XPost: alt.autos.toyota   
   From: crwlrjeff@yahoo.com   
      
   "sms"  wrote in message   
   news:ktu8n6$iga$1@dont-email.me...   
   > On 8/7/2013 8:47 AM, SMH wrote:   
   >   
   >> * Security against auto theft   
   >>    I was asking someone what they did for protecting the car against   
   >> theft   
   >>    in Miami, and they said "insurance."  In other words, they said there   
   >>    is nothing that can be done to stop a thief.  "Once they get your   
   >>    car, it will be dismantled for parts before you can report the   
   >>    theft after directly witnessing it."  Opinions?   
   >   
   > This is true. And the percentage of vehicles recovered that have a Lojack   
   > is about the same as the percentage recovered without one. You can park in   
   > ways that would make it difficult to get the car onto a tow truck. An   
   > ignition immobilizer and fuel cut-off are also helpful.   
   >   
   > In California (and several other states), Corollas are the most stolen car   
   > of all 21st century cars. The reason is that they are world cars with a   
   > high demand, for both parts and complete vehicles, in a lot of countries.   
   > My sister-in-law used to buy used Corollas and Civics at auto auctions and   
   > would ship them to China. The whole thing fell apart because buying the   
   > vehicles, versus stealing them, added too much cost.   
      
      
   So, now your sister-in-law steals the cars she ships to China?   
      
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