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Too bad,,,,,,NOT.
 
Karma's gonna get ya.
 
Once a few years ago, as I was sitting in my office at SAIC looking out my window which overlooked our back parking lot, I noticed a small car, driven my a 20-something girl, pull up and stop behind a co-worker's pick up truck. The guy on the passenger side got out and was crouched down, out of view. I could not tell what he was doing. Just then, I saw his head pop up as if startled by someone (a security guard had approached). The guy jumped back in the and the pair speed off. Once their car was no longer blocking the view of the truck, I could see the spare tire of the truck dangling down from under the truck. Apparently the guy was attempting to steal the spare tire. Luckily, my co-worker had added a pretty hefty chain and pad lock to affix the wheel to the chassis which slowed the guy down a bit.
 
I generally always have my car locked up and keep nothing of real value in it. I'm amazed they need to tell people on the local news not to leave keys and/or electronic fobs in cars when unattended, and to lock it when going in someplace. When did that become something that folks didn't just automatically do??
 
When we first moved into our house, back in 93, I re-keyed all our door locks to the same key.
That was before our garage became a shop/storage unit, so we kept the cars there.
Now our cars are in the driveway and mine is where I keep the key, in the ignition.
I never leave anything of value in plain view to tempt someone.
We have since lost track of our house keys, and never lock our doors.
Our house is such a mess, anyone looking for treasure would just turn around.
Since I'm retired, I'm mostly at home, but I never worry about a break-in.
I know we are lucky to be able to do that, but we have little that is of enough value to worry about.
Our next door neighbor did have a break-in and has since installed cameras.
I would hate to have that much concern about my 'possessions'.
 
mikephillips said:
I generally always have my car locked up and keep nothing of real value in it. I'm amazed they need to tell people on the local news not to leave keys and/or electronic fobs in cars when unattended, and to lock it when going in someplace. When did that become something that folks didn't just automatically do??
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In San Francisco, they will break the windows to get into your can anyway. People with SUVs are leaving the tailgate open to keep from having their windows broken.
 
I bought a '77 Toyota SR5 Longbed pickup new.
While sitting in a restaurant,I noticed that the spare tire
was missing.Being a longbed,they required an extra-long rod
to remove the spare.
Not long after,someone stole the carpeting I had
covering the floor of the bed.It had acid in it,due to a battery
that spilled it.
 
mikephillips said:
I'm amazed they need to tell people on the local news not to leave keys and/or electronic fobs in cars when unattended, and to lock it when going in someplace. When did that become something that folks didn't just automatically do??
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I always leave my cars unlocked. Much of the time I leave the keys in it.
 
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waltesefalcon said:
I always leave my cars unlocked. Much if the time I leave the keys in it.
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I do that only in my driveway.
Other than that I lock it up.
No sense making it easier than it is.
 
waltesefalcon said:
I always leave my cars unlocked. Much if the time I leave the keys in it.
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If you move to Albuquerque I would advise not doing that. This is one of those statistics for which I wish we were not #1

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That said, I have a remote start function on an APP for my Kia so I can start my car and let it warm up before I go out and get in. Of course the doors stay locked and even if someone were to brea the window and try to drive off, since they don't have the key fob in the car with them they would not get very far.
 
Kids have been coming around at 4 am and trying car doors. If it opens, they take whatever of value is in there and sometimes the car. I would never leave my car unlocked anywhere and leaving the key in the car is crazy. If a thief takes the car and kills someone you might be sued for negligence in leaving the key in the car.
 
pdplot said:
If a thief takes the car and kills someone you might be sued for negligence in leaving the key in the car.
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"Culpable Negligence" or "Attractive Nuisance"? Either way I could see a zealous prosecutor rubbing his or her hands together.
 
With the current daily driver being keyless operation the fob and my keys only leave my pocket when I'm pushing the button to lock the car, or using an actual key to go into the house. Took some getting used to just grabbing the car door handle for it to read the fob in my pocket, as well as the push button start/shutoff..
 
mikephillips said:
With the current daily driver being keyless operation the fob and my keys only leave my pocket when I'm pushing the button to lock the car, or using an actual key to go into the house. Took some getting used to just grabbing the car door handle for it to read the fob in my pocket, as well as the push button start/shutoff..
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A starter button is something I'm used to from years of driving an early 50s IH. I thought it was a tad funny when they made a come back a few years ago.
 
I installed a button on my dashboard to open my garage door. Since my wife and daughter park inside the garage mine is parked outside. I wired a relay to the opener so it only gets power if the engine is running. This way if someone breaks into my car they can’t open the garage door.
 
Gliderman8 said:
I installed a button on my dashboard to open my garage door. Since my wife and daughter park inside the garage mine is parked outside. I wired a relay to the opener so it only gets power if the engine is running. This way if someone breaks into my car they can’t open the garage door.
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That's a great idea! My remote garage door opener on my new Telluride is a button on the rear view mirror. Just for grins, I unlocked my car from within the house and went out without the key fob to see if I could open the garage. I could! That is not a good scenario! I wonder how hard it would be to re-fuse that circuit to a fuse location that requires the car to be on? Might have to look into that.
 
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