[–] WhiteRonin 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Late 80's the way to do it was pull up next to car, pop your hood and set off the car next you, 1 person would pretend to try to turn it off while the other was grabbing shit from the target car.
I nor friends did this but I made some pocket cash by installing alarms and sound systems while in uni so stories where about.
Immobilizes ??? However the system that impressed me was the one that let the car be stolen and then stop several hard yards down the road -- this ends up as grand theft.
Today, I only have that immobilizer thingy and more than often have my windows cracked open. Cheaper than having a broken window.
[–] OneNutWonder 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Same here. The guy worked at best buy and kept getting his nice audio equipment stolen from his suburban. I remember we were in German class in high school and his beeper went off and he went into full panic mode because he thought it was happening again.
[–] NedTaggart ago
Well, they used to give you an insurance break for having one. I don't know if they still do, I have a jeep. An alarm with removable doors and a ragtop seems sort of pointless and annoying, so I opted out.
[–] Ah_Pook 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
In an earlier lifetime, I knew a guy whose main source of income was pawning other people's stuff... couple of us were sitting around one day and he comes in, big grin on his face. He says "the alarm was pissing me off" and holds up a box and some cables. He stole a car alarm. Nothing else, just that.