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Old 04-02-08, 01:52 PM
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I parked my car in Newark and some goddamn thief broke my driver window and stole my cell phone. I am so upset right now and I can't bear to even look at the car right now. It feels like the new factor of the car is gone and it has only been 3 weeks.

I am feeling a bit better when I think about the fact I am giving my dad this car and if the 09 is good I will get that...

I AM JUST PISSED AS HELL!
Old 04-02-08, 01:55 PM
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dang i am sorry to hear that. i hate vandals..and car thefts!
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Tint your windows. But Please dont leave anything out in plain sight that might get unwanted attention. Theres a lot of people who do anything for a quick buck these days.
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i feel your pain. that really blows
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that sucks.......
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Happens to the best of us, best thing to do is move on and forget about the incident, but remember to never leave anything in plain view. There are low-lifes out there that do nothing but steal. Karma will come for them, so no worries.
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It looks like another break in. I would be pissed too if I were you. Like all others said, never leave anything plain view. I am very careful what I put in my car, either it goes in the trunk or the glove compartment. Sometimes I worry if some idiot would break in and steal my built in NAV unit. Is that possible? I think i'm being paranoid.
Old 04-02-08, 02:30 PM
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Sorry to hear about your car. You couldn't pay me to park in Newark though. I've read that there are more cars stolen in Newark than in New York City and Los Angeles combined.
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Gotta love Newark.

The same thing happened to me my first week in UMDNJ. They broke a window ($300 to fix) for a $50 stock radio...
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Originally Posted by ExTrEmE99
Tint your windows. But Please dont leave anything out in plain sight that might get unwanted attention. Theres a lot of people who do anything for a quick buck these days.
If you tint your windows, they will smash the window just to "see" if there is anything worth stealing. I went to school in Queens, and I had people bust into my car who stole bridge tokens and jumper cables.
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Originally Posted by ExTrEmE99
Tint your windows. But Please dont leave anything out in plain sight that might get unwanted attention. Theres a lot of people who do anything for a quick buck these days.
Yup. This would be the best advice that everyone seems to be giving. It gives the thief a less of a reason to break into your car. luckily I've been learning from everyones past experiences and advices like this.

Yea....I just remembered your post about getting a little extra accessories with your car when you were going to get the car. Hope everything passes by after a while.
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Originally Posted by ister
It looks like another break in. I would be pissed too if I were you. Like all others said, never leave anything plain view. I am very careful what I put in my car, either it goes in the trunk or the glove compartment. Sometimes I worry if some idiot would break in and steal my built in NAV unit. Is that possible? I think i'm being paranoid.
I used to be paranoid about my nav too. But then I thought...the OEM nav will be worthless for use in another car (except a Lexus), and it would take a thief too long to rip it out of the dash. I think a portable nav would be more cause for break in.
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hahah the built in navi is hard to get out if you dont know what you are doing. I will just be worried that if they try they will mess up more things trying to get it out :P but tinted windows FTW...I had a couple of smashed windows for spare change in my old cars and the windows were tinted.
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Originally Posted by Zinda
I parked my car in Newark and some goddamn thief broke my driver window and stole my cell phone. I am so upset right now and I can't bear to even look at the car right now. It feels like the new factor of the car is gone and it has only been 3 weeks.

I am feeling a bit better when I think about the fact I am giving my dad this car and if the 09 is good I will get that...

I AM JUST PISSED AS HELL!
Sorry this happened to you. What's wrong with people today?
BTW, you probably have broken pieces of glass stuck in your door.
Old 04-02-08, 06:11 PM
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I had a 35% tint on all windows except my front window. I really didn't think they would break a window for a worthless phone. I feel much better now that it is sitting in my garage but I am so depressed. Feels like I broke up with my girlfriend or something.

Never again am I going to leave my crap lying in my car anymore!

Thanks for consoling me guys...It means a lot to me...

Gotta love Newark.

The same thing happened to me my first week in UMDNJ. They broke a window ($300 to fix) for a $50 stock radio...
You work at UMDNJ?

Sorry to hear about your car. You couldn't pay me to park in Newark though.
I parked in a parking garage at NJIT...Thought, the University would at least have some decent security for their students and their garage. I guess I was wrong unless it was an employee of NJIT.

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