Originally Posted by verb1999
Some dickweeds jimmied my door open and broke the ignition console and tried to hot wire it or something. There were a few broken pieces, wires hanging out, etc. Not cool when you're out with a girl for the 3rd time and you go out to your car and that has happened, and you're stuck there with no working vehicle.
Apparently there was an Integra on the floor above me in the parking ramp that had the exact same thing done to it. The cops said the theifs were amatures and did a horrible job, and said we were lucky we didn't have our cars stolen. Not to mention they said the M.O.A.'s security systems (cameras in the parking ramps, etc.) are 12 years old and way out dated.
They got some solid fingerprints off the windows though, and hopefully they'll catch these homosexuals. What do you guys recommend I do to keep my car safer when I get it fixed? I don't even have an alarm for it yet. Is just a simple car alarm enough, or will those jerks get by that easily?
My condolences. :hs:
Get an alarm with a starter disable feature.
Install a separate fuel pump cutoff and invest in a mechanical clutch lock.
Also, if your radio has a detachable face plate, take it off.
Don't leave things on display inside the car either.
iPods, radar detectors, GPS navigaton systems...anything that can be fenced or pawned for cash is temptation to a casual thief.
Then, park in an area that denies thieves any cover.
That will stop the majority of attempts, but it will not prevent theft completely.