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This is why, back when I owned a Jeep, I never locked it. Figured if someone wanted the 85 cents in change that badly I'd rather they not take a knife to my (pl
by TylerE 1y ago
This is why, back when I owned a Jeep, I never locked it. Figured if someone wanted the 85 cents in change that badly I'd rather they not take a knife to my (plastic) windows.
- anonym29 1y agoThe "Kia Boyz" saga was primarily motivated by theft of the vehicle itself, not the contents of the vehicle.
- Terr_ 1y agoRight, and even un-sexy and inexpensive vehicles get targeted these days, because they can be used as tools to commit other crimes, not just a commodity to be resold or scavenged.
- charcircuit 1y agoA stolen car being a tool is why it is a commodity to be resold.
- Terr_ 1y agoYou're confusing "a commodity to the thief, perhaps someday a tool to to whoever receives stolen goods" versus "a tool to the thief." The first is used in daily commutes, the second is used once as a battering-ram/getaway car before being abandoned in a ditch.
- themafia 1y agoThe thing I did not expect is that most of these criminals will gladly connect their phone to the cars entertainment system so they can play their music while they do this. They can then brag about the number of thefts they've engaged in by the number of Kia vehicles listed in their phones bluetooth connection list. The surprise is that the police don't seem to understand how to incorporate these facts into their tactics.
- Terr_ 1y agoKnowing folks with this problem, I've been looking into some way of adding some kind of "pulling or removing the door handle without first disabling the alarm triggers the alarm" circuit... but the necessary disassembly is a pain.
- TylerE 1y agoMine was so old and basic there wasn't any wiring going to the door at all.