[colorado tanker]

“Lock your car. Take your keys. Don’t help a good kid go bad.”

Yep, that was stupid campaign.

We have a problem here in Winter. On cold days some people like to start their car to warm it up and then dash back into the warm house. The cars are called "puffers." We don't have Linus's walking down the street only see a puffer and turn into a "bad kid." The problem is bad kids ("teens" anyone?) cruise residential neighborhoods looking for puffers to steal. So, the takeaway is if you want a warm car stay in it and catch up on texts or emails while it warms up. Otherwise you are vulnerable to the thieves who cruise the neighborhoods.

[Jim Noble]

Otherwise you are vulnerable to the thieves who cruise the neighborhoods

Or move to New Hampshire and solve the problem.

[aklurker]

In Alaska, alot of us pay to get an autostart system put in our cars so we can start them to warm up before we go outside.
And locked or unlocked our cars start with no key in the ignition, but if anyone attempts to take it the car will shut off as soon as you hit the gas or try and put it in gear.

[Gasshog]

IF ya got two door keys or fobs, start car get out and lock doors they are probably looking for unlocked cars the soft targets