zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
How Do You Keep Your Car From Getting Stolen?
How Do You Keep Your Car From Getting Stolen?-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:29

Image for article titled How Do You Keep Your Car From Getting Stolen?

We had a bit of crime descend on our staff over the weekend, and it got us thinking about car security. There are plenty of conventional — and unconventional — ways of keeping your car in your hot little hands, so what are they?

I personally have been blessed to have never lost a car to thieves, even in a town notorious for its car-related crimes. Detroit is where the term “carjacking” was coined, after all — a crime that in 2013.

While working the early morning weekends at a radio station, I used The Club on my little Saturn Ion’s steering wheel. (They were distributed to Wayne State employees.) But eventually I started just leaving my doors unlocked, having tired of constant break-ins. I once had my passenger side window smashed out and all that was stolen was a bottle of Faygo. (To be fair, it was pineapple, which is the best flavor, so in some ways I understand it.) After a while, replacing glass was just a bigger hassle than losing some worthless thing from my car.

But it’s not just big cities where car theft occurs. Our own Mercedes Streeter’s Audi was almost stolen over the weekend in rural Illinois, but the dastardly operators were thwarted by a dead starter.

Strategies for protecting your ride can run the gamut from high-end professional alarms to simply not keeping the car in running condition. Then there’s that ever-popular theft deterrent, the manual transmission — everyone knows only those with honor can drive stick, and car thieves are without honor.

What about you? What do you do to keep your cars safe?

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
Watch ABS Fail When MotorWeek Tests A 1997 Chevy S-10
Watch ABS Fail When MotorWeek Tests A 1997 Chevy S-10
MotorWeek’s is some of the on the internet. The long-running automotive news magazine has a treasure trove of tests after being on the air for over 40 years. Where else can you find detailed instrumented testing of long-forgotten cars like the or a ? MotorWeek’s recent Retro Review upload is...
Aug 27, 2025
Toyota Is Moving A Prewar 700-Ton Press Machine Halfway Around The World
Toyota Is Moving A Prewar 700-Ton Press Machine Halfway Around The World
closed its São Bernardo Plant in November 2023, marking the end of its first overseas production facility. The closure caps off a period of continuous car production in São Paolo, , lasting over 60 years. The plant was home to a Komatsu 700-ton press that predates itself. And now...
Aug 27, 2025
I Can't Get Enough Of This YouTuber Who Builds Tiny, Fully Functional Scale-Model Cars
I Can't Get Enough Of This YouTuber Who Builds Tiny, Fully Functional Scale-Model Cars
I love tiny, of . I have a that is roughly half the size of a normal cat, and she’s perfect. I own a 2013 , which is like the miniature version of a normal-sized vehicle (at least here in Texas) — but beyond that, I also own a Hot...
Aug 27, 2025
Subaru Had It Right All Along
Subaru Had It Right All Along
When first came to the United States, it sold small funky cars that were decidedly un-American. As the company grew its own identity and became more established in the U.S., it became the first automaker to offer an all-wheel-drive passenger car in 1975. Subaru was also an early-adopter of...
Aug 27, 2025
I Entered My Lifted Miata In A Real Off-Road Race, Here's What Happened
I Entered My Lifted Miata In A Real Off-Road Race, Here's What Happened
I have two automotive loves: The first is the Miata, the second is off-road racing. For a while I raced air-cooled Volkswagens in the deserts of California and Nevada and I was lucky enough to co-drive in a class 11 stock bug in the Baja 1000 a few years...
Aug 27, 2025
2024 Kia EV9: What Do You Want To Know?
2024 Kia EV9: What Do You Want To Know?
At long last, we are about to get behind the wheel of for the first time. Sure, , and sure, , and sure , but hey — what can you do? Anyway, before we get behind the wheel of this three-row electric beast, we want to know what you...
Aug 27, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved