Land cruiser thefts

whelan2 · 13-09-2018 3:06pm #1

Seems to be happening nearly every day around here. Last night an 05 swb was taken. Is it the same in the rest of the country?

MickeyShtyles · 13-09-2018 3:08pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Seems to be happening nearly every day around here. Last night an 05 swb was taken. Is it the same in the rest of the country?

Yep. And I’m not too far from you either.
Then again, nearly every second new jeep on the road is a crusier.

whelan2 · 13-09-2018 3:09pm

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Yep. And I’m not too far from you either.
Then again, nearly every second new jeep on the road is a crusier.

These aren't new ones though. Mid noughties.

MfMan · 13-09-2018 3:13pm

Any ideas? Usually falls into either Travellers or Eastern europeans category...

Say my name · 13-09-2018 3:21pm

The Taliban.

(It must be very easy rob them).

_Brian · 13-09-2018 3:59pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Seems to be happening nearly every day around here. Last night an 05 swb was taken. Is it the same in the rest of the country?

Know a chap with one, house was broken into but he had keys in bedroom, went to his uncles house and broke in and stole his same night.

They’re definitely being targeted Louth/Meath areas

ganmo · 13-09-2018 5:03pm

_Brian wrote: »

Know a chap with one, house was broken into but he had keys in bedroom, went to his uncles house and broke in and stole his same night.

They’re definitely being targeted Louth/Meath areas

I know of another one that was nicked in dublin.
the one that whelan is on about was nicked at about 5.30 this am

emaherx · 13-09-2018 5:09pm

One taken locally here, was parked in field (with keys in I'd imagine) while owner was checking stock.

ED E · 13-09-2018 5:13pm

These lads have been on TV and have their own youtube channel. Very effective tracking. When they park it in a barn GPS trackers won't work but cellular triangulation and VHF hunting will get your motor/tractor/generator back.

https://www.trackersecurity.co.uk/

greysides · 13-09-2018 5:28pm

whelan2 wrote: »

These aren't new ones though. Mid noughties.

Easier to maintain in the countries they're going to end up.

gozunda · 13-09-2018 7:20pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Seems to be happening nearly every day around here. Last night an 05 swb was taken. Is it the same in the rest of the country?

Probably nothing to do with it - but I was talking to a Toyota dealer a couple of months back and afaikn the swb model is being discontinued.

The thefts sound like an organised job though and are probably being stole to order.

Are they breaking in to them or stealng the keys and then taking the vehicles?

visatorro · 13-09-2018 7:28pm

Nice crowd in the North are taking them for parts as well. Better off driving an old heap of dirt the way things are gone

enricoh · 13-09-2018 7:42pm

A lad beside me had his cruiser lifted a year or two ago.
He had a few distinctive stickers on the back window n got a phone call from a mate that was on the larne to stranrar ferry to meet him for breakfast on the ferry. He told yer man the Jeep was in his yard, then he pulled the curtains to see it gone! By the time it pulled up in stranrar the Scottish cops were there to lift yer man. Some Polish scumbag had his day ruined!

Who2 · 13-09-2018 8:28pm

The lads around this region aren’t polish or travelers . It’s a well known group of scumbags. they’ve taken four of my mates jeeps and two cars. It was quiet for a while as one of them was abroad for a while but it seems to be in full swing again since he came back. Brazen scum all late twenties to early thirties, the cops know them but won’t do them.

greysides · 13-09-2018 8:44pm

https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/news/rural-crime/gardai-baffled-as-15-landcruisers-are-stolen-from-rural-farms-37312458.html

whelan2 · 13-09-2018 8:49pm

Must sort out all the crap thats in the glove compartment and box thats between the seats in case our one goes awol

Who2 · 13-09-2018 8:53pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Must sort out all the crap thats in the glove compartment and box thats between the seats in case our one goes awol

One of my mates lost 60% of his blue cards, he had serious trouble getting new ones.

whelan2 · 13-09-2018 8:55pm

Who2 wrote: »

One of my mates lost 60% of his blue cards, he had serious trouble getting new ones.

I'd say I'll find a load of gum shields that can never be found when we need them , possibly money

Macdarack · 13-09-2018 8:58pm

GPS tracker is your friend here. Not crazy money either and the satisfaction of catching these cunce too.

patsy_mccabe · 13-09-2018 9:00pm

I've my LGV test coming up. so annual clean due soon.

whelan2 · 13-09-2018 9:04pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I've my LGV test coming up. so annual clean due soon.

Had doe on mine yesterday, new windscreen in it today, fookers better not rob it after I pay for everything to be done to get it through the test

Who2 · 13-09-2018 9:16pm

Macdarack wrote: »

GPS tracker is your friend here. Not crazy money either and the satisfaction of catching these cunce too.

GPS trackers are pointless if you can’t recover them safely.

kevthegaff · 13-09-2018 9:30pm

Would they lift a 98 battered trooper

20silkcut · 13-09-2018 9:30pm

Macdarack wrote: »

GPS tracker is your friend here. Not crazy money either and the satisfaction of catching these cunce too.

I bought a tracker last year couldn’t keep the battery charged in it

whelan2 · 13-09-2018 9:31pm

kevthegaff wrote: »

Would they lift a 98 battered trooper

Landcruisers seem to be the one they want around here any way

Who2 · 13-09-2018 9:32pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Landcruisers seem to be the one they want around here any way

Land cruisers and hilux .

kevthegaff · 13-09-2018 9:49pm

I was sarcastic, transmission box alone is worth nice money, had two cruisers before

White Clover · 13-09-2018 10:00pm

Wonder why they're not taking Navara's ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

greenfield21 · 13-09-2018 10:09pm

Its probably fairly handy to watch a farmers movements and time the right moment. Need to start driving scrap like me. Leave the keys in it day and night never need to worry about getting robbed.

greysides · 13-09-2018 10:11pm

White Clover wrote: »

Wonder why they're not taking Navara's ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

Indeed.

visatorro · 13-09-2018 10:20pm

greysides wrote:

Indeed.

Reggie will put a few snots on her there, be grand!

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