I guess we should all leave our top down and doors unlocked, we wouldnt want a theif to vandalize our cars.

 

wouldn't hurt to throw up some signs and a craigslist too. "come steal me!!"

 

+1

 

Citations? IIRC, there have been a few instances of this. I know it's popular for people to claim that this is the norm (I guess they think that seat thieves think they way that they do) but I've yet to see this claim backed up with hard data. Kodokan has stated that he keeps track of these incidents and the mythical trashed interior is uncommon according to him.

Even if seats are slashed, it's cheaper to recover than to get new replacements. Granted, used replacements are probably less though likely to be stolen.

 

my point is that cost doesn't matter... that's what insurance is for. i'd much rather have my seats cleanly stolen than risk having to wait even longer to get my whole interior replaced/have the car written off.

 

Good for you!

And everyone else's point is that the probability of that happening is low. Most thieves want a quick job so that they don't get caught. Spending additional time in a car they just broke into just to vandalize out of spite is a greater risk of them getting caught.

There have been accounts on the boards where S2000s with seat locks installed have been stolen, stripped, and recovered with the seats still in the car. Too bad there weren't locks for all the other parts.

There have been MORE accounts that tops were slashed and evidence of attempts to remove the seat locks, but the seats remain unharmed.

I personally have only read about one account where seats were damaged when they couldn't be removed due to seat locks. But there sure have been a lot of people blowing that kind of smoke up everyone else's asses.

I'd rather:
1) have seats slashed to all to hell but still have something to sit on (functional car)
2) have satisfaction that the thief didn't get what he came for.

But that's me and why I have seat locks. You do what you want. I for one couldn't care less.

What I DO care about is just how many people have this pu$$y attitude about protecting themselves. People that make cliche comments like, "That's what insurance is for." or, "If the thief wants it bad enough..." make easy targets, and pass the cost on to insurance companies, which in turn pass them on to everyone else.

 

I figured my locked car cover probably helps avoid the casual drive-by people scoping for cars. It just looks like a gray blob.

 

Not counting any enemies you may have, vandalism would (in most instances) be relegated to immaturity found in many teenagers. A dedicated thief in almost all instances would only be interested in stealing your valuables. IMO, thieves are only interested in profit and would have zero incentive to mindlessly trash your car beyond the efforts it will take to get at the parts they are trying to remove.

 

[QUOTE=00CivicSi,Sep 1 2010, 09:51 AM]What I DO care about is just how many people have this pu$$y attitude about protecting themselves.

 

No offense bro but I think you are worried over nothing. If I am a thief I might case your car but I certainly wouldn't do it by standing out in an open parking lot for 10 straight minutes. Quick drive bys to see when it is around. Walk past with a dog or a friend. Sit in a car parked in the parking lot.

For all of you saying G17 FTW...you have it all wrong. G36 FTW!!! Much smaller and easier to conceal (if your state offers Concealed Carry Permits). Plus if you can't cure it with 6 rounds of .45 ACP you aren't going to cure it with 17 rounds of 9mm.

Just my $0.02