[s-cars] Inovative Car Thieves

[Lee Levitt]

Maybe for a Chrysler, but when the prospective thief walks in to the Audi
dealer and orders a key, on hearing the cost of the key he will either:

- turn tail and run, figuring that the car can't be worth that much more
than the cost of the key
- drop dead of a heart attack
- laugh so hard he forgets why he was there

:)

Lee

'02 A6 3.0 quattro avant
'96 A6 quattro avant

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-
> bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Scott
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:23 PM
> To: s-car-list
> Subject: [s-cars] Inovative Car Thieves
> 
> I saw this post on another site and decided to pass it along.
> Jerry
> 
> Subject: Innovative Car Thieves...
> 
> 
> Seems that car thieves have found yet another way to steal your car or
> truck without any effort at all.
> 
> The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or truck, write
> down the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the local car
> dealership and request a duplicate key based on the VIN #.
> I didn't believe this e-mail, so I called a friend at Chrysler Dodge and
> pretended I had lost my keys. They told me to just bring in the VIN
> #, and they would cut me one on the spot, and I could order the keyless
> device if I wanted.
> 
> The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key from the
> VIN #, and collect payment from the thief who will return to your car.
> He doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the vehicle, or draw
> attention to himself. All he has to do is walk up to your car, insert
> the key and off he goes to a local Chop Shop with your vehicle.
> You don't believe it?   It IS that easy.
> 
> To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some tape (electrical
> tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Metal Label located on
> the dash board. By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you can cover it
> so it can't be viewed through the windshield by a car thief.
> I urge you to forward this to your friends before some other car thief
> steals another car or truck
> 
> 
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