[s-cars] VLAC

[Cody Forbes]

I've had my GPS on my windshield continuosly in my always-unlocked  
5ktq for over a year in about 25 cities across at least 15 states.  
That includes leaving it in a parking lot in downtown ATL for 8 hours.  
It's still there. I  occasionally tuck the unit itself away (I do keep  
the trunk locked), but the mount has always been there. Maybe its the  
car? The other 5ktq (with a fancy radio) and A8q (which has a gps on  
the windshield) have not-exactly-legally-tinted windows which may help  
them some.

That's why I leave the daily driver unlocked... Nobody is dumb enough  
to take a 5ktq, and I'd rather them take what they want from inside  
without making me replace glass! Well, ok, the other reason it stays  
unlocked is the drivers door lock actuating rod has been off/broken  
and I haven't gotten to fixing it ;-).

-Cody (mobile)

On Jan 12, 2010, at 9:58 PM, Brett Dikeman <brett.dikeman at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 7:54 PM,  <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>>  To me, this is a must have, as it makes removal and tucking the unit
>> into your glovebox a snap.
>
> If you leave the mount out, you're going to come back to a broken
> window, a crowbar'd glovebox, and no GPS.
>
> The problem is so widespread, many police departments are setting up
> units that focus just on navigation unit thefts.  It's like the days
> before stereos had lockouts, only worse- no tools required, super
> portable.
>
> You HAVE to remove EVERYTHING from sight.  Some police departments
> have reported that hoods will break into cars where they can see rings
> on the windshield from the suction cup mount.  They're not stupid...
>
> -B