Quote: Originally Posted by VLCTto be my dad has a restored 280sl merc, we dont have a garage so he parks the car in front of the cop shop just around the corner. Im pretty sure its not going to be touched. then again its not full proof, nothin is. I had two Cibie Super Oscar driving lights unbolted and stolen from my car parked directly across the road from a police stn years ago Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I parked mine up yesterday morning at 8.30am, and it was still there at 3.30 this arvo. The car is nothing too flash, no alarms, no killswitch - nothing. I guess it all depends on the area in which you live. Up here in Mackay I can go out, park the car up in the middle of town and not have a care in the world. One thing which does come to mind is insurance - if you guys are so worried, get it insured! Granted, my car has only 3rd party property damage cover, but up here there is an option for fire and theft. It is great, $172pa and it is covered in case anything like that should happen....

lol police stations... i park outside a LARGE one at work, aroudnt he back, wehre all the cars and all are... i thoguht id do a little experiment... got my beanie, and large jacket out of the boot, locked the car, alarm on, unlocked it with the key, got in with the alarm going spastic, NOBODY CAME OUT FROM A LARGE POLICE STATION! dont alarms also have an override? mine is supposed to have one, but i told the guy not to connect it, he goes what if your button dont work, i said ill use the other one, easier thatn losing a car... oh, i have been told of a way to bypass most alarms

Quote: Originally Posted by MaD_WoG lol police stations... i park outside a LARGE one at work, aroudnt he back, wehre all the cars and all are... i thoguht id do a little experiment... got my beanie, and large jacket out of the boot, locked the car, alarm on, unlocked it with the key, got in with the alarm going spastic, NOBODY CAME OUT FROM A LARGE POLICE STATION! dont alarms also have an override? mine is supposed to have one, but i told the guy not to connect it, he goes what if your button dont work, i said ill use the other one, easier thatn losing a car... oh, i have been told of a way to bypass most alarms LOL wasent Springy Cop Shop was it? wouldnt surprise me there slack arses there

i like my alarm, a 12 guage, get busted attmepting to steal it and it paints you to the car in the blink of an eye.. boo.. lol jks.. or mb not.

i dunno mate think id rather loose a car and get it back with insurance than be copping it in jail for the next 30 years.lol security is time...thats it. remember theres nothing that cant be bypassed. if they want it that badly then they are going to get it at somestage.

i won't drive in carrum downs............. too many people with too much time on their hands commissioned

if someone wants it they will have it... there has been show cars with big alarms and imoberlisers been stolen from peoples garage while they are asleep in the house.. and like deanos VLCT, he had no battery, they still got it..:S

i dont put my vlc any were where it cant be seen and it just a weeked car only place i liv it is under the car port with my dog to keep an eye out lol she does her job

i refuse to leave my vl's anywhere, if i take them anywhere i do not leave them out of site full stop.

if i have 2 leave my car anywere i ring my mum and she cums and pics it up lol at night mines parked behind a padlocked gate then a landcruiser den a roller door not 2 mention my 3 kill switches alarm and imombaliser lol theyd have fun tryin 2 stel mine lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Fuzz1111 Many can be opened with a spoon handle. The problem is the locks were made with really soft metal tumblers, so the keys have just chewed them up over the past 18 years or so. If I owned a VL the first thing I would do is replace those locks, alarm or not you just can't store anything in there with locks like that. the wafers inside the locks are made from brass, instead of getting all new locks, take them out and take them into a Locksmiths, they will rebuild the whole inside of the lock like it was brand new. stops any other key opening it on you. and its not expensive, especially if you take them out yourself

Quote: Originally Posted by deanoVLCT i refuse to leave my vl's anywhere, if i take them anywhere i do not leave them out of site full stop. Pretty much the same here. I went to the movies the other night with my mrs and parked the car round the back in the big carpark for the first time. I must of sweated 2 tonnes of sweat in the movies worrying about my car. Unless you want your car stolen, keyed, shopping trollied you just cannot park them anyway out of sight.

yeah im the same magnum, when i went to the movies i left about 3 times to check the car now i just take my daily ss but i still worry about it big time!

i just leave my wife in the car for the night

leave it unlocked, get up in the morning and think to yourself "damn why wont they steal the bloody thing already" lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by nishmix leave it unlocked, get up in the morning and think to yourself "damn why wont they steal the bloody thing already" lol That's not quite what I was thinking when they stole mine with no headlights, no battery and dizzy disconected. I mean, quikvl is right - if they want it, they will take it. In order to get mine they would have had to tow it. And that would have been at like somewhere between 12AM and 7AM. I mean, come on wtf? Was more thinking "How the...!?" Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i know a.wish thay wold take the wife...

Im lucky i live in the bush, unless they really love my car, i highly doubt it will get stolen! But the other side is, my BF lives in Balga ( to any1 else who doesnt live in WA, its the worst place u can think of ) With my white vl exec i made him push his back fence down so i could park it in the back yard and then get him to park it in, And now with the Calais i have, man, i dont sleep when im at his place, any sound im out the back in my undies and baseball bat! LOL. I stress that much when i go shopping, i ask the security guards if i can park it in the disabled or pram or staff parking and if he can keep a good eye on it... and i have all the security system, but so many VLs NA or non NA;s get flogged, u can never be to sure.

for your own safety, dont drive past alfreda street in st albans on a weekend. im not being racist but the asian drivers there are ****ing useless. ur car will get rammmed in the ass so much from these drivers that it will looks like a greek souvelaki. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.