My favorite vehicle to drive looks like a piece of crap, and it’s nearly as cheap (also good bait—LOL!). Insurance comes out to less than $20 a month, and keeping an extra vehicle rebuilt is easy and fun.
Decided a few years ago, that I’m not putting up with harassment from lowlife trash any more. Decals are good bait, and cameras with good resolution are good for evidence.
Support your local police. Evidence another crook for them to put a label on. It’s illegal for dopers or felons to possess firearms.