Posted on 06/14/2013 1:28:13 PM PDT by george76
Car burglars appear to be using a new high-tech device that allows them to disable alarm systems and quickly enter vehicles. Law enforcement agencies are stumped as to how they can prevent the auto break-ins.
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Another reason to not support Hollyweird. The last movie I saw was the last Harry Potter. The second to last time I went to the theater was to see the previous Harry Potter. Same for the one before that.
Do thieves not think there might be people who are home?
They do much the same during funerals. They find out when the funeral is and rob the house thinking everyone will be at the church or gravesite. Leave someone at the house and cars parked in front.
Most thieves are basically lazy and do not know how to drive a stick shift.
Drive an ugly, old vehicle that they wouldn’t like. ;-)
I’m amazed at how many models still offer manual transmissions. Most subcompacts are easy to find with manuals, where they still yield extra mpgs. The family sedan category - Camry, Accord, Fusion, Altima, etc. - can still be found with manuals. Not many SUVs except Subarus though.
Car thieves are smarter than cops? No fooling? Remember that most cops belong to the Barney Fife and Bungle Corps.
Another possibility is that the registration might have a VIN on it so a thief could simply order a spare set of keys from the factory and drive the car away without hotwiring it two weeks later.....
Land Rover Defender, Diesel. I have one in stick.
(I also live on a mountain and zero problem getting it in gear. May roll back for a sec. at a light.)
Your VIN is visible on your front window, right below where you typically see the registration/inspection stickers.
It is really hard to start modern cars without the keys. You can’t just hotwire them.
Of course, the darn keys cost $200 to replace or purchase a duplicate...
All Shelby GT500's have standard transmissions. I have no trouble stopping on a hill. I just put it in neutral and keep my foot on the brake.
Easier to just use the clutch and accelerator if you are driving while wearing high heels!
Defender is, alas, no longer available in the USA, although there is persistent talk of its reintroduction.
Hard to find a car with a standard transmission any more. Great to drive in the snow and ice but horrible if you have to stop in the middle of a hill.Why is it difficult to stop on a hill and why would you put it in neutral?All Shelby GT500's have standard transmissions. I have no trouble stopping on a hill. I just put it in neutral and keep my foot on the brake.
Oh and why does everyone act as if driving a stick is something new?
“This is so true in the city but not out in the farmland where kids learn to drive everything that has wheels by the time they are ten or so.”
But those kids in the farmland are not the ones stealing cars.
5-speed here. Sucks in bumper to bumper traffic, or the school p/u line ......
Sure is fun to drive though.
The thieves break into the cars to steal registration and the garage door opener. They then proceed to the house to plunder the goodies.
I was quoting someone else who said it was difficult to stop on a hill and driving a stick comes naturally for me.
Guess it depends on what generation you grew up in. My dad had a Hudson, if memory serves me correctly. Had push buttons. He just loved it - called it his hoopie.
My first driving experience at age 16 was a Ford Fairlane with column shift. Teaching me how to hold it in the middle of an ice covered hill going up without it sliding backwards or without peeling rubber all the way to the top and in traffic was an exercise my father certainly did not enjoy, particularly when I insisted on attempting it while wearing high heels. Probably wore out a couple of clutches before I finally developed the feel for how much to let the clutch out and how much pressure to put on the accelerator to get it right. My daddy surely had the patience of a saint.
Most newer cars are chipped and the keys have to be cloned. The dealer has to have the car and its computer to make a new key work.
The answer: Less DONUT breaks and more time on patrol. /s
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