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> I know the locks on my car are easily picked They aren't actually. Which is why theives just smash your windows. In either case the alarm is going to go of
by themafia 1y ago
> I know the locks on my car are easily picked
They aren't actually. Which is why theives just smash your windows. In either case the alarm is going to go off so there's no advantage to them learning a complex attack on your lock cylinder when a piece of concrete will do.
Further there often were additional ignition interlock mechanisms that required the correct key code or a key with the correct additional hardware to be present for the starter cylinder to actually engage your starter.
> didn't know Hyundai owners were so entitled.
It's called a defect. It should be a recall. We have laws that cover this. They're pretty explicit. I didn't know Hyundai CORPORATION was so entitled as to think they were not subject to them.
- selkin 1y agoIt's not ease, it's efficiency: opening a locked car door is 1-2 minutes for an experienced person. Smashing the window is 2 seconds (though you also need some experience, as modern car side windows are also laminated).
- userbinator 1y agoopening a locked car door is 1-2 minutes for an experienced person Look up LockPickingLawyer on YouTube. Less than a minute with the right tool.
- selkin 1y agoYou don't need his level of skill to open a car door (you attack the latching mechanism, not the barrel itself).
- DrewADesign 1y agoThis video has some great footage of typical modern break-ins: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iWWWyG5ZwG8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iWWWyG5ZwG8 The lockpicking lawyer’s skillset is not what’s required for that task. 30 seconds would be an eternity for a typical thief to just be able to open a car door. Most of these thieves take maybe 15 seconds from approach to escape. Stealing a whole car is a little bit different but nobody is going to sit there with their adrenaline pumping, wearing gloves, in the middle of the night trying to pick a car door lock that won’t even disable the alarm.
- anywhichway 1y agoI agree Hyundai should fix this for free (would make up a small portion of the bad PR for having this issue in the first place), but don't forced recalls usually only apply to defects that cause safety issues? I'm not sure this would fit the definition of a product safety defect.