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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:28 pm 
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I got a SUX2000!
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OK, I'm back. Apart from a missing Valentine 1 (no surprise there), the laid back seating position (which I'd tweaked desperately...) and the fact that he smoked in it :evil: it's fine.

Ryan, David - I'm actually glad I left the keys in it. Here's why. What would this punk have done had he not found them? Tried to jimmy the ignition? Cut the top? Keyed it? Started cutting wiring stuff? Who knows. I don't want to know.

My department is coming over to move the spare fridge out of my garage and into the lab on Friday, both to help the lab, and let me put the car in the garage.

Thanks for everyone's support during this ordeal.

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Karl Shultz wrote:
I was unloading some groceries and just...spaced. The house keys are on a different chain than the car keys. That will be changing today.


Let me guess. A 40 of King Cobra, and um, an empty 40 of King Cobra.

Breakfast of champions!

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Karl Shultz wrote:
Ryan, David - I'm actually glad I left the keys in it. Here's why. What would this punk have done had he not found them? Tried to jimmy the ignition? Cut the top? Keyed it? Started cutting wiring stuff? Who knows. I don't want to know.




Karl,

first off, I'm glad the car came back relatively unscathed, sounds like you got lucky.


I'd bet it was a crime of opportunity- if the car had been locked without keys left inside- I'll bet they would have just moved along to easier pickings.

BTW- this thread makes me wonder aloud- how much is a LoJack system???? How cool would it have been to have LoJack on that car, allowing the cops to hunt them down and bust the hell out of them!!!



Bret
(owner of exactly -0- vehicles worthy of LoJack......)



EDIT:

http://carguides.net/lojack_cost.htm

Looks like $700-800 for the "Lojack Stolen Vehicle recovery system"....Not bad since it's a one time deal. I think if my car was in the top 50 list of cars stolen, I would do it....


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Karl, that is awesome news - congratulations!!!

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Glad you have the car back.

:thumbsup:

Any idea what the ultimate fallout will be? Will something like this eventually show up on a Carfax report when you go to sell the car?

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Good news, Karl!

Hope everything checks out ok with her.

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Karl,

Sell it! You are way ahead of the game at this point... Of course, wait until Monday to put it up for sale. I want a co-drive in it this weekend :)

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Great news Karl! It's nice to get lucky now and then. Nice to have you back and in full AS condition.

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That's great news Karl.

Now just stock up on Febreeze and you should be good. The Suby that I bought last year came from a smoker and after a couple of bottles and about a week, the smell is gone and hasn't returned.

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Note to all on this forum insured by Cline Hall Agency.

LoJack $700.

Keys in Pocket Priceless!

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clinehall wrote:
Note to all on this forum insured by Cline Hall Agency.

LoJack $700.

Keys in Pocket Priceless!


I have left the keys in the Miata for weeks at a time!!!

Living in the sticks FTW!!!

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Ryan Holton wrote:
I have left the keys in the Miata for weeks at a time!!!

Living in the sticks FTW!!!


2 questions:

- What was the next car you decided on?
- What is your address?

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Ryan Holton wrote:
I have left the keys in the Miata for weeks at a time!!!


But Ryan, who would happen upon that thing and actually assume it ran?

:twisted:

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Ryan Holton wrote:
clinehall wrote:
Note to all on this forum insured by Cline Hall Agency.

LoJack $700.

Keys in Pocket Priceless!


I have left the keys in the Miata for weeks at a time!!!

Living in the sticks FTW!!!


He had to move it away from the curb so the trash guy wouldn't pick it up! :lol:

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Karl Shultz wrote:
Ryan Holton wrote:
I have left the keys in the Miata for weeks at a time!!!


But Ryan, who would happen upon that thing and actually assume it ran?

:twisted:


I need to take a picture of it, its kinda sad :cry:

Kendt, I could give you my address but it does not show up on a map.

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