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Are Estate cars (station wagons) more likely to get broken into?

  • 11-02-2010 1:57am
    #1
    mr_happy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭


    Also do they tend to cost more to insure?


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  • #2
    congo_90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭congo_90


    Try look it up online by getting a quote of said vehicle v's saloon.

    Other factors are:
    age
    gender
    experience
    type of licence held


  • #3
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,521 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    1. Only if you leave stuff on display?

    2. No.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #4
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    1) Haven't seen or heard any evidence to suggest that, but if I am leaving my car somewhere very dodge, I sometimes leave the luggage cover open so it's obvious there's nothing more valuable than a hi-vis vest and other emergency roadside stuff.

    2) There's a case to suggest that estate drivers are such fine upstanding responsible members of society that we never cause crashes and are lower risk... ?


  • #5
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,028 ✭✭✭Wossack


    possibly a loading on the higher likelyhood of more passengers been carried more frequently then a saloon...?


  • #6
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,517 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    If its a Japanese import then yes, can be gone in 60 seconds due to the lack of immobilizer. Leaving anything over the value of €5 will as with all cars result in a break in


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  • #7
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    the VW Variant estate was away ahead of its time, secure place under the bonnet to store anything out of sight. :p

    25413920007_large.jpg


  • #8
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    Wossack wrote: »
    possibly a loading on the higher likelyhood of more passengers been carried more frequently then a saloon...?

    Still only has 5 seats same as a saloon.


  • #9
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,794 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    the VW Variant estate was away ahead of its time, secure place under the bonnet to store anything out of sight. :p

    Ha! ...so if it does get broken into, you only need to search VW classic fans to find the culprit :D

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  • #10
    mr_happy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭mr_happy


    If the cover is accross the estate it might be hiding something, where as a saloon boot contents is never sus.

    I looked at a Passat saloon 05 today half leather, really nice and a massive boot.

    Anyone know how the Passat Saloon 05 boot compares to the boot of an
    Audi A4 of a similar year? Similar volume?


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