fuck sake!!!!!!!! really sorry to read this idrees man, but please dont let it put u off the car! u have come so far with it, and the reward of bein able to drive her properly is so close now!!!! i fuckin hate these bastards that just wreck things because they think they can get away with it, and over here u have to be very careful about your revenge, hit someone who's payin they're "membership" fees and your life will be miserable!!!! some wee wankers threw stones at mark's car one night, tho when one of them sobered up he approached me one night i was out and repeatedly apologised for fear i was gonna end him. unfortunately the world is full of these bastards, leeches on society who are evolving BACKWARDS to a mental state similar to that of feaces, all u can do is take as many preventative steps as possible! as well as an alarm, get urself down to your local lock and key shop and get some VERY VERY VERY thick metal chain, i mean so thick that bolt cutters wont even scratch it! and get some of the plastic sleeving to put over it, then loop it under the seat mounts and through the steering wheel and secure it with a very large padlock, prefereably a BOLT style one rather than the conventional shape padlock as the bolt ones are harder to break. i know its added weight and its not the nicest thing to have lyin uunder your seat but even if they wreck the car they wont be able to steal it as u'd have to unbolt the seat-subframe from the floor pan to get the chain to move freely!! and how many wee wankers carry a socket set with them!!!!! fuck it, even get some locktite in the subframe bolts too so they defo wont budge even with a socket!!! it might sound like over kill, but if u think about it, its not really!!! if u like, i'll get a pic of how I've done it in my car for u! Phil.