Parking ITR in outside parking lot?

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Parking ITR in outside parking lot?

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I will be moving soon and the place I am moving to does not have indoor parking, so I will be forced to park my car outdoors in a non secure parking lot. I was just curious as to how many people park their cars outdoors and what kind of problems they have had.
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Post by Sprockett »

My advice is to get the absolute BEST security system for your car, and then have a backup (like a fuel cutoff switch hidden somewhere). ITRs are well-known targets to car thieves, as you probably know. Best of luck to you!
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In CA... I would not try it.
Good luck.
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Post by get RIGHT »

AT ALL COSTS, move somewhere else.
A "layered security" is your best bet if not.
Alarm
Removable steering wheel
Disable electric lock switches(locks by remote only)
Theft bars and floor/wheel locks
Tire boot
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Post by ebelp »

Make sure you park at an angle where a flatbed can't get to your car. Always park with your steering wheel fully turned, in gear, and the e-brake engaged.

I fear flatbeds more than I fear the common household thief.
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Chain your car to a tree or something strong.
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Post by silver »

when i park outside at work i use a car cover and i park in a spot that'd be impossible to use a tow truck. it's inevitable that if someone really wanted to get your car then they'd get it. there is actually two py that park on the street that i know of near me and haven't been touched...it's a its a high traffic street...but maybe thats why.
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ebelp wrote:Make sure you park at an angle where a flatbed can't get to your car. Always park with your steering wheel fully turned, in gear, and the e-brake engaged.

I fear flatbeds more than I fear the common household thief.
Some go-jacks (which anyone with a tow truck will have) will defeat all that in 10 seconds per wheel. People who are getting their cars repossed try all those things too and it doens't help.
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Dave-ROR wrote:Some go-jacks (which anyone with a tow truck will have) will defeat all that in 10 seconds per wheel. People who are getting their cars repossed try all those things too and it doens't help.
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Dave-ROR wrote:Some go-jacks (which anyone with a tow truck will have) will defeat all that in 10 seconds per wheel. People who are getting their cars repossed try all those things too and it doens't help.
I am sure a similar device was used to take my ITR. There were castor marks on the floor of my garage that started where the front wheels were.
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Post by opie »

If they want your caR they will take it. Nothing will stop them and they will stop at nothing once they know where your caR is. Good luck.

And BTW a bed/tow truck will just pull your car into position no matter how you park. I've seen it done.
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Post by integra891 »

what if i put two tire/wheel boots, one on each of the rear wheels. would they still be able to get my car onto a flatbed?
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Post by apexii »

to answer the question, yes, but why would you want to?

If you're at the point where you're considering using 2 boots to secure your caR, you need a different caR....

fwiw, my 01 was stolen in 4 minutes flat, watched it on camera drive away from a secure parking lot. The car was then driven to miami, stripped and attempted to be sold on h-t, imagine that....
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Post by xanctus »

better not have a R if you don't have any secure garage....really R is a hot item for thieves.
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Post by ITR862 »

xanctus wrote:better not have a R if you don't have any secure garage....really R is a hot item for thieves.
It depends on where you live. Mines been parked outside for the last 3.5 years Ive owned it and never had a problem but then again I live in a small town in Texas full of cowhicks.
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Post by SaraITR »

I just barely got my 01 and it'll be parked outside half the time, the other half it'll be in a garage. But that doesn't make me feel any better, my S4 was stolen out of the closed, secure garage. Luckily we recovered it, and the ITR has a kill switch that was re-wired through the firewall. I'm still nervous and check on it whenever I get up in the middle of the night...
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