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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
Well calling them professionals is quiet flattering to them but the 986 is not a very modern car from a security standpoint. They don't need to fire up up the engine they just need to get the juice going to disarm and open the trunk. Yes, you are correct getting in is not difficult either. Top down just makes it more appetizing, like a big eclair on a silver platter. But the risks and penalties of burglarizing your car vs pulling off grand theft are two different matters. One can get you time in jail the other time in prison. Your Porsche would have to have a pretty high 'hot value' (a big discount over trade-in) to make it a worthwhile risk for a gainfully employed theif. The risk/reward of a quick $1,000 for your headlights is the better deal. And of course there are always the meth/crack heads to consider. They love elcairs.
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I could be wrong, but I swear I've read studies more or less establishing that bad guys don't really think about the type or severity of punishment for one action vs another, related-but-different offense. I made my comment based on your observation that they "know how to start your car once they're in it." Me? That's exactly what I
would do. If I only wanted your headlights but was also capable of starting the car, I'd drive it to the back corner of the nearest Walmart parking lot and heist those lights in a much more relaxed manner. (No offense to the poster intended, but I for one find it difficult to believe that, as was suggested, they could be removed from a locked car in "less than a minute", unless you were okay with destroying them in the process. What? They're held in place by duct tape??)
But you could be right on the other stuff, PL...who doesn't like eclairs? And---who am I to argue with someone who once detailed a rental car??
