don't steal my ride !
01-07-2008 | 07:13 PM
#31
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From: Tracy, California
i did not park it at the airport but took it to LA instead. not sure whether the streets of LA are any better choice than any airport lot ...
odo reads 525 now. it has already seen rain (from above), rain (from below), rain (from the left), more rain (from the right) and snow (I5, north of santa clarita, this morning).
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odo reads 525 now. it has already seen rain (from above), rain (from below), rain (from the left), more rain (from the right) and snow (I5, north of santa clarita, this morning).
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01-07-2008 | 09:11 PM
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
Originally Posted by Ruprecht,Jan 6 2008, 11:00 PM
Maybe I just have bad karma.
Maybe it matters where you live ? but I see convertibles here in Santa Barbara often with the top down.
01-07-2008 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruprecht,Jan 6 2008, 11:00 PM
Maybe I just have bad karma.
If I left my S top down in an airport for 4 days, I would EXPECT to find at least one of these (if not multiple):
- glove box lock popped
- trunk rifled
- seats maybe gone
- unknown liquid splashed on seat (milkshake, motor oil, shellac)
- lots of trash (gum, soda cans, etc)
- spit
- shift knob gone
- someone releases e-brake, knocks it into neutral and rolls it out in traffic lane (or lets it roll down the ramp on its own)
- super glue, chewing gum, or other substance in ignition key-way
- missing 'Start' button
- dog shat smeared on steering wheel or shift knob (from a clever prankstah)
- perhaps human urine or excrement in the seats from a not so clever prankstah, but from someone in a drunken 'har-har', make my friends laugh moment
That's just my list of concerns in 3 minutes of thought.
If I left my S top down in an airport for 4 days, I would EXPECT to find at least one of these (if not multiple):
- glove box lock popped
- trunk rifled
- seats maybe gone
- unknown liquid splashed on seat (milkshake, motor oil, shellac)
- lots of trash (gum, soda cans, etc)
- spit
- shift knob gone
- someone releases e-brake, knocks it into neutral and rolls it out in traffic lane (or lets it roll down the ramp on its own)
- super glue, chewing gum, or other substance in ignition key-way
- missing 'Start' button
- dog shat smeared on steering wheel or shift knob (from a clever prankstah)
- perhaps human urine or excrement in the seats from a not so clever prankstah, but from someone in a drunken 'har-har', make my friends laugh moment
That's just my list of concerns in 3 minutes of thought.
i like the one where you roll the car around lol
01-07-2008 | 11:00 PM
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On the ravelco website, it claims to turn your wheels all the way to the curb so that a tow truck can't two your car properly. Couldn't the driver just put your car in neutral and jack the front end up and tow the rear?
01-07-2008 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ashamouel,Jan 8 2008, 12:00 AM
On the ravelco website, it claims to turn your wheels all the way to the curb so that a tow truck can't two your car properly. Couldn't the driver just put your car in neutral and jack the front end up and tow the rear?
01-08-2008 | 05:22 AM
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From: Chicago
Originally Posted by Angelus1243,Jan 7 2008, 12:31 PM
Gotta love the aiport: They've got the right to strip search you, but have no security for the parking lots.
01-08-2008 | 08:28 AM
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From: Long Island, New York, US
When I used to own the Si, this is what I did.....
1) Arm remote passive alarm with shock
2) Autolok 2000 - http://www.autolok.co.uk/
3) Autolock on all 3 pedals - http://www.autolock.com/
4) Club to immobilize shifter in first to the raised ebrake (does not apply in our case)
5) Nails leaned on all tires in both directions.
6) 2 sets of wheel locks
7) Panels lined with razor blades
8) Carried metal chains in the trunk to wrap around concrete posts in real bad places.
It's much easier owning the S2000 but we still have to worry about antenna and seat theft.
1) Arm remote passive alarm with shock
2) Autolok 2000 - http://www.autolok.co.uk/
3) Autolock on all 3 pedals - http://www.autolock.com/
4) Club to immobilize shifter in first to the raised ebrake (does not apply in our case)
5) Nails leaned on all tires in both directions.
6) 2 sets of wheel locks
7) Panels lined with razor blades
8) Carried metal chains in the trunk to wrap around concrete posts in real bad places.
It's much easier owning the S2000 but we still have to worry about antenna and seat theft.
01-08-2008 | 08:36 AM
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I think when you're on your way into the hood to buy your crack, you should avoid using the S...
Some of the lengths people have gone to as seen in this thread are unreal. Use a different car, get s omeone else to drive, or get Supershuttle or a taxi.
Some of the lengths people have gone to as seen in this thread are unreal. Use a different car, get s omeone else to drive, or get Supershuttle or a taxi.
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