Warning to all car owners

[Vextan]

agree the next insurance premium will be damn high, now he is considering a kia forte or a second hand car.

 

as for engaging scrap yard companies to help find the car in malysia using their connection, personally i very much doubt it's viability. because first you have to pay them well inorder for them to try to find it, and if in the end cannot, the few thousand of dollars will be wasted. the chance of finding it will very minute as the syndicate prbobably will change the chasis number, car body colour etc . Even if they manage to find it, how are they going to get it back ? by paying the ransom or how ? the police there are not known to be reliable as we know.

[Vextan]

always lock steering wheel....

 

err, how many of us actually lock our steering wheel ? i was told that car thieves even use tow truck to tow the whole car, and passerby may think that it is the repo company at work. so it is difficult to spot a car theft going on.

[Vextan]

someone told me that in malaysia, these syndicates actually have received an order for a particular make and model of car, then they will go hunt for it here in singapore then bring back to deliver the order, donno true or not. in other words, they dont anyhow go to steal any car.

Edited April 24, 2009 by Vextan

[Espire]

I think this had been going on for a long time already.

[Mzrmazda3]

A close relative of mine, he owns a 1 year 1 month old Honda Civic Type R. After renewing his insurance with a new insurance company for one month, just very recently, he woke up to find his car gone from the open air HDB car park. Yes, gone like that. It was later confirmed that the car was sotlen and driven to malaysia, as he had left a credit card in his car, and the credit card company called him to say that someone tried to max out his card but exceeded the limit.

 

Till today, he has no news of the car. Now he has to continue to pay instalment, and owing to his job's demand, he has to rent/buy another car. Goodness me, this can happen to anyone ! What shocks me is that as car owners, there is really very little we can do to thwart such theft if and when ours is being targeted. I would like to listen to suggestions on how can this be prevented, or how can the car be ever retrieved back ?

 

Pity your relative

 

This type is really a Heng Suay thingy

 

I hope insurance company would process the payout soon cos he still need to pay installments for his outstanding loan

[Babyt]

all vehicles driving out of malaysian must carry vehicle log card?

[Hulk]

A close relative of mine, he owns a 1 year 1 month old Honda Civic Type R. After renewing his insurance with a new insurance company for one month, just very recently, he woke up to find his car gone from the open air HDB car park. Yes, gone like that. It was later confirmed that the car was sotlen and driven to malaysia, as he had left a credit card in his car, and the credit card company called him to say that someone tried to max out his card but exceeded the limit.

 

Till today, he has no news of the car. Now he has to continue to pay instalment, and owing to his job's demand, he has to rent/buy another car. Goodness me, this can happen to anyone ! What shocks me is that as car owners, there is really very little we can do to thwart such theft if and when ours is being targeted. I would like to listen to suggestions on how can this be prevented, or how can the car be ever retrieved back ?

 

Wa this is suay. Just last week , i found out i did not wind up my car window the night reached home, only discovered next day afternoon....heng nothing stolen especially my precious ICE

[Arowana1]

A close relative of mine, he owns a 1 year 1 month old Honda Civic Type R. After renewing his insurance with a new insurance company for one month, just very recently, he woke up to find his car gone from the open air HDB car park. Yes, gone like that. It was later confirmed that the car was sotlen and driven to malaysia, as he had left a credit card in his car, and the credit card company called him to say that someone tried to max out his card but exceeded the limit.

 

Till today, he has no news of the car. Now he has to continue to pay instalment, and owing to his job's demand, he has to rent/buy another car. Goodness me, this can happen to anyone ! What shocks me is that as car owners, there is really very little we can do to thwart such theft if and when ours is being targeted. I would like to listen to suggestions on how can this be prevented, or how can the car be ever retrieved back ?

 

not sure if there is any relevance when u mentioned:

1. car is 1 year 1 month old

2. renewed insurance for one month

 

but weird is why he is continuing paying installments cos i assume insurance will take over the case already? i mean u stated confirmed stolen rite nor car status still in limbo.

[Ixat]

not sure if there is any relevance when u mentioned:

1. car is 1 year 1 month old

2. renewed insurance for one month

 

but weird is why he is continuing paying installments cos i assume insurance will take over the case already? i mean u stated confirmed stolen rite nor car status still in limbo.

 

 

Yeah. What is the timeline since car stolen till current? I often forget to lock my car at my MSCP. Heng its a kimchi car and nobody bothers I guess.

[Ixat]

Wa this is suay. Just last week , i found out i did not wind up my car window the night reached home, only discovered next day afternoon....heng nothing stolen especially my precious ICE

 

 

Found a car in my MSCP with windows down and owner no where in sight. Called NPP to inform them. Came back from my movies 4hrs later and its closed. Hopefully nothing lost in between.

 

Guess for your case nobody noticed nor informed the police eh?

[Weichien]

can't the custom trace if this car has already cross the causeway? Den can trace the driver of the type r

[Jl1500k]

civic type R...no wonder lah....park beside vios, altis and the likes, which car will the thief steal????

 

Yalor is CTR. If park at JB i think will gone in less than an hour.

[Route88]

Maybe a syndicate in S'pore steal CTR. All matters are the engine,brembo brakes,seats,rims,suspension etc....the body can cut to pieces and throw.

[Galantspeedz]

not sure if there is any relevance when u mentioned:

1. car is 1 year 1 month old

2. renewed insurance for one month

 

but weird is why he is continuing paying installments cos i assume insurance will take over the case already? i mean u stated confirmed stolen rite nor car status still in limbo.

 

 

just because it is stolen does not mean you can continue not to pay your installment, if not anyone who can't pay their installment will just report it as stolen.

 

Only once the police investigation has ended with a conculsion and the insurance make the payout then he can stop paying but if the payout is not enough, the owner will still have to top up with a lump sum. Installments will be nego on a case by case basis.

[Milo]

if they have changed the number plate? put malaysia number plate? haiz... they will still got a way to drive them away.

 

my dad's toyota hilux was stolen too in malaysia. they came at abt 5am. drove it n knocked the gate down. end up couldn't find back.

[Kelpie]

Maybe a syndicate in S'pore steal CTR. All matters are the engine,brembo brakes,seats,rims,suspension etc....the body can cut to pieces and throw.

 

Just last year, the Malaysian authority caught 2 Singaporean who are mastermind of car theft in JB. Like what I've said last time, Singaporean stealing away from Singaporean .

 

Regards,

[Nissan_s152001]

Sad for ur relative. Think it is better to install those 2 way alarm which have GSM function. So if the car lost still can sms the car then at least noe where the car is with the help of the service provider.

[Stevenson]

There are many car stealer in Singapore. It is a pity i didnt see much we can do about it.

I heard they can charge car plate number easily