own several fire arms and i can see my car from my front door" :lol:

[TurboNG]

Or "I'm not afraid to shoot at my own car to Kill You"

[plattner01]

This may get their attention a little more than pepper spray ;) Just calmly walk up to them with your flashlight and question their intent, and if things go sour, BAM, wassup fools :cool1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99NHb6B03s

ah sweet i gotta get one of those , just for walking the dog of course.

[mustangboy]

Jawbreakers in a paint ball gun work REALLY good too. He he.