Posted on 01/01/2018 12:13:07 PM PST by mairdie
There's nothing worse for a motorist than discovering their pride and joy has been broken into.
And car thieves seem to always be one step ahead when it comes to overriding even the most sophisticated security devices.
With a 30 per cent rise in the number of vehicles being stolen in the last three years, there has never been a better time to focus on keeping your car safe.
But for these ingenious car owners, fighting back against thieves has been perfected to a fine art.
These hilarious pictures show the creative and bizarre ways motorists have been locking up their broken vehicles to get the upper hand against criminals.
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Reminds me of what us Harley Riders have been devising for over a Century!
(((Harley Davidson celebrated its 100th birthday in 2003)))
Umm - windows? BTW, when I was about to buy one of those steering wheel locks my brother showed me how he could remove it in about fifteen seconds, give or take.
Funny thing is why would anyone want to steal any of them ?
drive a stick shift...some thieves can’t drive em
I have an old Accord that han’t had a bath in years and looks like it might not go another mile. I have a lot of stuff in it that a thief might well wish to sell or use. I was coming out of WalMart when I noticed two shady looking Teens walking from car to car in the parking lot trying door handles and peering into windows. They left the car next to mine, walked around behind mine and tried the next car. I never lock my car and the key in it. It has never been broken into or stolen.
If your Vehicle Anti Theft Device is a large dog chained to the bumper...you might be a Redneck.
OTOH - I had a friend who had a Ford Pinto that was constantly broken into, nothing of any value in it but the cost of replacing windows finally forced her to get rid of it. She also had one of those steering wheel locks. Looked ridiculous, could have gotten it off in about fifteen seconds.
If you are worried about your car being stolen, buy a tire boot. Car would have to be towed to get stolen
I never had a car stolen while living in Chicago area for 37 years. I use a bar lock which locks brake pedal with the steering wheel. No holes to drill, and the lock fits any model of cars, so I just transfer it when trading in cars.
Which stupid thief wants to steal the death trap known as Pinto?
You’d be surprised. But my friend sometimes was not all there about her car.
Mr. Bean did it first.
Bottom two - About 5 seconds each with a pry bar. A young offensive lineman could do it a lot quicker.
Life is much easier when you live in the burbs and no longer work in a city.
We had a Corvette stolen at MIT. Worst feeling.
I remember someone telling me about a gang of car thieves at U of Chicago that were ten year olds and had to bring blocks to attach to the car pedals so they could try the car away.
“try the car” ==> “drive the car”
Sigh.
Back when I was in High School, we just took the distributor rotor out.
Funny thing about the Pinto. Several years after Ford got crucified about the fire problem, a story appeared buried the middle of the newspaper about how it actually did better in rear end collision tests than its Japanese competitors of the day. Of course that never got any attention or airplay. It might have upset that Japanese quality myth.
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