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Old 03-17-2007, 03:49 PM
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WHy lock the doors while you are driving?
What planet do you live on? Just kidding. I guess you live somewhere without dirtbags.
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What planet do you live on? Just kidding. I guess you live somewhere without dirtbags.
Exactly. The last thing I wanna do is live in a place where you have to lock your car, house, close your windows to feel safe. Doesn't matter how close or convenient it might be to your workplace. I live within an hour of NYC. We don't even have police department just a resident trooper taking naps from now and then in hidden spots. Cars homes not locked. Why? We have no mass transport here which in a way attributes to presense of "dirtbags" in your hood.
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Exactly. The last thing I wanna do is live in a place where you have to lock your car, house, close your windows to feel safe. Doesn't matter how close or convenient it might be to your workplace. I live within an hour of NYC. We don't even have police department just a resident trooper taking naps from now and then in hidden spots. Cars homes not locked. Why? We have no mass transport here which in a way attributes to presense of "dirtbags" in your hood.
When you grow up in the big city, you can leave it, but it never leaves you. I don't care where I am. Granted, some areas have higher potential than others but there is the potential for a dirtbag anywhere
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I said it before: G-lock beats Autolock ever time.
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Good option if you live in a place like Newark,NJ. In Newark, people just walk up to your door at a stoplight and point a gun at your head and tell you to get out of the car. Then, they drive away...
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Good option if you live in a place like Newark,NJ. In Newark, people just walk up to your door at a stoplight and point a gun at your head and tell you to get out of the car. Then, they drive away...
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Newark, NJ is where I landed for 1.5 years whan I came from Russia. I loved it. I still sometimes drive though it with only good memories. If someone comes to your car with a gun or just simple determination of depriving you of posession of that car GET OUT! I would even give suggestions on how jumpy the car is in sports mode so that they would not kill themselves. A locked door is not gonna save you from a bullet. It will only make it harder to get out of the cat since you have to pull twice on the latch to open it.

Be real. A locked door, window, storm door, even alarm is not going to stop a determined criminal or criminal-to-be.
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Good option if you live in a place like Newark,NJ. In Newark, people just walk up to your door at a stoplight and point a gun at your head and tell you to get out of the car. Then, they drive away...
i think thats exaggerating.. i've driven through newark (even at night) in the 540, numerous times and while it can seem scary, i've never had an issue. newark is a high crime neighborhood alright but its probably not worse wash dc or some parts of la.
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It isn't worse then any part of Baltimore.
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Be real. A locked door, window, storm door, even alarm is not going to stop a determined criminal or criminal-to-be.
agree.. your car isnt worth your life.. sometimes a locked door will deter casual theives but not anyone desperate and determined as to carjack you in the middle of the street with a firearm.
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Then there is te "security" option offered by BMW (slight armored cars).... very common option as I understand.
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