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"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> If they want your car for parts or for export, they will simply drag it up
> onto a flat bed. Most newer cars today have a PAT system. My wife always
> wonders why I lock the doors on my car when the top is down. ;)
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LOL! IMO, modern PAT systems are a very good idea. People complain about
the high cost of replacement keys but IMO, factory systems are more
effective and reliable than most aftermarket systems.
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Ray O
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> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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>>> Locked doors and alarms do not an 'anti-theft system' make. A PAT, or
>>> anti-thief system, is one that prevents the vehicle from being started
>>> by anything but the coded key once the doors have been locked. If you
>>> have only an alarm system a thief can simply bust into your vehicle,
>>> walk away until the alarm times out, then return and hot wire it and
>>> drive away. ;)
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>>> mike hunt
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>> This is true, however, from my experience in Massachusetts, you will get
>> the insurance discount if just about any anti-theft system better than
>> the Club is used.
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>> Reminds me of a former co-worker, who used to use one of those original
>> devices that locked the steering wheel to the brake pedal on his company
>> car, and we used to kid him that that thing was useless and a waste of
>> money.
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>> His Celica GTS was stolen from a shopping mall and recovered a few weeks
>> later. The car was found completely stripped including wheels, tires,
>> engine, transmission, stereo, interior, hood, doors, fenders, etc. but
>> the club thing was still installed! At least the thieves had a sense of
>> humor.
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>> Ray O
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