Dang Thieves!!!

[Amber Lamps]

Yep, my car was broken into last night. At least it was the Bonneville and not the Mustang. They jacked up the door and broke the window to get in. They stole my new GPS, the car stereo, some money and that's about it. The deck was 5 years old and the GPS was a refurb I got for $200 so I'm not too upset except for the time and hassle involved with the ins. co. Oh well crap happens it just sucks because I usually had the GPS installed in the dash but it was freezing up so I moved it to on top of the dash...:panic: Like an idiot, I store the GPS in the console but left the mount on the dash. I really didn't think they would break in such an old car so I got complacent. BTW GPS units are not covered under your auto policy and your homeowners will cover it but your deductible is probably $500+...crap! The funny thing is that I'll probably get a check for more than the car is worth when all is said and done.:lol:

[jtemple]

The thing that sucks the most about car break-ins is that the damage they cause to the car is usually higher than the value of what they stole. When I park my car outside of my garage, I leave nothing in it. Anyone that breaks into my car will get a first aid kit, jumper cables, a collapsible shovel and a cheap kid's car seat. That's it.

[azoomm]

Sucks. I hate thieves.

[Amber Lamps]

The thing that sucks the most about car break-ins is that the damage they cause to the car is usually higher than the value of what they stole. When I park my car outside of my garage, I leave nothing in it. Anyone that breaks into my car will get a first aid kit, jumper cables, a collapsible shovel and a cheap kid's car seat. That's it.

Exactly right! Between the door, window and dash, I'm sure there's $1500+ in damage. They got about $30, a $200 GPS and a 5 year old deck that cost $300 new.... losers! On top of that, they didn't get the deck's wire harness or the GPS cord... Oh well, this is a work car and I can get the glass for $100 at the junk yard and replace it myself in about an hour. I'll order another GPS once I get the check, I'll use my old GPS/phone until then. Like I said, by the time I cobble the door back together, replace the window, buy a cheapo deck for $100 and another $200 GPS, I'll probably end up with $500+ in my pocket...:wink:

Sucks. I hate thieves.

Me too...get a job losers!

[Rider]

Thieves are up there just under murderers and kid touchers. I hate thieves and wish death upon them.

[marko138]

Thieves are up there just under murderers and kid touchers. I hate thieves and wish death upon them.
Me too.

[Rangerscott]

Should have had an ebay alarm installed.

[z06boy]

Thieves are up there just under murderers and kid touchers. I hate thieves and wish death upon them.

Shoot them all !!

[Dave]

I got lucky when they broke into my grand cherokee, they yanked the lock cylinder out of the door with a large screwdriver. Bent the metal back to shape and hooked the cylinder back up with some jb weld to hold it together. Still gotta finish it up with some filler and paint

[goof2]

A buddy of mine left an old tape walkman on his passenger seat thinking it wasn't worth shit. Some clown still threw a rock through his window to take it. If it is worth $2 some people will still take it.

If you also use the GPS on your bike the Garmin Nuvi 500 is waterproof and has come down to your price range. If you don't care about waterproof they can be a lot less even with traffic, bluetooth, and more.

[marko138]

Get a Tom Tom...then you can get the Darth Vader voice.

[defector]

Get a Tom Tom...then you can get the Darth Vader voice.

Does it strangle you if you mis a turn?

[Particle Man]

man, I can't say enough how much I despise thieves.

Get a Tom Tom...then you can get the Darth Vader voice.

Nah, it just says, "Use the Fourth (street), Luke"

[marko138]

man, I can't say enough how much I despise thieves.



Nah, it just says, "Use the Fourth (street), Luke"
For real:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70

[Dave]

A buddy of mine left an old tape walkman on his passenger seat thinking it wasn't worth shit. Some clown still threw a rock through his window to take it. If it is worth $2 some people will still take it.

If you also use the GPS on your bike the Garmin Nuvi 500 is waterproof and has come down to your price range. If you don't care about waterproof they can be a lot less even with traffic, bluetooth, and more.

Eff that just use your phone's gps and get the directions via earbuds. Works great on the bike and you don't have any screen distracting you

[Papa_Complex]

Be careful, they'll likely be back. Probably teenagers looking for an easy score.

I fucking hate thieves too. Last night I heard someone poking around in the back yard, so I went downstairs to take a look. I see the shadow of the neighbour's teenage kid poking at the fence gate next door, so think nothing of it.

Ten minutes later I hear someone pounding at their back door and a rather loud conversation between another neighbour and the kid's mother. Apparently he had just ripped off her kids' bicycles, that they keep in the back yard.

Always nice to know there's a delinquent in the neighbourhood. The camera goes up as soon as I get the hardware.

[jtemple]

Motion sensor, floodlight. Put the floodlight INSIDE your bedroom. Have gun ready to rock on the nightstand.

You know what to do next. :)

Ok, maybe blinding yourself with random false alarms all night isn't a good idea.

Sleep in the car?

[Rangerscott]

Every gps group test I've seen shows the Garmin No1.

[Amber Lamps]

Every gps group test I've seen shows the Garmin No1.

yea I had a Nuvi 885T

[marko138]

Every gps group test I've seen shows the Garmin No1.
Garmin doesn't have DARTH VADER.

[Amber Lamps]

Garmin doesn't have DARTH VADER.

or Snoop Dogg...

[marko138]

or Snoop Dogg...
Exactly.


In the interest of full disclosure...I too have a Garmin.