"Vizzini" (993Dave)
03/11/2015 at 23:59 • Filed to: Smooth Criminals
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"Vizzini" (993Dave)
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It has been noted increasingly frequently of late that one of the better anti-theft devices you can have on your car is a manual transmission, since many would-be car thieves are flummoxed by the presence of a third pedal.
It turns out that a standard shift tranny is not the only way to make your car theft-proof these days. A young woman was !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! today in Oakland. That, sadly, is not news. What is news that that she suffered a beating because the carjackers demanded to know how to defeat the wizardry of her exotic anti-theft measures that prevented her car from starting.
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The magical theft preventer?
One of these:
Police said the 17-year-old opened the car door, demanded she get out and took her purse. Since the Lexus does not use a key to start, the 17-year-old had to ask her how to start the vehicle.
TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 00:03 |
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...that carjacker is supposed to be a millennial.
promoted by the color red
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 00:34 |
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Ironic, because a manual gearbox couldn't save the PromotedBy mobile from being stripped and dumped in Berkeley.
CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 00:48 |
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I'd get a third pedal and a one touch smart button. Preferably hidden amount among a variety of buttons with a certain pattern. Bay Area/contra costa county opponaut?
Baskingshark
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 00:49 |
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Remindes me of the time about 10 years ago I was working valet at a golf resort and this guy had me go get his brand new M6. They had been just released and I was so amped to drive it. I grabbed the keys and sat in the driver's seat and hit the start engine button. Nothing happened and I started panicking because he was waiting back in the club drop circle. After what felt like forever ever the guy crossed the street to the back lot and got in the passenger seat and said "you got to press the break pedal down, put it in park, then push the start." The engine fired up and we both had a good laugh, easing my embarrassment. He still tipped me a 5 too ha ha
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Vizzini
> CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
03/12/2015 at 00:51 |
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Yep, East Bay (Lamorinda, actually).
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CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 01:01 |
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lol, I ride my bike frequently through there. I once rode past 2 people casually obliviously talking while someone's house has their doors wide open and alarms screaming. Walnut creek here.
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 01:21 |
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adrenaline is helluva drug.
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Vizzini
> CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
03/12/2015 at 01:30 |
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Cool. If you ever ride up Pinehurst, there's a good chance I'll pass you (in my car). Don't worry, I'm good about coexisting with bikes on the road.
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CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 04:32 |
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Pretty cool, and pinehurst is one of the more fun climbs around here.
Tekamul
> Vizzini
03/12/2015 at 08:59 |
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I have both.
My car is now immune to theft, I think I'll go park it somewhere seedy with the doors open and the radio on.