While I was golfing today someone decided that they needed my car more than I do.  It turns out that it was the fourth Honda stolen in the area in 2 days...3 today.  If you're wondering if I play golf in a bad area, it wasn't.  Actually the golf course is across the street from Google's headquarters. 

Luckily I didn't have anything of real value in the car, but it was a good car that was paid off and it will be hard to find one that was taken care of that well for the amount I'm likely to get for it. 

There happens to be a Greatful Dead concert at the amphitheater next to the golf course all this week. The cops think the dead heads are stealing cars to get around in-between concerts.  I guess a lot of them hitchhike in to the show.

Shockingly I was more pissed when my car got broken into.  I don't know, maybe with so much other sh*t piling up right now it just seems surreal.  I will say that this hasn't been the best year so far.

Jeez Tyler ... Sorry to hear this.  As someone who has also had a run of bad luck with cars, I can sympathize.  You have Lo-Jack or any similar product on it ?

Quote from: wpruitt on May 11, 2009, 09:58:24 PM

Jeez Tyler ... Sorry to hear this.  As someone who has also had a run of bad luck with cars, I can sympathize.  You have Lo-Jack or any similar product on it ?

No, I never put lo-jack on it.  My buddy watched is car drive away and called the police to tell them to activate lo-jack; the car was never recovered.

The best anti theft device is a engine kill switch. I can't remember the company but basically if the vehical is more than a km from a key chain fob, the vehicle will not start, and if it's on the move it will kill the engine. Imagine stealing a car only having it stall on you within eyesight of the owner.

There are also ignition kill switches I believe.

Man, sorry to hear about the bad luck Ty. 

Sorry to hear this Tyler. It will probably show up in a few days.

The best anti theft device is a engine kill switch. I can't remember the company but basically if the vehical is more than a km from a key chain fob, the vehicle will not start, and if it's on the move it will kill the engine. Imagine stealing a car only having it stall on you within eyesight of the owner.

There are also ignition kill switches I believe.

Toyota.  My dad has one.

Sorry to hear about the car, Tyler.  It seems like the old adage "It never rains, but it pours" is true.  It seems like once something goes wrong, more things are bound to follow.   Hope this is the end of it.

While I was golfing today someone decided that they needed my car more than I do.  It turns out that it was the fourth Honda stolen in the area in 2 days...3 today.  If you're wondering if I play golf in a bad area, it wasn't.  Actually the golf course is across the street from Google's headquarters. 

Luckily I didn't have anything of real value in the car, but it was a good car that was paid off and it will be hard to find one that was taken care of that well for the amount I'm likely to get for it. 

There happens to be a Greatful Dead concert at the amphitheater next to the golf course all this week. The cops think the dead heads are stealing cars to get around in-between concerts.  I guess a lot of them hitchhike in to the show.

That sucks. I've never had my car stolen but I've had my car broken into twice. I think I'd be less pissed off if the whole car were stolen also.

Were you at Shoreline Golf Club?