how to stop a thief
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by Evil Twin
This device has been successful in completely stopping/preventing autotheft for quite some time. It's installed in my car and has helped out quite a bit.
Auto anti-theft device
Kinda work safe....turn your volume down just a bit though!
Edit: If your vette is not a daily driver, and you care about your other vehicles, I thought I would include this one as well.
SUV's
Auto anti-theft device
Kinda work safe....turn your volume down just a bit though!
Edit: If your vette is not a daily driver, and you care about your other vehicles, I thought I would include this one as well.
SUV's
If Robert De Niro started yelling at me, I'd run away too!
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i agree, hard to want police to find a 'abused' vette...
one thing that comes to mind is an alarm/cut off with a twist
* its mounted without any visable control boxes or switches whatsoever
* its setup somehow independant of the battery, so if they replace/cut the lines to the battery the unit still performs
* it 'sends an exact opposite current signal to the spark plugs
rendering the car unstartable - until you remove it from the circuit by touching a 'short point' - a nut or bolt predefined as the hotspot , to start, you touch this while starting
* at a Brisbane, Australia motor show a viper was fitted with this system and a sign read "if you can drive this vehicle out, you may keep it" (it was there all day)
the hotspot ended up being the emblem on the dash for that installation
between that and a fuel cutoff switch, ..... or going for 'low jack' .... dunno if anything else is needed .. my dad keeps (still to this day) advising me 'leave your windows down (weather permitting) if your in an area that is supect, most are smash and steal, or just grab if they cant start it in a given no of seconds -- they are always gonna get inside, its just a case of do you want to buy a new window? if its smash n grab for loose change .. theyll rip threw and be into the next car..)
one thing that comes to mind is an alarm/cut off with a twist
* its mounted without any visable control boxes or switches whatsoever
* its setup somehow independant of the battery, so if they replace/cut the lines to the battery the unit still performs
* it 'sends an exact opposite current signal to the spark plugs
rendering the car unstartable - until you remove it from the circuit by touching a 'short point' - a nut or bolt predefined as the hotspot , to start, you touch this while starting
* at a Brisbane, Australia motor show a viper was fitted with this system and a sign read "if you can drive this vehicle out, you may keep it" (it was there all day)
the hotspot ended up being the emblem on the dash for that installation
between that and a fuel cutoff switch, ..... or going for 'low jack' .... dunno if anything else is needed .. my dad keeps (still to this day) advising me 'leave your windows down (weather permitting) if your in an area that is supect, most are smash and steal, or just grab if they cant start it in a given no of seconds -- they are always gonna get inside, its just a case of do you want to buy a new window? if its smash n grab for loose change .. theyll rip threw and be into the next car..)
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I agree, if a pro wants the car, it's gone. And if they have an inside connection at a dealership, makes it that much easier.
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Recent auto insurance studies have shown that 1997 thru 2004 C5 Corvettes with manual transmissions have significantly lower theft rates due to the Service Column Lock failure happening while stealing the car. So apparently GM knew what they were doing all along NOT 
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by AA2PR
SMITH & WESSON
HECKLER COTCH
WETHERBY
REMINGTON
ARMOURLITE
HECKLER COTCH
WETHERBY
REMINGTON
ARMOURLITE
Take your pick....
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St. Jude Donor '05
I agree with everyone, if they want it, they will take it.
My fathers c4 was stolen from the GM plant he worked @ in 90-91 time.
He usually parked it in the back of the lot, after work he went out there to find 2 black marks going from the spot his car was parked in, all the way out. They used a tow truck to get his. The crappy thing is, if anyone seen it happen, they would probably just assume it was getting repo'ed.
about 2 weeks later they found it in an alley in detroit. we went and looked @ it at the dealership it was taken to, and from what I remember, nothing was left. he hasnt owned one since.
My fathers c4 was stolen from the GM plant he worked @ in 90-91 time.
He usually parked it in the back of the lot, after work he went out there to find 2 black marks going from the spot his car was parked in, all the way out. They used a tow truck to get his. The crappy thing is, if anyone seen it happen, they would probably just assume it was getting repo'ed.
about 2 weeks later they found it in an alley in detroit. we went and looked @ it at the dealership it was taken to, and from what I remember, nothing was left. he hasnt owned one since.
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From: Santa Rosa Beach FL
Originally Posted by jparr
Glock 17 with winchester stx hollow points 
or State Farm if I don't get there first...
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Originally Posted by AC54ME
My solution
Sad part of it these days is, if you did shoot the lousy SOB, you're the one who would probably go to jail and, if he lived, he'd sue you and probably win. If you think there's any justice in our legal system. forget it.
The perpetrator has all the rights and the victim the shaft. 
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From: Punta Gorda FL
Originally Posted by sxe60
Sad part of it these days is, if you did shoot the lousy SOB, you're the one who would probably go to jail and, if he lived, he'd sue you and probably win. If you think there's any justice in our legal system. forget it. The perpetrator has all the rights and the victim the shaft.
The perpetrator has all the rights and the victim the shaft. 
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Originally Posted by Vette#2
