Abarth 595 attempted theft.

[Morris12s3]

My eldest daughter has a 595 convertible that someone decided they wanted to relieve her of last night.
They were unsuccessful, however after a morning of police and insurance dramas we're now at the point if it being collected in the next few days for assessment and (possible) repair.
Our concern is that if it's repaired then where do we stand on possible future electrical gremlins? The roof has been carefully cut, the ignition barrel damaged, the switch stalks are out of alignment, steering cowlings removed and the obd port cover is missing.
It's a 2017 car so we're aware it might be a total loss anyway but if it is repaired I know she will always have a concern about how much electrical messing has been carried out.
Thanks for your help everyone in advance.

[wal 45]

First of all sorrry to hear about the attempted theft, unfortunately it's quite a common occurrence on the South Coast.

I hate to say it but the damage to your roof will probably cause it to be written off noting how expensive they are with relation to cost. Personally I wouldn't worry about all of the rest as they just use the OBD port to start the car, the ignition barrel would just be to break the steering lock off.

If you can get a second hand roof the rest of it would be easy to fix and I wouldn't anticipate any long lasting electrical issues, it's just whether a. you want to or b. the insurance company will sell the car back to you/ or for a reasonable price.

I was hoping the scrotes would have moved on from stealing these now (I've got a 595 Comp) but alas no.

[Morris12s3]

Thank you for the information, it's extremely helpful. I don't think I'd realised how big a job the roof replacement is (I'm used to very rudimentary vintage stuff!). We're meeting with the repairer in an hour as the car was collected this morning but thanks to your input I've been able to prepare my daughter for it not being good news.
Thanks again 🙂 .