if posting a reply to an old topic is such an issue/burden/annoyance/etc then someone should just close old topics so no one can reply. im guessing though if that happened the people might make a new thread and then get ripped for starting a duplicate. im new here as well and have been just as guilty as this guy. so im sorry if my replies to old posts (including this one) have bothered anyone.

back to the topic. my car has been broken into 6 times in 8 years. 4 times in raleigh, nc and twice in columbia, sc. the most recent @sshole decided to rip out the middle air vents on the dash, practically pull off the entire dash, STEAL the knobs that you use to adjust the heat and air, all in an attempt to steal an $80 cd player that they had no face for. it was about $800 worth of damage. not sure why they wanted a piece o crap cd player with no face (which he was not successful in stealing, or he was interrupted or changed his mind) and knobs to adjust the heat and air. he must have been pissed about something because the following night he (or someone) busted the small triangular window on the back drivers side door and rummaged through my glove box and stole my car registration. could be coincidence but i think it was the same f#cker.