Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site asgb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!hao!asgb!rob From: rob@asgb.UUCP (Rob Greenbank) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers Subject: Re: Protecting Car Stereos Message-ID: <724@asgb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 13:28:25 EDT Article-I.D.: asgb.724 Posted: Mon Jun 24 13:28:25 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 05:37:08 EDT References: <273@phri.UUCP> Reply-To: rob@asgb.UUCP (Rob Greenbank) Distribution: net Organization: Burroughs Corp. ASG, Boulder Colo. Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.auto:7148 net.consumers:2432 I have a friend who has had three radios stolen out of his VW Jetta in the last 6-8 months. The last time the dashboard was damaged to the point it had to be replaced, which cost his insurance company somewhere around $900.00. While I agree that an alarm system wont deter the pros, I also doubt that a pro would cause that kind of damage -- if you know what your doing, its faster to just remove the radio than to RIP it out. All three times burglars entered the vehicle by breaking a window -- something else that a pro isn't as likely to do, since it makes a lot of noise. If a burglar alarm will deter most of the amateurs, that not only decreases the odds of a rip-off, but probably lessens the chances of lots of damage to the vehicle. The folks I've known with alarm systems have not been as concerned about protecting the radio as some of the stuff they carry. After all, a really good alarm system is pretty costly, and no insurance company I've ever heard of will cover that cost (they do replace the radios :-)). Rob Greenbank Burroughs, Boulder Colorado (decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!bmcg!asgb!rob) (bmcg!asgb!rob@SDCSVAX.ARPA)