XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 09/27/2021 12:20 PM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 9/26/2021 4:35 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >> micky   wrote:   
   >>> On NextDoor, someone claims a car can be unlocked by stealing the   
   >>> signal!   
   >>>   
   >>> I can't tell if he's talking about the fob that unlocks the door with a   
   >>> button, or one that just being near the door unlocks the door.   
   >>   
   >> They are conflating two different attacks.  Both are very effective.   
   >>   
   >> Cars are easy to steal.  You can put a fancier lock on your car, and the   
   >> car thieves will just come by with a tow truck and tow it away.   
   >>   
   >> You can put an expensive alarm on your car, but car alarms go off all the   
   >> time, frequently enough that people ignore them.   
   >>   
   >> It's easier just to get a car that isn't popular with thieves.   
   >> --scott   
   >   
   > Years ago they stole my wife's 10 year old Mazda.  It was found in the   
   > city up on blocks and everything under the hood was gone.  They stole it   
   > for parts taking everything but the radio.  Tires were new.   
      
   Thief opened the unlocked 94 Integra and carefully removed the cheap   
   ($35) aftermarket radio without damaging anything.  Middle of the day,   
   parked on a busy street.  Replacement radio was $15 from Ebay.  Hard to   
   see why anybody would bother -- as long as you steal something worth   
   less than $1K (per day, not $total) it's the equivalent of a traffic ticket.   
      
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