Parking in bad areas?

bimmerfile · 06-17-2017, 06:40 PM

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Does anyone have any tips for parking in bad areas to avoid getting vandalised or stolen?

Get a rust/dirt vinyl wrap.

Shovelman · 06-17-2017, 07:29 PM

1. Don't leave anything visible in your car

2. Don't have anything in your car that you are not prepared to loose

3. Don't put things in your trunk and walk away, put them in there before you go

These don't help with car thieves but they will help with smash and grab attacks

bimmerfile · 06-18-2017, 08:06 AM

A "I voted for Hillary" or "Impeach Trump" bumper sticker probably wouldn't hurt.

USA-RET · 06-18-2017, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmerfile

A "I voted for Hillary" or "Impeach Trump" bumper sticker probably wouldn't hurt.

Tpeterson · 06-18-2017, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmerfile

A "I voted for Hillary" or "Impeach Trump" bumper sticker probably wouldn't hurt.

Funny,but probably true.

BM235iW · 06-18-2017, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmerfile

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Originally Posted by koston

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Does anyone have any tips for parking in bad areas to avoid getting vandalised or stolen?

Get a rust/dirt vinyl wrap.

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Love it, couldn't figure out what color to wrap my car, think you made my choice easier.

aerostar · 06-18-2017, 07:23 PM

Modern BMW's are kind of tough for the low-tier thieves, in my opinion.

Too much technology unless they tow it (and even then it would be tracked).

Probably easy for wheels but that's about it. As long as you don't leave a laptop bag visible in the car they won't randomly come break your windows.

Maynard · 06-22-2017, 10:55 AM

Aerostar is right, but what this means is that most car theft nowadays is done via carjacking. Keep an eye on your surroundings, and be ready to just give it up (or there is that CCW option...). Even though I know no car is worth getting shot over, I'd probably have a 50-50 chance of doing s/t stupid as a first response (more WTF/F-you than some Charles Bronson type heroism, but it'd probably still get me shot).

morphomeman · 06-25-2017, 05:07 PM

Car theft has declined by at least half in the last 25 years nationally. In some areas, such as New York City, it is 5% of what it was in the 1980's. Modern cars are just very hard to steal or break into.
I suggest worrying about something else.

rich8566 · 06-25-2017, 05:30 PM

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Make sure you have wheel locks....as I found out the hard way:

Wheel thieves here are much more courteous to use the correct jacking locations and not damage the sills

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It makes sense that they are courteous - that's so you can quickly get new wheels and tires on your car - that way they have access to another set to steal.

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aerostar Major 746 Rep 1,247 Posts Drives: 2018 F80 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Modern BMW's are kind of tough for the low-tier thieves, in my opinion. Too much technology unless they tow it (and even then it would be tracked). Probably easy for wheels but that's about it. As long as you don't leave a laptop bag visible in the car they won't randomly come break your windows.
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Maynard Colonel 3848 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	Aerostar is right, but what this means is that most car theft nowadays is done via carjacking. Keep an eye on your surroundings, and be ready to just give it up (or there is that CCW option...). Even though I know no car is worth getting shot over, I'd probably have a 50-50 chance of doing s/t stupid as a first response (more WTF/F-you than some Charles Bronson type heroism, but it'd probably still get me shot).
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morphomeman Major 593 Rep 1,219 Posts Drives: 2015 M235ix Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (1) Garage List 2016 BMW X3 [0.00] 2015 BMW M235ix [0.00]	Car theft has declined by at least half in the last 25 years nationally. In some areas, such as New York City, it is 5% of what it was in the 1980's. Modern cars are just very hard to steal or break into. I suggest worrying about something else.
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