Quoted: This is why I follow a policy of leaving nothing of value in my car and leaving it unlocked. This way they can steal my battery without destroying anything else, they can get my radio without having to break the window. Radios are cheaper than windows, grils are more expensive than batteries, get it?
|
That was my policy until recently. I figured, "Hey, it's a cheap and worthless '91 Ford Taurus. If someone steals it, it's got some pretty unique rust and paint patterns (two tone) and some unique bumper stickers. Unless it's driven into the lake, I'll be fine." All it had in it of any relative value was a pack of smokes I'd left on the seat.
Then, about two weeks ago, someone just got in my car and vandalized the f*ck out of it: slashed the upholstery, pissed in the back (it was a hatchback/stationwagon), smashed up the dashboard and speedometer, broke all the interior lights, and (it looked like) they tried to light the damn car on fire with cigarette butts from the pack I'd left in the car and a lighter.
And no, I don't live in a "bad" neighborhood, either. The car was sitting right under a street lamp across from my house (no driveway). This is right next to a fairly ritzy "retirement home" for financially well-off people, and it's a stone's throw from some really nice ($200k+ - in South Dakota) historical houses.