There's 1.67 seconds of my life I will never get back. 
View Poll Results: Do you lock your C4?
Yes -- I love my baby and lock her up.
88
74.58%
No -- I don't lock the car ... nothing worth stealing.
30
25.42%
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POLL: Do you lock your C4?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,322
Likes: 6
From: Los Altos CA
Had kids squirt Taco Bell hot sauce on my dash once (not the vette) so lock my vehicles.
Besides that, I'm a banjo player and if you don't lock your car folks just keep tossing more banjos in 'em.
Besides that, I'm a banjo player and if you don't lock your car folks just keep tossing more banjos in 'em.
Race Director
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 10,742
Likes: 629
From: Manheim Pennsylvania
Mine locks and unlocks itself and blows horn to let me know. Passive keyless entry system. Works real good. It is a convertible so it locks even with the top down unless I turn it off.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 4,165
Likes: 5
From: Coast MS
Just a couple days ago my cameras caught a group of 3 thugs going down the street pulling on door handles. They pulled on my LT4. All my stuff was locked and they moved on. They did get a pistol from a car on the next block.
As an Officer I've worked many many vehicle burglaries. Lock your doors, and keep valuables out of sight. They will break a window to get to a visible item. They will frequently just pull on door handles and move on.
I don't want some pot smoking thug sitting in my car digging around. They will rip console apart and cause damage that they would not cause otherwise. I keep it locked for that reason. If they break the glass and open the door, then most of my cars have alarms that should go off.
I'm working with our detectives to figure out who the three were....
As an Officer I've worked many many vehicle burglaries. Lock your doors, and keep valuables out of sight. They will break a window to get to a visible item. They will frequently just pull on door handles and move on.
I don't want some pot smoking thug sitting in my car digging around. They will rip console apart and cause damage that they would not cause otherwise. I keep it locked for that reason. If they break the glass and open the door, then most of my cars have alarms that should go off.
I'm working with our detectives to figure out who the three were....
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 924
Likes: 10
From: Manteca Calif
Thanks for the tip on the console, I never lock it so it won't get damaged in case of a break in but it's where I was keeping my lug lock socket ....I will move it to the back compartment. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,322
Likes: 6
From: Los Altos CA
We had someone getting into folks cars at my last house. They went through my wife's glove box but nothing was stolen. One night, about 2 or 3am, I woke to the sound of someone running. A cop was huffing and puffing behind him swearing like a sailor. The perp tried to hide under a Winnebago a couple of doors down, but the cop had a K9 with him. He yelled "get 'im, boy" a few times and the car burglaries stopped.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,830
Likes: 147
From: Gainesville FL
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 21,016
Likes: 0
From: Galveston... well, Santa Fe Texas
Cruise-In VII Veteran
St. Donor '03 & '06
nope.
1. I have full coverage
2. Locks don't work
3. Keys are for show, I can start the car by turning the wings on the ignition.
1. I have full coverage
2. Locks don't work
3. Keys are for show, I can start the car by turning the wings on the ignition.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 218
Likes: 1
From: Salem New Hampshire
Locking your C4
Why the heck wouldn't lock your corvette?Unless you don't work hard for your money and take life for granted than I would think you would want to protect your ASSets! Are you that irresponible and think that money grows on trees?
I LOCK mine!
I LOCK mine!
Last edited by nhlighthouse; Jan 18, 2013 at 10:30 PM. Reason: spelling
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,751
Likes: 276
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Even though i live in Australia and a vette stands out like dogs b***s
I always lock her, even in the garage.
She has an aftermarket alarm system fitted also that is auto arming (for insurance purposes) as she is a pre VATS vette and has remote central locking that arms the alarm system.
My dog also guards the garage, she can tell the moment someone steps within the property boundary, call her a warning device to get out of bed and grab a baseball bat to deter any light fingered low life.
I always lock her, even in the garage.
She has an aftermarket alarm system fitted also that is auto arming (for insurance purposes) as she is a pre VATS vette and has remote central locking that arms the alarm system.
My dog also guards the garage, she can tell the moment someone steps within the property boundary, call her a warning device to get out of bed and grab a baseball bat to deter any light fingered low life.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 256
Likes: 1
From: New Jersey
Yes always --- mine is a garage queen, driven about 2,000 miles a year. When I take it out for fun drives, visit family ---- when I leave the car it's locked, far away from other cars and always a eye's view away.
