Any city you can find on the map is like this today.
Stealing something is almost legal and the cops only
chase people driving a little too fast. They picked
up a guy here locally who had stolen and stipped
over 50 cars in 3 months. He got 3 months behind
bars. If the wheels are worth more that US$100.-/each
the insurance company require lockbolts to replace
them. All cars made from 1995 must have immobilizer
and all "collectible" cars must have etched license plate
numbers on all windows. A car is given a license
number that stays with the car through out it's life
so they dont change plates with a new owner. Up
to the mid-80's things were quiet here but auto
theft have increased some 1000% since then.
"I guess we dont live in Kansas anymore"
We're better off than in Russia where the police found
some 20 dead people in basement of a service garage.
They were customers who had dropped off their cars
for service and when they came back to pick up their
cars they were taken downstairs and shot. Their cars
were already with another owner.
Have a good night sleep and dont get any bad dreams.
Thomas
fred wrote:
> Where in Sweden ?
>
> Thomas wrote:
>
> > If it's protected by Smith & Wesson nobody will mess with it.
> > Anyway, it's difficult to stop somebody from taking off with
> > your car stereo. I have a Sony that I can take the front
> > panel with me and I have an electronic immobilizer to stop
> > anyone to drive off with my car(s). I have 3 different lock
> > bolts on every wheel. I'm already paying too much for insurance.
> >
> > Thomas
> > In Sweden
> >
> > Dziuba, Larry schreib:
> >
> > > It doesn't sound like you are helping by bragging about setting off
>alarms.
> > > If everyone ignores the alarms, then more apathy sets in. What happened
>to
> > > helping out a neighbor. Especially since everyone is supposed to be
> > > carrying a cell phone now. It should be like a massive set of extra eyes
> > > for the police. Larry in Calgary.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hall, Phillip [mailto:Phillip.Hall@msfc.nasa.gov]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 7:40 AM
> > > To: 'Andy Cost'; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: RE: quit messing with my car !!!!
> > >
> > > Hay all -
> > >
> > > If your area is like this one - alarms are worthless. I guy had his very
> > > expensive stereo ripped from his Honda in broad daylight. It was in a
> > > parking garage and the police said at least 50 people walked by the car
> > > during and after the fact. The car had the alarm blaring, doors open,
>dash
> > > and interior panels torn apart. The when questioned about nobody calling
> > > the police, the police said people completely ignore car alarms because
>they
> > > are always going off for no reason. True - I can drive by a line of cars
>in
> > > my Roadster in first gear at 5000 and set alarms off - great fun!
> > >
> > > Phil
> > > SEROC
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Andy Cost [SMTP:andycost@worldnet.att.net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 5:54 PM
> > > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: quit messing with my car !!!!
> > >
> > > A warning sign would only make it worse. It's kind of like
>throwing
> > > the
> > > gauntlet. I would suggest an alarm with a motion sensor. These
> > > sensors are
> > > like the ones in the automatic doors at Wal-Mart. When you get
> > > close enough
> > > to the door it magically opens. You can set the sensitivity on
> > > these alarms
> > > so that someone mearly walking by could set it off, or you could
>set
> > > it so
> > > that someone would have to get in the car before it would trigger
> > > the siren.
> > > I know alarms don't really deter professional car thieves and
>stereo
> > > bandits, but it would keep meddling kids away.
> > > Andy
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>
> > > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 1:47 PM
> > > Subject: quit messing with my car !!!!
> > >
> > > > GrrrRRRRR !!!! venting time.......
> > > >
> > > > I've had it w/the folks who roam the parking lot @ my
> > > apartments!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Several months ago: went out to my roadster, found big ASS
>PRINTS
> > > in the
> > > dust
> > > > (it's arizona,,,, you get lots of that here) on my driver's side
> > > fender.
> > > > Dammit - you don't SIT on other people's cars!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Coupla' weeks after that: found driver's DOOR KICKED IN -
>obvious
> > > shoe
> > > tread
> > > > prints in the middle. It mostly popped out but GEEZ ! Why my
> > > car?!?!?
> > > >
> > > > This morning: glanced out to lot - DOORS OPEN. Sure - it's a bit
> > > of a
> > > > curiosity, but J.H.C.!!- at least bother to shut the flipping
>door
> > > behind
> > > you
> > > > after you gawk at it so I don't freak out. Nothing was disturbed
> > > (except
> > > > ME!), but if someone knew what they were doing, the car woulda
> > > been
> > > loooong
> > > > gone. (ign sw temp. routed to the glove box - wires right there)
> > > >
> > > > <shaking head> I'm condsiedering a printed warning in both
>english
> > > &
> > > spanish
> > > > reading something to the effect of:
> > > >
> > > > *WARNING - Do NOT mess with this car. Don't even consider
>stealing
> > > it...
> > > just
> > > > look at it- if you don't think that w/the bright red/white paint
> > > you'll
> > > stick
> > > > out like a sore thumb you are even more stupid than I think you
> > > are. There
> > > is
> > > > NO stereo in this vehicle. Stealing a 30 year-old AM radio is
>just
> > > plain
> > > > idiotic. The steel wheels this car sits on are NOT worth any
>money
> > > to
> > > anyone
> > > > else. You cannot dismantle this car & sell it for parts, as
>every
> > > Roadster
> > > > owner in North America will know who you are and action WILL be
> > > taken.
> > > > Grievous Bodily Harm will result, and you will be taken far off
> > > into the
> > > > desert and fed to the buzzards. Now get your grubby paws OFF my
> > > car, and
> > > go
> > > > pick on someone else's Honda if you must.*
> > > >
> > > > WAH!!! - I want a house w/a garage. A nice safe cozy place for
>the
> > > Roadster
> > > > to sleep. Maybe in the spirit of "save Randy" I can gather up
> > > $150K to buy
> > > me
> > > > a garage w/attached house....."It's for the Roadster."
> > > > ***Note: just kidding there - no flames!! (and certainly no
> > > donations!)****
> > > >
> > > > <sigh> ok.. getting silly I must be over it already. Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Laurie
> > > > 70 SPL311 (the object of ill-doers affection)
> > > > 69 SRL311
> > > > Chandler, AZ
> > > >
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