^why not, I'm already driving a granny car. People do drive more sensibly around me though.

3/28/2008 1:49:59 PM

Grandma cars are awesome.
Reflective safety vests are not.

To each his own though.
You can do what you want to do.
In living color.

3/28/2008 1:58:53 PM

when my car got broken into, the fuckers even stole my goddamn laundry detergent

3/28/2008 2:03:52 PM

3/28/2008 2:07:15 PM

if i drove a crown vic i'd do everything i could to make it look like a cop car (without breaking the law of course)

3/28/2008 2:40:17 PM

I want a dodge charger.

Those look badass and people assume they are unmarked cop cars too.

3/28/2008 2:44:39 PM

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"Reflective safety vests are not."

If you ever work on the highway running through I-85/95 traffic that's going 90mph on a shitty old bridge you're inspecting, you will change your mindset about wearing a reflective/safety vest when you're dicking around with your car on the street.

I keep a couple in my car just in case something happens on the highway at night where I wouldn't be seen without it.

This just comes from the experience of nearly being killed by speeding vehicles a few times, it changes your outlook on things...

Uh... To post on-topic in this thread, I definitely don't quite get why you'd leave all that nice stuff in your car. Usually I just leave a little trash in my car, or my car is pretty much spotless inside. I definitely never leave anything in there that I want to keep, unless it's something stupid like a box of capri sun or a couple 12 packs of soda or something. I guess you already learned the lesson about the valuables though... Hopefully insurance doesn't shit on you too bad. I was pretty sure they didn't cover stuff just in the car that was stolen, only things that were a part of the car that got broken/stolen (like your sound system or the various plastic trim pieces on the car, the window, etc).

I've always thought having a train horn on your car hooked up to a security system would be pretty damn funny. The burglar would completely shit his pants, and there's no way you wouldn't wake up.

3/28/2008 2:48:05 PM

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"I was pretty sure they didn't cover stuff just in the car that was stolen, only things that were a part of the car that got broken/stolen (like your sound system or the various plastic trim pieces on the car, the window, etc). "

thats what i remember as well

3/28/2008 2:57:46 PM

"if i drove a crown vic i'd do everything i could to make it look like a cop car (without breaking the law of course)"

That's what I did to mine and it got burglarized anyway... damn teenagers probably got a thrill out of thinking they were robbing a cop car. Mine has 2 big antennas and a reflector in the dash that looks like a strobe from a distance. It's probably what attracted them in the first place, looking for radios or guns.

I'll have to look into that train horn alarm idea, I just hope it doesn't get set off by a stray cat or something.

Insurance doesn't cover stuff that's not part of the car; my homeowner's insurance might but it may not be worth the resulting premium hike.

[Edited on March 28, 2008 at 3:31 PM. Reason : doodie]

3/28/2008 3:30:05 PM

Reflective safety vests are awesome.

If you break down with people in the car, they can entertain themselves by making fun of your reflective vest.

Shit's critical, B.

3/28/2008 3:38:50 PM