I just got robbed. How to protect your vehicle?

michael59

Celestial
I have a relative who gave up his car years ago... He loves it... He lives almost in the inner city Sydney Australia. He travels by bus (they operate 24 hours in the inner city) which only takes 15 minutes as opposed to a car which would take a lot longer especially having to find parking etc....

He trains it everywhere else and hires a car if he needs to go to places with little or no transport - He says it's cheaper than maintaining and running a car and a lot less stressful than trying to forever be finding parking spots which can be costly in the inner city....

He travels the world fair regulary and at this moment is living in New york for 3 months while on an extended holiday from work...

Says he wouldn't ever go back to owning a car....

I don't know what I would do without a car. I have a severe case of motion sickness and therefore cannot use public transit. I don't make enough money to take taxis everywhere I need to go. I think I would really feel trapped and dependent on others without my own car.
 

michael59

Celestial
Diva, I'm sorry that happened to you and your family. It isn't so much what they took because things can be replaced, but how it leaves you feeling violated. :mad:
 

Fen Star

Honorable
Just got robbed today. It was my family's negligence that caused it. My brother left a empty laptop bag behind the car and my mother hide her handbag under the front seat, inside the handbag was a smartphone, bank book and glasses. They broke the car's door lock and both bag and handbag was stolen. Luckly they didn't hot wire and take car..

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I've seen worst then this before, when I was working in another states, in KL. It felt like a war zone, I've seen people getting snatched with my own eyes many times, vehicle parts been stolen and etc.. Myself stayed there alone, always being watched, surrounded with people with some kind of intention, I always hide a knife in my pants for self protection..

Here are some of the pictures i took in the train station. These motorbikes belongs to some university students, they stole the tyres..

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How do you protect your vehicles from getting stolen?
Sucks so bad when something like this happens, hope you get it sorted without too much fuss. As for protecting stuff no way is fool proof, if these scumbags want something they usually find away of getting it...
 

Ras

Honorable
Isn't that how Australia was created?
Lol, instead of punishing them a new country will be developing.

I don't know what I would do without a car. I have a severe case of motion sickness and therefore cannot use public transit. I don't make enough money to take taxis everywhere I need to go. I think I would really feel trapped and dependent on others without my own car.

Have you try Uber? It's cheaper than texi. You can download the Uber app in the google play store.

Sucks so bad when something like this happens, hope you get it sorted without too much fuss. As for protecting stuff no way is fool proof, if these scumbags want something they usually find away of getting it...

Yup, I've got it sorted.
I've made the police report, ban the phone's sim card, apply for insurance and got the door fixed. Only need to buy back a new phone and glasses for my mother.
 

Ras

Honorable
For the worst just put them on a island deep in the ocean far from any land, let them survive or not on their own...

There are ways to get them..

1. Imo, Is to hire a personal detective and take those thieves to court. If they are rich and is found guilty, they'll pay for the fee, damages and etc..

2. Get a gangster to beat them up. But Imo, this is not a good idea, just thought to mention it as another option.

For now I think it's unessaesary to hunt them. But if they were to come back and do it again then maybe I'll do something about it.

For the protection of the vehicle. I think it would be better to install GPS to the car just incase.
 
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SOUL-DRIFTER

Life Long Researcher
I have had a car broken into back about 1983.
I had a nice stereo in it and a nice set of oak, octagon shaped nunchukus I bought for $3 at a rummage sale.
All they wanted were the nunchukus.
I had them hanging from the rear view mirror.

One thing you can do would be to install a tracking chip into anything of value in your car. Then if and when they steal it you would be able to track it and them down.
Also install an extra loud security alarm. One that when it sounds off it screams the phrase POLICE!!POLICE!! Thieves! Thieves!
 

Gambeir

Celestial
Yea, sorry to hear this news. Thieves know that your car is likely the 2nd or 3rd most costly/prized possession and that they often have things in them. That's why I was really pissed off to read how the self-help crooks in government were passing laws making it a crime to have a hidden compartment, like ya know for hiding drugs and guns. Never mind if they are legal drugs/guns/tools/laptops/purses/wallets. In their mind it's fuck you people. This is our opportunity to steal your entire care and toss ya in jail, plus fine you, give a criminal record, blaw...blaw....blaw.

There's a lot of people out of work. Theft is the first recourse for many people. I know people that leave the car unlocked and the windows down just so that any thieves can rummage without wrecking the car.
 
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