Locking doors.

My Nova used to get broken into all the fucking time. You know how hard it is to find replacement glass for one of those suckers?! So I said fuck it, took all valuables out, bolted the sub box to the frame in the hatch and covered all the heads with clear silicone *snicker* also padlocked the top of the sub box closed, BUT, i cut a small slit in the bottom of the hatch and locked it closed through the bottom of the car *snicker some more*


I spent the first 3 weeks watching out the window, just WAITING for some sap to open the door, and try to take my stereo out of there... it was a open invitation, and I'd laugh SO hard when they'd try to take off the bolts and screws, and try to lift that box out of there... but alas, it never happened.

Worse that happened to the car after that was I found some cigarette butts on the floor.

I have maybe $4 in change laying in a little dash thing that isn't easy to see unless you're actually in the truck and looking for it. Other than that, I keep nothing worthwhile.
Jumper cables, a maglite flash light, a couple small items less than $5. Saves me a window if someone wants to look around.

Plus, I'm keeping the stock radio since its a CD player. THe last truck had a cassette. bah.

A good lady friend of mine told me that a guy who doesn't lock his car door is a guy women are interested in marrying.

WTF! I say!

Nah--she tells me--if a guy is man enough to leave his car unlocked then he is man enough to be the kind of strong bloke that a woman wants in life: someone who works like a trojan (in the traditional sense of the word); someone who is tough and can stand up to thieves and other blokes etc..

I think she's focking bonkers in the head to suggest such logic and from your track record with the ladies, I'm proven right. [/Tomsmart]

Seriously mate, I own a 78 Falcon XD and lock the focker on occasion; not all the time, mind you, but mostly I do, particularly when there's a case of Stella in the back or my fishing and surf gear is in there.

LOL, yeah.

Was that the movie that kick started Depp's career?

Broken windows are a big problem, but breaking a window is, well, breaking.

Most people, even assholes, wouldn't do that - it's too loud and blatantly illegal.

Open doors, however, are an invitation to petty, immature hooligans. I have a friend who woke-up one day to find someone had taken a leak on his seat and stole his CDs (CD-Rs, he's not stupid). You wouldn't break a window to do that.

First, breaking a window is very simple and very quiet if you know how to do it. I once stood at the end of a car and had someone break a window in a demonstration. The only thing I had was a creak and the glass landing on the ground and sprinkling against the side of the car. Required tool? A screw driver.

Yeah, I know someone can take a leak on the seat. That would be the only concern.

I keep nothing of value in my truck. I don't even have CDs, even CDRs in there. I have the stock CD player.

If someone wants to steal it, a window would be the least of anyone's concerns.

Additionally, I live on a corner lot so everyone can see my front door and my truck.

There are plenty of others cars around that would be better targets or have more interesting things in them. In two years of not locking my doors consistently, I've never had a problem. I figure, if you lock your doors, you have something worthwhile in there.

I keep nothing in my truck worth anything over night. Hockey equipment, camping eq, etc, it all comes in once I get back.

As far as someone pissing in there.. I'll take my chances on that one.

Insurance: I don't have to show proof. Actually, if something is stolen from inside my truck.. say $500 in camping equipment. Its not my Car Insurance that covers that, its my house insurance which is far cheaper than my truck insurance. Besides, I'd have no way of proving the truck was locked or unlocked as using a slim jim easily unlocks almost any car with a little knowledge and practice.

There is no such thing as "soviet russia" anymore

That was in Switzerland, strangely enough.

Here, the biggest problem is car theft itself.

I've been told...uh, a center punch (press???, any machinists around to guess the right terminology) works the best. You place it in the lower corner of the window and press it in. I watched a T.V. show on TLC or Disc. that said it was a handy device to leave in the glove box. In the unusual event that you're car ends up underwater with you in it, it can be a lifesaver allowing you to break the window open very quickly.

for BigMac's sake:

In the former USSR, Car used to leak for YOU!!

Thanks RCPilot, thats exactly what the T.V. show had. It was impressive to see. They just put it in the lower corner and blammo the entire window shattered. Like I said, handy if your car ever ends up underwater as it is faster than rolling your windows down manually and especially handy with electric windows as they probably won't work underwater.

Yeah, anything that would stick to the glass, even tape or those sticky book covers they use these days.

Not that I plan on breaking into any cars any time soon...

ya don't lock it because the locks have been jimmyed and the ignition has been punched on the column... fess up now as to the real reason it is not locked! [/not to mention that was your craftmanship]

Nice logic, but flawed in practice. They'll smash the window anyways generally without checking. Happened to me awhile back. They smashed the window and took the stereo. It was unlocked. When in a hurry the just do what
they know best...

The good thieves pop the locks. The shitty thieves break the window.

Somehow I managed to not even mention popping the locks. Its still fast, less noticeable and costs money still.

I'd like to keep thinking people check the door before breaking a window or popping the lock. The light might come on but thats about it.

Cops are corrupt here. They'll do that to. We refer to it as "Throw them to the wolves."

Cops were at the neighbors yesterday. Neighbor girl wanted to file a report that her roomie pushed her. In the end, the cop persuaded her to press charges because he wanted something to do and he said he'd let her get hit a few times.. turn a blind eye. heh.

Bah, you think he has stories? Ask tom's mum about stories.

About you and Tom's mum? No doubt.

Where is that bum anyways?

Fantastic, you have now achieved level one status.(most five year olds here have that. Now, if you want to really impress me. Tell me the easy way to defeat armoured glass. You will then be promoted to level two, eight year old.[/no really it's easy]

That's funny, you'll see why when I tell RC how it's done.

we're waiting....

Forgot your false teeth again, eh? [/harsh]

Come on Bomber, Have a think about it. The clue is in my previous post.