Never thought anything would surpass NYC in the 70s and 80s. I’d drive my 72 Maverick from Queens into the City. I’d park in the garment district. Leave my No Radio Sign on the dash and leave the car unlocked. It was never bothered but then again 72 Mav was hardly a target. Guess I was wrong about some city being worse.
“I’d park in the garment district.”
Street parking? Without commercial plates that must have been at night. Be gone by 07:00.
Leave my No Radio Sign on the dash and leave the car unlocked. It was never bothered but then again 72 Mav was hardly a target.
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There are plenty of strategies and that certainly is a reasonable one. I used to do the same with high end bicycles... I remember tootling about university with friends who had bikes where the lock weighed more than the bike. Meanwhile, I had a total junker picked up at a garage sale for $1 and never locked it... and never had it stolen and after a few years, I gave it away. Meanwhile, my high end bike was locked away until I wanted to take it out for a real ride at which point it was always within sight.
At some point, one would think the car makers are going to have to realize that this can’t be good for sales... I’m a case in point. I have four vehicles and the newest one is a 2007 model. I’ve been into a few dealers but always get turned off and as I told the last sales rep I saw...... I’m buy a new vehicle when a) they make them serviceable by any reasonably adept individual, b) they make them secure from theft and c) they change their design so that they no longer are massive surveillance computers with 4 wheels attached....Until then, I’ll keep the vehicles running that I already own.