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brucet999
Active Member
Your mention of targeting people of a presumed type, reminds me of 1993 when I bought a Volvo 850. I called LA PD auto theft division and asked if optional factory-installed anti-theft systems were worth the money. The cop said to make sure it included an ignition shut off, then he asked what kind of car I was buying. When I told him Volvo, he said, "Don't do it. Nobody steals Volvos anyway." When I though about it, the target market for Volvo was conservative families who valued practicality over style. Such people would be cautious buyers unlikely to buy from an unknown source, so stolen Volvos would be difficult to sell.
CuriousG
Active Member
Must be leftovers from Trump Steaks. Bazinga!
Of course most criminals aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, but people who drive expensive cars usually also have an education and are more likely to see through a scam. If people really want to sell something like stereos, or something else that "fell off the back of a truck", I would think they'd find a better market selling to kids who aren't worldly enough to realize when something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
The biggest thing for car thieves is to send them to a chop shop, then sell the parts. A lot of these operation send the parts overseas. A friend of mine was in the freight forwarding business and one of her first customers were some guys shipping car parts to SE Asia. She didn't consider the source until she was contacted by the FBI who suspected these guys were part of a large car stealing ring operating in several states. She, of course cooperated and helped bring down the ring. But she was cautious about anyone who seemed even a bit shady from then on.
The most popular cars to steal in the US are those that have a lot on the road in a lot of countries. Older Toyotas and Hondas are among the most stolen cars because they are common in developing countries and it's easy to sell stolen car parts in those places. The only time expensive cars are stolen it's mostly by joyriders. That's been most of the relatively few Tesla thefts to date, though a few stolen in Europe have vanished and I wouldn't be surprised if they were resold in Russia where it's possible to register a stolen car if you pay the right bribes to the right people.
RogerHScott
Active Member
Not if they're actually distributors and not just the delivery guys. Hey, at least this meat was still in the truck and hadn't "fallen off
the back of a truck"
Who knew shady-meat-scam-artists were Tesla-aware?
RogerHScott
Active Member
Many, if not most, cars are stolen as fodder for "chop shops" that take all of the valuable parts and junk the remainder. All popular cars
are at risk of theft for this purpose.
[EDIT: like @wdolson said]
I've had guys come through my neighborhood trying to sell meat from time to time. Just tell them you're a vegetarian.
This is *my* Tesla grin, picking up the new vehicle... (I usually move the seat forward and up, sit on a couple of phone books, and wear chunky platform "driving shoes".)
I was reading the yelp reviews, somoene did that, and the drivers had some not-so-nice things to say in return. 44 yelp reviews, 43 are 1 star, 1 is 2 star. Says something about the company.I've had guys come through my neighborhood trying to sell meat from time to time. Just tell them you're a vegetarian.
Half Dollar Bill
Traveller, teacher, poet, accountant, innkeeper
Tsk, tsk. You should ALWAYS tie your shoe laces
Incredibly enough, the untied laces are a feature and not a bug. I couldn't believe it! But the shoes are designed to look that way. You actually *can't* tie the laces.
Imagine, for a moment, just how awful that kid's parenting must be, if his parents would buy him such a lazy-arse pair of shoes! I despair.
Alan
I think I know your plan... I, too, have read "101 Surprising Uses for an Arc Welder"; number 93, "Tying Stubborn Shoe Laces By Removing Inconvenient Toes".
Pulled into the local grocery store yesterday for some quick staples. As I pulled in, the woman in the Jeep in the space in front stopped pulling out of her space, re-parked and lunged out of her car.
As I got out, she gushed, "Is this a Tesla, I've never seen one!"
Yes, it is a Tesla, I responded.
"Where did you get it, you can't get one around here."
I picked it up in Chicago was my response.
"So they are sold in the United States, now!" She replied....and my phone rang, and I couldn't finish the Tesla 101 class.
Welcome to the land of Oz, home of unicorns, flying monkeys and self-driving American-made electric cars.
As I got out, she gushed, "Is this a Tesla, I've never seen one!"
Yes, it is a Tesla, I responded.
"Where did you get it, you can't get one around here."
I picked it up in Chicago was my response.
"So they are sold in the United States, now!" She replied....and my phone rang, and I couldn't finish the Tesla 101 class.
Welcome to the land of Oz, home of unicorns, flying monkeys and self-driving American-made electric cars.
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Well, at least the good folks who live near Detroit's northern suburbs may be getting a bit more education, and just in time for the holidays!
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Half Dollar Bill
Traveller, teacher, poet, accountant, innkeeper
It's all just the slow degradation of societal norms.
First, shoelaces that don't tie.
Then waitstaff expect you to leave a tip.
Leading to sneaking into the 15 or fewer items line at the supermarket because buying multiples of the same items only counts as one distinct item.
And finally entering a car raffle and EXPECTING that they're going to pay the taxes when you win.
Come on! What's the world coming to?
Half Dollar Bill
Traveller, teacher, poet, accountant, innkeeper
The rest of my day can be a complete and utter s#!tshow and it won't matter because if that line doesn't put a smile on your face, nothing will. Thanks!
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