Listers,
Ever since I had a really nice silver 280Z stolen, I've dreamed of putting
a coupla sticks of dynamite under the driver's seat, and put in a "kill"
switch that's really a "KILL" switch. I can just picture it -- at 2am the
car is driven quietly out of your driveway and down the street. Suddenly
you hear, "KABOOM!" End of story.
Sumner Weisman
62 TR-3B
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 09:36:19 -0400
From: "Craig & Karen Bentley" <mmbent@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: Don't let it happen to you!
Hello all just wanted to chime in here. One of the best theft deterrents
that I have ever seen was a piece of rubber hose. The owner cut the hose to
the length of his coil wire, attached two old ignition boots with their
connectors and would put the dummy wire in and take the real coil wire with
him whenever he would park the thing. Granted that if the thief was REALLY
determined he would eventually find the problem but most thieves will leave
if they can't get your car in less than two minutes. REALLY determined
thieves can get your car no matter what you do to protect it. I've heard of
some really brazen thieves using flatbed tow trucks!!!! Regards Craig
Bentley
- -----Original Message-----
From: Michael D. Porter <mdporter@rt66.com>
To: Romano Kroemer <romano@bellatrix.pcl.ox.ac.uk>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, July 25, 1998 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: Don't let it happen to you!
>
>Romano Kroemer wrote:
>>
>> >out how it works. But, a car that starts and runs long enough for the
>> >thief to think, "time to leave," and then quits, has him worried. That
>> >indicates a problem with the car that he won't want to take time to
>> >diagnose. A professional will abandon the car at that point.
>> >
>>
>> .. what about a hidden cut-out switch for the ignition, taking the rotor
>> with you or switching the spark plug leads around? Any ideas what
thieves
>> thing when the car does not start at all?
>
>Well, this guy was talking about professionals. All the above would
>probably deter kids and thrill-seekers of all ages.... <smile> But, it
>was apparent from the article that a thief who has an order for a car,
>or wants it because it carries a high price on the parts market, is
>going to know all he needs to know about the car. As far as a cut-out
>switch, that's about 15 seconds for a good thief to beat--hot-wire. If
>the thief wants the car, he'll have a spare rotor with him. Switching
>the spark plugs around? Fixed in a heartbeat, providing one knows the
>car.
>
>What does a thief think if the car won't start at all? Probably,
>"someone doesn't want this stolen, and I'm going to steal it...."
><smile>
>
>Cheers.
>
>--
>My other Triumph runs, but....
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