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thebadun · Dec 13th, 2007, 06:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonite (original)

Really sorry about what happened to you, thebadun.

Is car-keying a rampant problem in the UK, or is it particular to BMWs/MINIs? Like most cars, the 5 I've had have been victims of careless but accidental door-dingings, but no one has ever intentionally vandalized any of my previous cars. I'm taking delivery of my 1st MINI tomorrow, and seeing the stories above has me worried: do vandals for some reason tend to target MINIs more than the average car?

Sadly I think any car seems to be a target now - this is my first car that has been vandalised (though I wouldn't have noticed on my previous one because it was so dented, dinged and scratched), but at uni every year for the last four years something has happened to one of my housemates car (Seat Arosa, Renault Clio and another Mini), just jealous people, probably drunk half the time round where we live. I wouldn't be overly worried.

Dec 13th, 2007, 06:36 PM	#15
thebadun MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 83 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jasonite (original) Really sorry about what happened to you, thebadun. Is car-keying a rampant problem in the UK, or is it particular to BMWs/MINIs? Like most cars, the 5 I've had have been victims of careless but accidental door-dingings, but no one has ever intentionally vandalized any of my previous cars. I'm taking delivery of my 1st MINI tomorrow, and seeing the stories above has me worried: do vandals for some reason tend to target MINIs more than the average car? Sadly I think any car seems to be a target now - this is my first car that has been vandalised (though I wouldn't have noticed on my previous one because it was so dented, dinged and scratched), but at uni every year for the last four years something has happened to one of my housemates car (Seat Arosa, Renault Clio and another Mini), just jealous people, probably drunk half the time round where we live. I wouldn't be overly worried.