Neteru

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wow, those pics make me cringe.

they really Raped that car.

*speachless*

akemi27

iTrader: (17)

wow, poor evo...I'd say get a wife and get a house with a garage. Def not worth it to go through this stuff again, regardless what alarm system you get. Me coming from chicago, to the suburbs to another state, I'd like to say that i wouldn't own a nice car because of this fact. I'd take up another hobby or something and just enjoy the beater. Its tough enough worrying about taking care of the car, not hitting potholes, not parking close to beaters (may scratch you), staying away from trees, staying away from prolonged exposure to the sun, worrying about a neighborhood your not familiar with (let alone your own). We all work too hard for the stuff we own.

PHDoc19

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Why do you need a wife in order to get a house with a garage?

No wife = 2 places to park your cars.

lords3t

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First off... sorry you had to deal with this. I cannot imagine how you feel. I hope whatever route you decide to take, is an easy one; and I hope your insurance company totals it. You're actually better off that way. As for keeping the car safe... hard to do when you live in a rental. When I was in apartments, I left my Evo at the rents and only got to see her on the weekends. I'm in a house now, and even though I cannot keep her in the garage as of yet (it's currently being used as storage ), I have a very loud alarm (paging is good btw, but the alarm can be a deterant) that if I hear (from car or key-chain), I will be darting outside unleashing fury. Again, i honestly can't even imagine how you must feel and as much as I hate to say this, getting another Evo in the same area may result in the same outcome. Also, I'm not even totally sure I believe your apartment complex personnel couldn't have done anything about this. I'm somewhat inclined to suspect they have something to gain from these incidents.

LagginTimes

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Not sure if this would help, but the house I am moving into for the next year will be occupied by 4-5 people, including me (we've all known each other since Penn State). One of these roommates also has a nice car. The room I'm taking is on the second floor and has a back porch door leading straight to the driveway. As such, my car will literally be just 25 feet from me. Also, because I usually work from home, I will be nearby the car almost all the time. As such, any alarm being set off would also lead to me darting outside unleashing fury.

The neighborhood is also quite different than where I live right now. Tysons Corner has a population of 100,000+ during the day and only ~20,000 at night. The sheltered garage and low traffic here at night gave thieves all the time in the world to do their stuff. If they try anything stupid at the house I live in, I will know, and I am more than ready to respond.

Oh, and the apathy the apartment personnel showed towards people who got their cars broken into or stolen also made me think that they're in on it.

Edit: Since the Evo X MR has an automatic mode (meaning my parents can drive it around), I also thought about occasionally leaving the Evo at home where I know it's safe.

Draven83

iTrader: (19)

go with the X then.

Q15H

iTrader: (5)

So a full interior and some sets of wheels and tires were taken in one night? Someone had to have tools and a pickup or van just to remove and haul away the stuff. Sounds professional to me.

BTW - cameras and alarms won't stop this from happening. Cameras will only make a record of when it happened and possibly how many people were involved. There's almost never enough resolution in security camera systems to make a positive ID of anyone.

Total bummer dude. Unfortunately your only recourse is through your insurance company.

Now might be a good time to start a petition against the apartment complex owner/management about the parking security problem. Get lawyers involved and make it more expensive for the complex to not improve security.

Again, Major Bummer.