S: Vandals - Air Bags

[mcs328]

Watching over a friends car while she goes on a trip for a month. Less that 24 hours later her car has a broken window and the airs bags are gone. Sigh.

So the cops have been called and she has called her insurance co I think. The battery is unhooked. It's prob not a good idea to hook it up and drive it to my local collision center.

As a results of this and my slashed tire from November I'm prob moving in a few months. Sigh...not even a new home owner for a year and I'm on the move. Blah.

[Jenny]

:( That sucks. Sorry man.

[angl2b]

at least she is still here - my bestfriend knows its not my fault - but the down side is she is leaving on Thursday to Hawaii for a month then Vegas for another month so I was suppose to watch it and use it on occasion for the next two months now I am not because of this - I now loathe my neighborhood and hope that things don't get to her mom about this since she is the primary owner of this car. *sigh* what a !@#&!@#&!@*@*!*@#&!&# night.

[gear02]

Silver Spring, MD? What neighborhood?

[BigJon]

The airbags are gone? WTF? Am I missing something? Are those things worth money or something?

[angl2b]

1200 each airbag - normandy square crossing

[sizemic1]

A lot of insurance claims are "Totalled" due to the price of the replacement airbags vs the price of the car.

[attgig]

man that sucks! i thought silver spring was getting better...

[angl2b]

that's what I thought too - 2 out of 3 incidents - :censored: :angry: :mad2: :mad3: :fal:

[bachviet]

That sucks to hear man. :(

[cheapie]

she's going to be in vegas for a month? hopefully for work cuz i don't know anyone that can hang out in that place for that long!

[mcs328]

I think maybe the club could be a deterrent since it goes over the steering wheel. What's there to stop them from repeating if you get it fixed?

[Airencracken]

http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,13931,00.html

[rasetsu]

I put this http://www.autobarn.net/shielairbaga.html over my steering wheel.

[Apex]

I think maybe the club could be a deterrent since it goes over the steering wheel. What's there to stop them from repeating if you get it fixed?

Unfortunately, they just take bolt cutters to the steering wheel.

[kimchicowboy]

I think maybe the club could be a deterrent since it goes over the steering wheel. What's there to stop them from repeating if you get it fixed?
or, i hear, they can just saw through the steering wheel and then slip the club out.

[mcs328]

Yes I've heard of sawing through the steering wheel too. Better than nothing.
The auto taser is interesting idea...reminds me of the opening scene in I think Robocop 2. Except that guy was killed and the salesguy just pushed him out of the seat and left his body there.