Is Your Car Even WORTH Stealing?

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Now that car theft has become an entry-level
entreprenurial business in America, it seems that
car thieves are getting fussy. They don't even want
some cars.
Here's a link that let's you take the Car Theft
Test, to see how popular your car is with thieves,
and it also suggests what level of theft protection
you might need for your particular car in your
particular location.
Is My Car Good Enough To Steal?
My car failed...it was like 400th on the
list...hah...I should have typed in Corvette!
entreprenurial business in America, it seems that
car thieves are getting fussy. They don't even want
some cars.
Here's a link that let's you take the Car Theft
Test, to see how popular your car is with thieves,
and it also suggests what level of theft protection
you might need for your particular car in your
particular location.
Is My Car Good Enough To Steal?
My car failed...it was like 400th on the
list...hah...I should have typed in Corvette!
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Fortunately, I do implement methods from the first three mentioned layers of protection.
I actually witness people tampering with my '69 Ford on two separate occasions. Yes, it has an alarm, thieves will steal anything.
Any Honda Accord owners out there? Can you say LoJack.
You know, you steal an American car, and 6 months later you have trouble with it and have to return it...what a drag...
You want funny, come to my school... 3 years ago, in the parking structure, a VW "bus" was stolen, but parked next to it was an M3, Supra TT, and a Volvo T5-R....
Since u decline to take my rx7, I had the clutch,radiator, and o-rings(oil leak). The car runs like new at 230K miles. The doors are always unlock but no thieves want it, even the Edmunds host refuses to take it.
Are you serious? The fact is: Yes G20 comes with alarm system. I guess I am just unlucky.
Mr_Shiftright,
Thanks for the estimate
I do not lock my doors and roll down the windows so the thieves can take the car if they please. I need someone to take this car so my wife let me buy a new one. She'd not let me donate the damn old car.
No.
And now a VW bus theft true story, from Los Angeles. The owner had a "club" locked on to the steering wheel. To steal the bus, thieves broke the steering wheel and steered it by the stumps left on the column.
Thank you for your time.
I don't think it would be worthwhile to steal my car for sale or parts. But, at some point, it'll be worthwhile to pay somebody to steal my car and report it stolen.
So...No and Yes. ;-)
I believe Chrysler minivans also scored high, however, that was more joyriders. Apparently the (perhaps not most recent models) Chrysler minivan locks can be picked by a cross-eyed baby.
For my rather pedestrian car (1993, 4dr, Chevy Corsica) and my habits & driving record, it would cost me $250 more per year to have a 1993, 4dr, Accord LX. Given that my car has just needed belts, hoses, tires, fluids, I've saved around $1000 over the last 4years. That's two weeks of summer vacation for us!!!
BTW, How can you have 2 weeks vacation with only $1000? You only earn $600 for 2 weeks? It will cost you the expense + your salary to get you a vacation. Come on! Get a better car and enjoy the driving!
There's only so much happiness I can derive from driving a car - when you get right down to it, a car is a car, and spending time with my families or biking, hiking, kayaking is sooooo much more enjoyable. And extra cash goes into appreciating assets: house, stocks, bonds.
Salary. You are NOT using the term salary correctly, in the much North American labour legislation (I'm assuming this is a translation thing) salary refers to what you would earn regardless of the hours worked.
Some people have a salaried position, which pays a certain amount per day regardless of the hours worked. During their holidays, these people (me) are still paid their salary.
Some people have jobs that pay a base salary, for 40hrs/week PLUS paid overtime. These people (used to be me) still earn their base salary during holidays.
For hourly workers (the situation you're referring to) they are generally paid for the hours worked. Some unionized workers also get a payment/week of vacation (e.g. the CAW and UAW).
If only criminals had some common sense...
You'll be happy to hear that I grabbed a garden implement and went out and confronted the guy. (yeah, yeah, I know, but it was my only car at the time, and I needed it...).
Who knows what motivates these people?
A coworker had her ugly (don't tell her I said so
They really stole an '82 Chevette?! What were they thinking? You're right, though - sometimes thieves just don't make any sense. I mean, what could you use it for - a getaway car, parts? Wow, you just never know!