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Edmunds.com - Confessions of a Car Thief

Karen_SKaren_S Posts: 5,095
edited October 2014 in General
You lock your car and activate the alarm system, but can that keep out the thieves who steal more than 1 million vehicles in the U.S. each year?

Check out this article to learn how to protect your vehicle from thieves.

Confessions of a Car Thief - A Professional Comes Clean on How It's Done
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  • subytrojansubytrojan Monterey Park, CaliforniaPosts: 120
    This article was an eye opener. I was surprised at how easy it is for a thief to steal a vehicle due to negligence. That said, I don't think I'll be making any more trips to the ATM with the car left running.

    Keep up the great work Joanne, Phil, and everyone else! :)

    Loren
  • chriscrosscarchriscrosscar Posts: 1
    OMG :surprise:
    Thank you for this shocking article! It really opened my eyes too...
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