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MineralMan

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50. Nope. No alarm.

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 09:10 AM

Jul 2019

Someone wanted the battery.

Actually, I think I know who did it now. On our dog walk, there was a Miata down the street at a house that always has a variety of people hanging around. The Miata had a battery charger hooked up to it.

So, I stopped and talked to the guy who actually lives there and said, "You should probably lock your cars. Someone tried to steal my battery last night. Better safe than sorry." The guy thanked me for letting him know. Message delivered.

Lucky for me, my car battery is really hard to remove. You have to remove a brace and a couple of covers to get to the lower clamp that holds the battery in place. Too much work, so the would-be thief gave up.

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PSA: Lock your car. [View all] MineralMan Jul 2019 OP

Garage doors also have a locking bolt. I always manually lock the doors from the inside too. TheBlackAdder Jul 2019 #1

I lived 36 years in So Cal.. Always locked car in driveway SoCalDem Jul 2019 #2

Years ago, I used to leave keys in car ignitions. MineralMan Jul 2019 #6

Having grown up in C alifornia....Locking the car WAS a must. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2019 #3

On our last holiday to my big sister's home in Denmark malaise Jul 2019 #4

We live a lot different in the US. lpbk2713 Jul 2019 #10

My first week living in So Fla, years ago I had my radio and CB stolen in the driveway. mitch96 Jul 2019 #38

It's crazy malaise Jul 2019 #39

Put the car in the garage and lock the garage sdfernando Jul 2019 #5

Ah, wouldn't that be nice? Maybe after our five year clean-out of accumulated stuff. MineralMan Jul 2019 #8

The only time we ever parked a car IN the garage SoCalDem Jul 2019 #17

I'll have my garage cleaned out by winter. MineralMan Jul 2019 #19

Locking your car, especially if you don't put it in the garage, is a very smart move. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #7

I lock my car whenever I get out of it. trev Jul 2019 #9

drive a broken down POS and you don't have to worry about it Kali Jul 2019 #11

Yabbut if they steal your battery, that's bad. MineralMan Jul 2019 #16

well ya, but Kali Jul 2019 #20

Well, there is that about an old beater car, too. MineralMan Jul 2019 #22

'Welcome to 2019?' Cirque du So-What Jul 2019 #12

We've lived in this house for 15 years, and never had any problem. MineralMan Jul 2019 #21

I have a 2011 Kia Sedona minivan that requires a key to start Cirque du So-What Jul 2019 #24

I wish I could buy a car with manual windows. MineralMan Jul 2019 #30

Manual windows freeze too Cirque du So-What Jul 2019 #33

I gave $1900 for a '94 Ford Ranger in 2016. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #55

I used to have an early 60s Falcon station wagon. MineralMan Jul 2019 #56

The Sherrifs Dept in my area puts signs in the medians as reminders to lock cars. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #13

I generally don't lock the car in the garage Ilsa Jul 2019 #14

I lock my car and I live in a village. davsand Jul 2019 #15

Honestly it doesn't matter if you lock it or not titaniumsalute Jul 2019 #18

Yeah, the only time one of our vehicles was broken into they broke the passenger window csziggy Jul 2019 #44

I owned a 68 Dodge Polara convertibe the best car I ever owned. Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #23

That's funny. MineralMan Jul 2019 #25

They think it will get them laid. Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #27

It won't. I guarantee. MineralMan Jul 2019 #31

I looked at a used Miata once. ooky Jul 2019 #48

Used ones go for less than I'd expect. MineralMan Jul 2019 #51

Someone tried to break into my car right outside of my house. Initech Jul 2019 #26

My son-in-law had a truck stolen from his driveway a few years ago. When it was discovered that Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #28

I'd imagine his insurance company wasn't too pleased, either. WillowTree Jul 2019 #40

Not at all. Especially when it was recovered after being driven through Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #41

I don't lock the car ever since it was burglarized. Xolodno Jul 2019 #29

Exactly jberryhill Jul 2019 #37

So thiefs would know you had valuables if you lock your car!!! Hmmmmmm. Nt USALiberal Jul 2019 #45

THIS is why I live 15 miles from town in the forest in/on 5 acres of trees... samnsara Jul 2019 #32

I am thinking of disabling the switch that opens the trunk MasonDreams Jul 2019 #34

Also, a bear may take it for a ride muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #35

That is beautiful KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #46

Or, if you don't want your window smashed, don't lock your car jberryhill Jul 2019 #36

Damn, MM customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #42

I had the tires stolen off my car in my driveway Jersey Devil Jul 2019 #43

I live on the side of a mountain in BFE Montana. I haven't known where my housekeys are for 7 years. Maru Kitteh Jul 2019 #47

does it have a car alarm? Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2019 #49

Nope. No alarm. MineralMan Jul 2019 #50

MineralMan, were you ever in the Army? DemoTex Jul 2019 #52

Nope. USAF. MineralMan Jul 2019 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jul 2019 #53

I would advise you to install cameras in your driveway Polybius Jul 2019 #57