About 30 years ago, thieves chiseled through the door sheet metal on my wife’s Jetta to get to the door latch.
Then they crowbarred the plastic dash to bits getting the Blaupunkt stereo unit out. Total repair bill was probably $3,000. All so the junkie could get $25 for a desperately needed drug fix.
Ouch. Many years ago, walked up to my car and saw a window broken out, and my stereo unit literally kicked out of the dash, damaged my dash. And my stereo speakers ripped out of the ceiling, damaged my ceiling fabric. Lots of damage for an easily purchased stereo and speakers.
A friend of mine lamented that he always left his car doors unlocked on his convertible car, so thieves would not damage the top. Yep, they slashed his ragtop to get inside, despite the fact that the doors were unlocked.