XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 09/27/2021 01:55 PM, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
      
   I had an old Dodge pickup that was a real beater. I left it in the   
   parking lot at work and never drove it too much. It had a Radio Shack   
   cassette player that could be removed by pressing a tab and pulling it   
   out. One day I got in and the mount was dangling by a couple of screws   
   but the player was still there.  Apparently the subgenius couldn't   
   figure out the mount.   
      
   Another day I jumped in and turned on the wipers because is was raining.   
   The wiper arms were gone.   
      
   The final shot was when I sold it for $100. Some old fart wanted the   
   entire pedigree of the truck and carefully inspected it. He crawled   
   under to find 2 transmission bolts laying on the ground. I guess the   
   beer ran out before they could steal the tranny.   
      
   Said old fart kept asking questions to the point where I said 'It's a   
   $100 pickup. Take it or leave it, I don't give a shit but we're done.'   
   He took it.  I really, really hate selling stuff.   
      
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