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meat · 02-17-03, 11:12 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Howard Jones:
"...I guess You could drive it every day, but I will NEVER park it anywhere out of my sight!Hell I intend to pack a pistol just to defend it from the carjackers. I mean can you amagine walking out of the market and its not there. Some 19 year old boy has just stollen all your years of hard work and is about to stuff it into a telephone pole at about 100MPH for you..."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The chances of having your GT40 carjacked are so slim, they're positively anorexic. The chances of having your car stolen in a parking lot are infinitesimally small. Why? Everyone is looking at your car. Even when you're not around your car is a draw.

People don't steal high-end cars if they're at all smart. They steal Toyotas. Cars that blend. The last thing you want is to stand out so the police can easily find you.

And can you imagine parting out a GT40? Yeah, that's going to be subtle, easily hidden.

If someone is going to steal your car, they're going to stalk you. Find out where you live, break into your house late at night, steal your keys, push your car down the street, load it into a truck and disappear. Unless they're stupid, in which case they'll stalk you, break into your house late at night, steal your keys, push your car down the street then drive it around until their caught.

There are very, very, VERY few Thomas Crown thieves out there that will steal your car in broad daylight in front of a crowd of people.

Your pal,
Meat.

02-17-03, 11:12 AM	#17 (permalink)
meat A Tenth Join Date: Nov 2002 GT40: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 125 Rep Power: 8	Re: Are any replicas feasible as daily drivers? <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Howard Jones: "...I guess You could drive it every day, but I will NEVER park it anywhere out of my sight!Hell I intend to pack a pistol just to defend it from the carjackers. I mean can you amagine walking out of the market and its not there. Some 19 year old boy has just stollen all your years of hard work and is about to stuff it into a telephone pole at about 100MPH for you..."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The chances of having your GT40 carjacked are so slim, they're positively anorexic. The chances of having your car stolen in a parking lot are infinitesimally small. Why? Everyone is looking at your car. Even when you're not around your car is a draw. People don't steal high-end cars if they're at all smart. They steal Toyotas. Cars that blend. The last thing you want is to stand out so the police can easily find you. And can you imagine parting out a GT40? Yeah, that's going to be subtle, easily hidden. If someone is going to steal your car, they're going to stalk you. Find out where you live, break into your house late at night, steal your keys, push your car down the street, load it into a truck and disappear. Unless they're stupid, in which case they'll stalk you, break into your house late at night, steal your keys, push your car down the street then drive it around until their caught. There are very, very, VERY few Thomas Crown thieves out there that will steal your car in broad daylight in front of a crowd of people. Your pal, Meat.