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I used to leave my windows open on sunny days, to stop the car getting too hot or anyone breaking in to look for stuff to steal. When I did this at my office c
by tokamak-teapot 5y ago
I used to leave my windows open on sunny days, to stop the car getting too hot or anyone breaking in to look for stuff to steal.
When I did this at my office car park, well-meaning people would call security and ask them to help the person with open windows by earning them they were open. Or if they knew it was my car they’d seek me out to warn me that my windows were down.
The reason they gave was always that they were worried someone would steal stuff from the car. There was nothing in it to steal.
Eventually I got sick of wasting other people’s time for them and left my windows closed.
So many of them complained that their cars were hot, and/or had them broken into by people looking to steal things.
I think the only real solution would be for me to buy a car that lets me take the roof off. If your car is roofless, no-one comes to warn you.
- vuln 5y agoI’ve owned a few convertibles and I always left the doors unlocked and/or the top down. I’d rather someone steal the $100 radio than cut through the top or break a window. I did always keep the glovebox locked but that only contained my registration and proof of insurance. I have had a radio stolen once but it was just the faceplate. Not sure what they’re going to do with that.
- dharmab 5y agoIt is very common for Miata owners to leave the doors unlocked if they need to put the roof up because the roof is more valuable than the interior. (Since it is a common track/race car, every interior piece has an aftermarket replacement.)