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Some decades ago, my dad's best friend's car got stolen in Geneva. They found it a few days later 50km away in France. The police returned the car to him and sa
by keraf 4y ago
Some decades ago, my dad's best friend's car got stolen in Geneva. They found it a few days later 50km away in France. The police returned the car to him and said it was used in a jewelry store robbery in Geneva. Not sure how or why, but they returned it to him with its contents it was found with; two Mont Blanc pens (worth 700$ each) and a few high quality tools that were probably used to break into the car. We got a fancy pen in the family since...
On the topic of car theft, my dad used to have a BMW E30 325iX back in the days. The car was very sought after by thieves, so his cousin (who's a mechanic) installed a switch under the seat to cut-off the gas between the tank and the engine. The car was broken into a few times but never disappeared.
- acomjean 4y agoI had a used late 80s VW GTI with a starter disable switch. It was actually a circular key that would pop out under the steering wheel. The lock did a couple of things I eventually figured out… The engine would turn if it was Locked but it wouldn’t start. And it oddly locked the hood (which was a relief to discover the latch wasn’t in fact broken) My car too was never stolen but it was broken into as well.
- Bayart 4y agoAlways use 2FA !