my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

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my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

February 12, 2010, 04:12:58 PM

crow bar to the trunk lid a few times not fixable need a new trunk lid any color will work black would be nice.

but doors keyed up and lock poped out on passanger side sidewebed some of the door.

they got inside and messed up the stearing column

brand new paint job messed up happened a few days back:mad:

also on a side note motor blew up in my 5.0 ho swap T-bird

so no car till i get the cougar door locks back on a key clylinder back in might redo the paint on trunk lid and try something different.

got 2 nitto invo on back of my t-bird day i messed up motor be nice to have that money but those tires are sick when i get a expoler motor or i got HO block and can buy some lightning heads with a few extra parts.

pics later but not pretty if someone messed with your car with well over $20,000 on parts and labor and you found out what would happen to them i better never find who did it.

hope some of you are having better luck than me ttyl.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #1 – February 12, 2010, 09:15:55 PM

All I can say is, Im sorry, that really sucks. Nothing worse that f'ing thieves.

Hope it works out eventually for you. You had a new paint job, that was fouled up??

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #2 – February 12, 2010, 11:36:34 PM

Did they even take anything...? Sounds like straight-up vandalism. Lets pick the flashy looking two door with shelby wheels on it! :rolleyes: Hopefully it's not due to any enemies you might have made, aware of it or not.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #3 – February 13, 2010, 08:29:29 AM

Insurance?????

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #4 – February 13, 2010, 10:06:22 AM

Quote from: dominator;310120

Insurance?????

on a 1988 vehicle worth >20g's.....bet thats not cheap!

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #5 – February 13, 2010, 10:14:44 AM

Quote from: dominator;310120

Insurance?????

Unless the owner gives specific details as to the changes that were made to the car to include pictures and receipts; the blue book would be the only compensation minus the price for s.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #6 – February 13, 2010, 10:17:34 AM

agreed. i have a certain amount declared, and proven, against the tbird with my insurance company. that way if someone takes out the car on the street, their insurance hasta cough up the extra dough.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #7 – February 13, 2010, 11:15:18 PM

Quote from: ZondaC12;310111

Did they even take anything...? Sounds like straight-up vandalism.

I was thinking the same thing. I read through it a couple of times, but I couldn't figure out a lot of what he was saying.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #8 – February 13, 2010, 11:26:08 PM

Sounds as if they were looking for something worth taking (perhaps even the car itself) and got mad when they realized that wasn't gonna happen....

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #9 – February 14, 2010, 12:34:21 PM

Sorry to hear that, thieves are real low life pieces of sh*t. And usually drug addicts too, at least the guy that stole my motorcycle was.

Is there any pics of the damage?

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #10 – February 14, 2010, 12:42:02 PM

Must be U.S. only,up here we have a cap of 1500 dollars for compremensive and 1500 for theft regardless.
So if my car gets broken into, i have 1500 for damages and if anything gets stolen i have 1500 for that.
My $300 deductable is taken off of one of those not both.
I don't have anything appraised or told to my insurance.
If anything like that happens out here your rates do not increase either.
They only do if you get in an accident that is deemed your fault.
Guess it sucks to have insurance in the states.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #11 – February 14, 2010, 05:22:58 PM

Quote from: dominator;310240

Must be U.S. only,up here we have a cap of 1500 dollars for compremensive and 1500 for theft regardless.

Sounds more to me like you have only up to $1500 coverage. If a $100 radio gets stolen, you get $100. But what if what you have is worth more than $1500? If a $3000 system gets stolen you only get $1500. I would hope there is a plan where you can add additional coverage for expensive items. That's where the declaring comes in. If you say "I have a $4000 stereo, and I'd like coverage". The USA insurance companies say, "fine, but you have to prove you have it (reciepts, pictures, etc)". Then you pay for your additional coverage and hope you never need it.

When my cougar got burglarized back in 1997, I had comprehensive coverage on it. It was like $8 more a month above standard liability. But I got $2800 for my stereo and vandalism repairs (since I had all reciepts).

Rates do not increase for comprehensive claims, only at-fault collisions.

So USA insurance isn't all bad... Just our standard liability coverage "keeps you legal" and doesn't cover hardly anything of your own (just the damage you cause others).

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #12 – February 14, 2010, 06:10:42 PM

Pics.C'mon....cough 'em up.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #13 – February 14, 2010, 09:36:52 PM

yeah i would like to see some pictures too.

my 1988 cougar XR7 got broke into

Reply #14 – February 15, 2010, 03:47:35 PM

Down here if you can show you've added say $10,000 in stereo gear to a car, you can insure it and get that much back. Your rates will be higher depending on how much equipment, whether the car is garaged, crime rate where you live and commute to, etc.....