highlandsflyer
Retro Wizard
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Our old Range Rover was parked up in town last night, and I just got back from checking it had fuel, good battery, etc. as it is going in for work in the morning.
Went to start it, and key would not go into the lock.
After wriggling it around a few times it slipped in.
Then the ignition would not turn.
The steering lock was not on. Went back to the van and whipped out my torch, went back and took a look and the ignition has apparently been damaged by what looks like a screwdriver.
I sprayed in some three and one and used my spare keys, which are a bit thicker and it still worked.
We have moved it over to a fence where it is now 'blocked in' and under the CCTV.
I am thinking drunks with no idea, but there is no other vandalism.
More cynical would think perhaps thieves.
So would the first part of hotwiring it be to jemmy the ignition barrel?
I keep getting warned these get nicked all the time, but am surprised if anyone was going to risk trying to drive it off or load it on a trailer with so many cameras around.
One other distant possibility is that I never noticed the damage before, and am just paranoid. I hope that is it, and it was just stiff for some reason. But not so stiff I couldn't get it in.
Went to start it, and key would not go into the lock.
After wriggling it around a few times it slipped in.
Then the ignition would not turn.
The steering lock was not on. Went back to the van and whipped out my torch, went back and took a look and the ignition has apparently been damaged by what looks like a screwdriver.
I sprayed in some three and one and used my spare keys, which are a bit thicker and it still worked.
We have moved it over to a fence where it is now 'blocked in' and under the CCTV.
I am thinking drunks with no idea, but there is no other vandalism.
More cynical would think perhaps thieves.
So would the first part of hotwiring it be to jemmy the ignition barrel?
I keep getting warned these get nicked all the time, but am surprised if anyone was going to risk trying to drive it off or load it on a trailer with so many cameras around.
One other distant possibility is that I never noticed the damage before, and am just paranoid. I hope that is it, and it was just stiff for some reason. But not so stiff I couldn't get it in.
