XPost: alt.autos.toyota   
   From: elmop@nastydesigns.com   
      
   In article ,   
    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?   
      
   Modern cars have key/ignition systems that keep the joyriding teens   
   away.  Can't start the car without the key.  See your owner's manual.   
      
   You *have* read the owner's manual to your shiny new $20,000 toy, right?   
   Front to back?   
      
   Nothing will keep the determined thief away.  Consider that it takes   
   less than 10 seconds for a guy with a repo tow kit in the back of his   
   pickup to take your car from anywhere you might park it; insurance is   
   your best bet.   
      
   Couple that with the fact that even if your Corolla becomes extremely   
   desirable on the black market, there are millions of them on the road;   
   your chances of losing your car even to the determined thief are nil.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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