Keeping Your Car Safe?
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Delaware(US) & Nova Scotia(Canada)
RE: Keeping Your Car Safe?
JMD.. lol yeah thats true.. I'm in Jersey so most are either quick joyrides, shots to Camden to be cut up or over to the docks and into a container. Lojack works here as long as you notice and report the theft within a few hours. The scary thing here are the chopshops. Once it makes it there you dont stand much of a chance of getting it all back even when the police bust the place.
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 114
From: Maine
RE: Keeping Your Car Safe?
I already have a club, I don't use it at school (well im going to start now) because we all watch each others cars and there is a school proctor that watch the parking lot, but everyone was in on it when they pulled the joke on me.
I do have somewhat of a kill switch, I have it in my car were you have to turn the key then push a button to start the car, the button is right next to the lighter though so I dont think it would be hard for someone to find.
But I guess I won't be leaving my club off anywhere for now on
I do have somewhat of a kill switch, I have it in my car were you have to turn the key then push a button to start the car, the button is right next to the lighter though so I dont think it would be hard for someone to find.
But I guess I won't be leaving my club off anywhere for now on
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: San Diego, CA
RE: Keeping Your Car Safe?
man I wish my school had a "best car" thing.... and i'm in the yearbook class!!!!! hahaha but then again my school only has like 640 people and of that maybe 100 or so drive, probably less
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Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Maine
RE: Keeping Your Car Safe?
wow thats high people/people that drive ratio, we have around 1600 people at my school and I don't think there are more than 100 people that drive.
I think the main reason I won is because nearly everyone drives hondas or little imports at my school, I think my car has the biggest engine in the whole parking lot (including the few trucks also).
I think the main reason I won is because nearly everyone drives hondas or little imports at my school, I think my car has the biggest engine in the whole parking lot (including the few trucks also).
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RE: Keeping Your Car Safe?
The best thing you can get for your car is Classic Car Insurance.
The other things are nice and you should have a few of them, but if/when you get your car back, I promise you it will be screwed up in some way.
The other things are nice and you should have a few of them, but if/when you get your car back, I promise you it will be screwed up in some way.
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Delaware(US) & Nova Scotia(Canada)
RE: Keeping Your Car Safe?
I agree on the insurance bit.. as you say your insurance only "covers my car up to the bluebook price". I'd have an appraisal done and see what its worth. Get a value for the "replacement value" of the car which should be quite high. Then call your insurance company and ask for a policy change that covers that replacement value. This WILL increase your premium somewhat but you'll be better covered. If your stang is restored at all I'd have it insured for at least a 10,000 replacement value.
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RE: Keeping Your Car Safe?
ORIGINAL: ninteen66mustang
Get one of the steering wheel lock bars. I have on and you cant turn the wheels more than a couple of inches. Correct me if I am wrong but I am pretty sure they are hard to get past. You can also buy ones that cover your car if it is stolen. They will give you like 5-10 grand if it is stolen with their lock on it...
Oh, and you should teach your friends to respect the classics. It seems like it could have been pretty easy for them to get the car rolling too fast and hit something. If my friends did that I would prolly end up in jail that night.
Get one of the steering wheel lock bars. I have on and you cant turn the wheels more than a couple of inches. Correct me if I am wrong but I am pretty sure they are hard to get past. You can also buy ones that cover your car if it is stolen. They will give you like 5-10 grand if it is stolen with their lock on it...
Oh, and you should teach your friends to respect the classics. It seems like it could have been pretty easy for them to get the car rolling too fast and hit something. If my friends did that I would prolly end up in jail that night.