Burgled again

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 09/07/2019 at 22:20 • Filed to: Jeep

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After 5 years of relative security, my Jeep was violated for the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . This time in a wide open parking lot in bright daylight with plenty of cameras, so if I really want to I’m sure I can get a look at the crackhead (yes, I’m projecting, but it’s a not-unreasonable assumption).

Bunch of change (probably >$10), the cupholder insert the coins were in, a pocket tool, and my gym bag. None of it consequential, all of it annoying.

I’m going to start limiting even further the stuff I carry with me regularly, but !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (and given how frequently the Jeep suffers from mechanical difficulties and how far into the boondocks I travel to enjoy the snow , emergencies in the winter can be genuine emergencies). I probably should install the hard top in the winter, but what an incredible pain in the ass that is.

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1978 Blazer pic for your trouble. And it was for sale if you want me to send you a phone number.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2019 at 22:24

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Did they break a window or reach in?

A buddy lived in Boston and would leave his Barebones Jeep unlocked and twice asses slashed a rear  window.

Just Jeepin' > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/07/2019 at 22:26

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No doors or windows this time, so they just leaned in.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2019 at 22:27

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I always kept gear in a locking toolbox in the back of my truck. There must be something similar for your jeep, right?

Just Jeepin' > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/07/2019 at 22:30

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There are a few such options , but the one I have is fairly small. Big enough for the truly expensive things I often carry, but not for all of the random stuff I keep during the winter (or even the summer).

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2019 at 22:31

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Along realbycyclebuck, anyway to mount a toolbox, drill, and run bolts  though. The trunk floor  to secure?

Just Jeepin' > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/07/2019 at 22:35

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Every option has some significant downsides, primarily due to the difficulty of getting access to the back with the soft top installed . Up until now it hasn’t been worth the trouble, and I’m still not sure it is now.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2019 at 22:38

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The only time I had stuff stolen out of my car they took my iPod, an electric guitar and my subwoofers. I never confirmed this but I’m 99% it was the guy that sold me the subwoofers. I had a feeling they might be stolen when I bought them.

Lesson learned. Never buy  anything you suspect might be hot.

Just Jeepin' > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/07/2019 at 22:44

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When I was still married, we bought a 70s Lincoln Continental from a guy a few miles away, and made the rookie mistake of using a check to pay him.

A few days later, someone broke in (without breaking in) and took something from behind the dash.

Overall, mixed blessings: we were grateful that whatever he had forgotten  wasn’t there to get us in trouble later.

NKato > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2019 at 22:46

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The inside of my Crown Victoria looks like there’s nothing worth stealing. Hell, the cardboard center console I made, makes it look pitiful. :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Just Jeepin' 09/08/2019 at 11:53

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That sucks man....we had our van broken into years ago when on vacation in NYC once, but that’s been it for anybody in my family for break-ins to vehicles!

Just Jeepin' > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/08/2019 at 12:04

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Knock on wood

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Just Jeepin' 09/08/2019 at 12:06

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Eh, I keep nothing of value in the Accent unless they want those re-usable grocery bags.....then again, one of them IS insulated...