spursmaddave Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Chris & Bob visit Kent last weekend, did they maybe stop in Surrey on the way back? - A chassis is all that remains of an abandoned Audi RS5 after it broke down in floods a month ago. Thieves appear to have been pilfering all the parts of the sports car which was left up to its wheel arches in Chertsey, Surrey. Within a day the windows had been smashed, but now there is little left of the car. Surrey Police said they had no record of the car being reported stolen and said it was investigating the incident as a case of criminal damage. Damage: The motorist was left £60,000 out of pocket The 4.2 litre engine, alloy wheels, seats, roof and everything inside the car had been liberated over a matter of weeks. A large boulder was then left on the roof of the vehicle and, by the start of this week, all that remained of the £60,000 car was the shell of what was formerly someone's pride and joy. Flood: The Audi RS5 sports car was barely recognisable A Lyne resident took the photos of the Audi’s demise, saying: “I first noticed the Audi abandoned in the flooded road on January 2 at about 8am. “I tweeted a picture mainly to alert people of the road closure. “Since then I have driven there several times in the hope that the road would open again and watched the Audi gradually deteriorate. “The windows were smashed, a bollard was placed on its roof and it was generally vandalised. “Today I found the road open and stopped to inspect the Audi. I was shocked at how much had been stripped from the car" Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GIXXERUK Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) Ebay if he wants to rebuild it, I'm sure most parts will be on there I bet they beat the zed shed time for engine removal and wearing scuba gear ! Disgusted but not suprised Edited February 8, 2014 by GIXXERUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Surprised it took a month for the thieves to strip it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Surprised it took a month for the thieves to strip it... Not all thieves have wellie boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) How was he left £60000 out of pocket, there's at least £30 of scrap metal left there Edited February 8, 2014 by KyleR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I posted about this yesterday in a thread in "The Green Room" ; http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/81223-my-saab-9-5-had-a-lucky-escape/ Apparently this happened not far from a travellers site so my money would be on those scum bags doing it. Either way the owners insurance should cover him as it was obviously not his doing and I'm sure he'd have locked it before he left it parked even if it was in 3ft of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I want to know what kind of person just leaves their Audi RS5 in a flood... for a month! If it was me I'd try and get it towed immediately, failing that I'd at least go back asap. Maybe they phoned the insurance company straight away, said it would be a write off due to water damage and the insurance company thought it would be cheaper to leave it there to disolve rather than dispose of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I want to know what kind of person just leaves their Audi RS5 in a flood... for a month! If it was me I'd try and get it towed immediately, failing that I'd at least go back asap. Maybe they phoned the insurance company straight away, said it would be a write off due to water damage and the insurance company thought it would be cheaper to leave it there to disolve rather than dispose of it. This ^ I mean what was the guy thinking? I'd have made sure my car was recovered immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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