I don't live in San Francisco and I am trying to decide what car to take for a one or two night trip. I'll be staying in the neighborhood just north of Golden Gate Park and just west of Arguello. Does anyone have an idea what the level of risk is in that area for an out-of-town newish model 3 parked overnight on the street? Thanks very much.
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Is it safe to street park a model 3 in the 400 block of Balboa St. in SF overnight?
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Uncle Paul
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Golden Gate Park is a Mecca for window smashing grab and go vandals. Police will not arrest them, so they essentially have immunity.
Look around most tourist areas in SF and you will see broken glass all over the parking areas. Happens in broad daylight, as most citizens are afraid to deal with the thugs.
Taking another car will not insure your car windows safety. If they suspect you might have anything of value they will break the window just to take a look.
Tesla recommends you leave your rear seats folded down so the perps can see that their is nothing valuable inside, but they still might break your window for the heck of it.
Look around most tourist areas in SF and you will see broken glass all over the parking areas. Happens in broad daylight, as most citizens are afraid to deal with the thugs.
Taking another car will not insure your car windows safety. If they suspect you might have anything of value they will break the window just to take a look.
Tesla recommends you leave your rear seats folded down so the perps can see that their is nothing valuable inside, but they still might break your window for the heck of it.
Plan on having your window smashed. Consider yourself lucky if you don’t.
woodisgood
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As a SF resident, I can say that it’s really luck. I live just south of the park. It’s not like you’re guaranteed to have your window smashed in, even if there’s something visible. I’ve (stupidly) left tools in my SUV overnight and gotten lucky. Our SUV lives on the street every night, and it hasn’t been broken into in the three years we’ve owned it. A previous car was broken into once over 5 years. And we live on a busy street that sees a lot of shady characters. Our Model 3 lives in the garage, but there are plenty in the area that live on the street.
So yes, it could happen, but you’ll help yourself out by not leaving anything visible and even folding down the seats if possible. There are plenty of street-parked Teslas in both my neighborhood and the one you’ll be in and they don’t have their windows smashed every morning.
So yes, it could happen, but you’ll help yourself out by not leaving anything visible and even folding down the seats if possible. There are plenty of street-parked Teslas in both my neighborhood and the one you’ll be in and they don’t have their windows smashed every morning.
notAnExpert
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Maybe use a cheap car cover if the car is going to be parked in a residential area? Perhaps thieves won't care to break in because the trunk of a covered car is unlikely to have anything valuable? At least they won't know easily that it is a Tesla Model 3 underneath.
hmmm
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jasonh4451
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Break in risk goes down a lot outside of the SF tourist areas and a few other know hot spots. I think you would be fine but of course leave nothing in trunk and leave the back seats down. I live in a different neighborhood in SF but similar and there are 4 Model 3's and an S within four blocks of me that park on the street. Lots of Audi's and BMWs too and my hood has not experienced unusual break in activity. Its the city so risk is never zero.
Thanks. By the way, how do people like the new supercharger in Daly City? Does it get crowded? Is it easy to access?
jasonh4451
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Love it. I’m there right now! It gets busy but I’ve never seen it full.
My only complaint is that it’s a bit far from the mall if you want to shop while you charge
My only complaint is that it’s a bit far from the mall if you want to shop while you charge
jkoya
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Sorry to hijack this thread, but have there been any reports of window smash and grabs in the Presidio of SF (around the Parade Grounds) ? If I take the Model 3, it would be sitting in the lot for about 3 days. Never had any problems with my Volt there.
woodisgood
Optimustic Pessimist
jkoya
NA2 NSX
Thank you for this. Looks like no incidents around the Presidio Parade Grounds yet.
woodisgood
Optimustic Pessimist
It's worth noting that these are only break-ins reported to police. Lots of victims don't bother filing a police report, though recently there's been more of a push to do so.
