I've tried the pull-out stereo trick, but it didn't work, the car was
still broken into even with no stereo in it. Didn't try leaving the
doors unlocked, though - that might work.
As for a pull-out in a Spitfire, is there enough room in front of the
gear lever to be able to pull a stereo out?
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>From: Frederick D. Kass[SMTP:fkass@MtHolyoke.edu]
>Sent: 25 March 1999 15:53
>To: Dean Dashwood
>Cc: 'Bob Norway'; 'spitfire list'; 'Eric A. Yates'; 'Anjison@aol.com';
>'tthorn@comp.uark.edu'; 'savercool@msn.com'
>Subject: Re: Door handles/locks
>
>Actually, I have heard from city folk that many people find it a better
>investment to buy a pullout radio with a convertable and always leave the
>doors unlocked. I guess after you get a few slashed ragtops you learn.
>
>When I lived in a city for a bit I had my half working $40 stereo
>borrowed. I wouldn't have minded so much but they took out a $200 window
>in my honda to get to the radio.
>
> -Fred (The lurker that will buy a spit one of these days!)
>
>On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Dean Dashwood wrote:
>> I would have thought that locking doors would be a good initial
>> deterent, though - especially against the kind of thief who wanders down
>> the street nonchalantly checking car doors, and when he finds one
>> unlocked, "borrows" the stereo. (No, I don't have a stereo worth
>> "borrowing", but I know from previous cars that this doesn't actually
>> make much difference!) Plus, locking the doors will help if you happen
>> to have a hard top fitted (just taken mine off for the summer - ok, so
>> it's not summer yet, but Tuesday was definitely warm enough for my first
>> bit of top-down driving. Wow! I can't wait till it's properly summer!)
>
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