I'm sure its around 5 or 6 Mitch
That's what I thought. Don't you think we need to keep this in perspective? It's hardly a huge percentage of S3s nationwide is it? Even if we just think about this site, out of 43,690 members, 5 or 6 S3s have gone. I know it's ****** awful for those that have it happen to them, but some people seem to be reacting as if there are that many being stolen every week!
...it does seem to predominantly happen in the NW at the moment.
Yeah, from our sample of 5 or 6 cars, it is predominantly around the Manchester and Liverpool areas. Unfortunately (assuming that's representative of the national stats) that's nothing new though, is it? They've always been areas where there has been higher than average levels of car related crime. So like I said, it's unfortunate, but hardly shocking.
Personally I do find it a little shocking actually. Yeah it's always been reported as a crime hot/warm spot but ASN is a small snap-shot of the Audi owners in this country I'm more than surprised that there have been so many stolen from that area. I don't remember a theft that WASN'T from there including the one from an ex-member which was kept quite at the time.
The genuine, honest people from Manchester have my sympathies wholeheartedly and I can understand why 10Blazin feels that way he does.