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Sine_Qua_Non New Reader
12/21/12 8:01 a.m.

Not mine. I like these but they are such a high target for theft.

http://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/3489463371.html

wbjones UberDork
12/21/12 8:11 a.m.

not so much now ... the B18 isn't THE motor to have now ... not a bad choice but the but it seems that a lot of the swap bling bling stuff is with the K or J motors ... the B18 is still desirable but no longer the be-all to end-all .. so the cars are slowly sliding down the theft ladder

92CelicaHalfTrac MegaDork
12/21/12 8:42 a.m.

Needs more B17.

wbjones UberDork
12/21/12 10:44 a.m.

yeah, I missed the yr and the GS ( just focused on the Integra/most stolen bit)... but still the motor that's more IN now is the K (especially) and J somewhat .... more than the B and D motors of yrs past .. thought if I ever get tired of a-x, I'd be happy with a B18 LS ( stroker kit) to make it that much more fun ( and still be Honda reliable) on the track

poopshovel UltimaDork
12/21/12 8:24 p.m.

E36 M3. I leave the doors unlocked in mine half the time.

Spinout007 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/21/12 10:29 p.m.

Sadly if a thief is going to hit your car, 99% of the time they are not going to try the door handle till after they're in. MIL had a vehicle hit in the parking garage where she works, luckily security ran em off, but not before they had Berkeley'd up the door frame trying to pry it open. 02 S-10 top of the door. Sadly the door was unlocked.

Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/22/12 7:14 a.m.

And, never, ever lock a convertible.

Sine_Qua_Non New Reader
12/22/12 7:40 a.m.

Woody wrote: And, never, *ever* lock a convertible.

Why, for 5 years I never had a problem with my Honda S2000 and I kept it locked. It's a convertible. Hell, I even locked it with the top down due to it being a habit.

Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/22/12 8:05 a.m.

Sine_Qua_Non wrote:
Woody wrote: And, never, *ever* lock a convertible.
Why, for 5 years I never had a problem with my Honda S2000 and I kept it locked. It's a convertible. Hell, I even locked it with the top down due to it being a habit.

Because even a botched theft (or a quick search for a hidden iPhone or GPS) means you'll also be replacing the top.

chandlerGTi Dork
12/22/12 8:19 a.m.

That's what happened to my 944 convertible. Door was unlocked; and you can't knife in on them. Basically vandalism at that point.

irish44j UltraDork
12/22/12 10:05 p.m.

My roommate got her Jeep soft-top slashed twice with people trying to get in to steal the stereo (which they did). Both times the car was totally unlocked, but they didn't even check.

She started leaving a note on the window saying "door is unlocked, but there's nothing in here you want to steal"

wbjones UberDork
12/23/12 8:07 a.m.

a friend (of mine) + Isuzu Rodeo soft top + pissed off ex-GF + tons of cd's = a slashed to hell top ... and no cd's