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Article #21281Re: car theft and towing
From: viksning
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 1994 16:55
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 1994 16:55
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I never said that the way you park your car makes it impossible to tow or steal, it just makes it a pain in the ass to tow or steal. Some cars are easier than others to break into and put in neutral. An older GM with a column shift (locking) either has to be dollied, if towed from the front, or the shift linkage must be disconnected. As far as newer Japanese cars are concerned, the shift linkages are sometimes easy, sometimes difficult to reach. And for those of you with Hondas with shift locks, you can stick pretty much any foreign car key in the shift lock to release it. Now, as far as I know, there isn't a car made that is impossible to steal. The only thing you can do is make it difficult, but if you have a motivated person looking at your car, it's gone. And, from the gritty, junkyard type towtruck guy, have a nice day. Pete
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