My Truck Was Stolen And Its Damaged!
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From: San Diego
sorry about that. Makes me wish I could catch someone breaking into my car. Walk up to them slowly ask if they need help then kick the ---- out of them.
In high school my teacher got his bronco stolen and went on a chase from the cops. The thieve killed 2 people during the chase, ran them down with the truck. Well the cops caught the guy and the insurance paid to fix the damage. But my teacher could never bring himself to drive the truck. Knowing that it had killed 2 people. He always wished the insurance comp. would of paid him for it.
Hey did the cops make you pay to tow the truck out of the ditch? I know in Arizona they make you pay for it.
In high school my teacher got his bronco stolen and went on a chase from the cops. The thieve killed 2 people during the chase, ran them down with the truck. Well the cops caught the guy and the insurance paid to fix the damage. But my teacher could never bring himself to drive the truck. Knowing that it had killed 2 people. He always wished the insurance comp. would of paid him for it.
Hey did the cops make you pay to tow the truck out of the ditch? I know in Arizona they make you pay for it.
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Originally Posted by Tbird69
I guess that must be it. There are thousands of vehicles out there with remote starters and a good majority of them must have a key taped under the dash for it to work. It has to be almost even money that a thief will attempt to steal one using this system.
I know all ford remote starters work this way...
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From: Great White North Canada
Sorry to hear about your truck man. Is there anyway i can get your headlights from you if the truck is totalled? I would really love to try and retorfit some projectors in.
Please get back to me at crashtheline@hotmail.com if you can't PM.
Cheers.
Please get back to me at crashtheline@hotmail.com if you can't PM.
Cheers.
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From: Vernon, NY
Reading this makes me nervous about running (I am a cross country runner for my college) this summer. I used to hide my key in odd places on the truck and never really looked around to see if someone watched me place the key in a hiding spot. I guess the only safe thing to do is to bring the key with me somehow. Maybe velcro it to my shoe or something, and prey that it don't fly off. Or when I'm in the back woods, find a spot to hide it before I get on my workout. I don't think I'm going to be doing that no more. Don't want to be another statistic. 
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From: CO
Don't take this the wrong way, but do people still have pockets? I have never left the keys in any vehicle I owned. As soon as you do, you will regret it. Car thieves will often case you out for a few days to give them the best opportunity to strike, small town, big city, or anything in between. Never let them have the upper hand. Once they found out your habits, easy pickings for them. Regardless, sorry to hear about your misfortune.
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From: western washington
All the PATS type systems can be defeated by the higher tech criminals. They have a frequency box that can fool the computer to thinking a key with the proper code is there. That will probably become more common as more and more cars have these type of security systems.
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From: Kansas
Hey guys, thanks for all the replies. I talked to the sheriff station tonight and there realising the truck tomorow since all the fingerprinting, etc. is done. I don't know what i am going to do with it at the moment though? Would it be best to take it to a body shop *(i know the people who own it well)* or take it to ford to have the estimate done? That way they can check engine status...etc.. but our ford dealer sucks ***** here. I will have pictures up tomorow... and hopefully a few of you let me know what you think as far as what the best thing I should do is. Is it better to have the total it, or just pay for the damages?
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From: Vernon, NY
Originally Posted by Scandall
Makes me wish I could catch someone breaking into my car. Walk up to them slowly ask if they need help then kick the ---- out of them.
Then instead of the thiefs stealing the vehicles, they would punch the window, and run, and laugh and watch the vehicle blow up.
Always a loophole in the system.
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Originally Posted by chris1450
All the PATS type systems can be defeated by the higher tech criminals. They have a frequency box that can fool the computer to thinking a key with the proper code is there. That will probably become more common as more and more cars have these type of security systems.
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From: Philly
If you can get a good amount for it being totaled, than that is definitely the way to go. You don't know what the a holes that stole it did to it and you'll always be wondering. But from experience, its up to you insurance company. If fixing it "good enough" is cheaper that totaling it, that is what they will do. If you can, try and get the insurance company to total it and go by a 2007 or a comparable used truck. That is if you're not that "attached" to this truck.
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From: Canada
Originally Posted by Bly
If you have a decent remote start then they interface directly with the pats. When you click the remote start, the remote start send a signal to little black box near ignition to turn on the pats signal. It's only on while the remote start is engaged. This way a thief still can't bypass the pats system unless he has your remote.
I know all ford remote starters work this way...
I know all ford remote starters work this way...
