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New way to steal gas
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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 789639" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>Caymen said: </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nope, you are right, none of those can 100% prevent. But all of them will deter.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Locking the doors will reduce the liklihood that your car get rifled through by someone seeing a "crime of opportunity" as well as make it a less favorable car to a theif then one that is locked.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A locking gas cap will deter the thief with a siphon, likely making him or her target cars without a locking cap instead.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>An alarm in car will deter the unsophisticated car thief.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Prevention is never 100%, but deterence can help a lot.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's like the old joke:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Two guys are in the woods camping, and they suddenly see a bear. The one guy starts putting on his sneakers, and the other guy is like, "Are you crazy? You can't outrun a bear." And the one guy says, "I only have to outrun you."</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The locking gas cap and the other deterence you mentioned are like the fast sneakers...they may not make you completely safe and free from being a target, but they do make you a more difficult target than the "other guy".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 789639, member: 60724"] Caymen said: Nope, you are right, none of those can 100% prevent. But all of them will deter. Locking the doors will reduce the liklihood that your car get rifled through by someone seeing a "crime of opportunity" as well as make it a less favorable car to a theif then one that is locked. A locking gas cap will deter the thief with a siphon, likely making him or her target cars without a locking cap instead. An alarm in car will deter the unsophisticated car thief. Prevention is never 100%, but deterence can help a lot. It's like the old joke: [i]Two guys are in the woods camping, and they suddenly see a bear. The one guy starts putting on his sneakers, and the other guy is like, "Are you crazy? You can't outrun a bear." And the one guy says, "I only have to outrun you."[/i] The locking gas cap and the other deterence you mentioned are like the fast sneakers...they may not make you completely safe and free from being a target, but they do make you a more difficult target than the "other guy". TJR [/QUOTE]
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