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02-28-2015, 03:40 PM | #106 | |
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That's not really true with most common sense things and me. However, I do consider myself somewhat financially smart and with life planning types of things. If it's common sense something, I just let the wife decide. |
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03-01-2015, 05:33 PM | #107 |
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Time for lewdog's reeruned questions about this car.
Here goes number 1. My FIL recommended that we put wheel locks on the rims once we get the car. He never drove it enough to need them and didn't live in a high crime area. Down here, you hear of rims being stolen from cars all the time. So my question is if I purchase wheel locks like Gorilla Guard locks, aren't all the tire keys the same? Meaning if you put these on your car, won't the crooks have the same key if they purchased the same product? Where do you keep this lock? If you keep it in your car and someone breaks in, they have access to your wheels. If you don't keep it in your car and you have tire trouble on the highway, you'll be SOL. Also if I go with something like below, can just any tire shop throw these on there for me? I'd take any recommendations from those that have them. http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automo...ds=wheel+locks |
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03-01-2015, 05:49 PM | #108 |
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Those would probably.
I can usually get any lock off, one way or another. But **** doing it on the side of the road. They are a deterrent. Anyone could install them Most spline drive are the same, the type you showed has more than one key pattern. |
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03-01-2015, 06:08 PM | #109 | |
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IMO locks do very little other than annoying YOU when you need to get them on and off. Id skip them. I dont run them on any car I have and I have a 6K set of rims on the car I DD. If someone wants them they will be gone. And if I can be honest I think someone would be doing you a fav taking them, far and away the most unpleasant part of your new car, again IMO. |
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03-01-2015, 06:22 PM | #110 | |
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03-01-2015, 06:35 PM | #112 | |
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lew is worried about putting things on lock down, and MIA suggests putting a "free to good home" sign on them.
Vintage CP. . FTR, congrats on the new car, dude. Looks good. |
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03-01-2015, 07:27 PM | #114 |
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I like the wheels on your car lew, if I had something that they would fit on I'd steal them in a heartbeat.
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03-01-2015, 08:15 PM | #116 | |
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I didn't even read it correctly so I didn't get that part until you posted this. Can't say I love those wheels either but I suppose they'll do. I meant that in reference to them not being worth much....the wheel locks that is! I am in the car theft capital of the world but many wanna be thiefs just steel wheels here. Most run locks of some sort on their wheels and many run multiple sets. These Mexicans are fast when they want something! (that's a joke CP). |
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03-01-2015, 09:44 PM | #117 | |
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nice job maintiaining that car..someone is gonna get a nice ride....prolly part of the reason you're getting such a nice ride...comes around. |
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03-02-2015, 09:30 AM | #118 |
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Switch your Celica to liability only or just DD that Mustang and tell your uncle to suck it.
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03-02-2015, 04:10 PM | #119 | |
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He worked in Detroit in the automotive industry as an engineer for 40+ years. He can tell you about any car ever made. I noticed this back in October when I went to the Henry Ford Museum. He has a 1974 Corvette Stingray, the year in which he designed the working mechanisms behind the dashboard, that he puts about 1k miles on per year. It's had tons of work to maintain it, even as little as he drives it. Not to mention it rides like a rough hog on most roads, not to mention the shitty roads in Detroit. You couldn't realistically daily drive that thing. I think he is having trouble equating a mid 2000's muscle car to his mid 1970's Corvette. Besides him, everyone else says drive it. It's a car and will be fun for me. I've also been reading about that 2005 GT model on the internet and there are plenty of higher mileage ones still going strong and most people say the car has been very reliable. Engines nowadays are really built to last. |
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1974 is about the worst possible year of corvette to own. 1st year of the plastic bumper POSes
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