Vincent van der Laan > writes:

>On 13-12-2004 06:45, in article ,
>"Big Bill" > wrote:

>> On 12 Dec 2004 19:50:01 -0800, "GPSMike" >
>> wrote:

>> No, the majority of stolen cars are taken by joyriders. The vehicles
>> show up within a few days, often damaged or stripped of easily taken
>> items like radios and tires/wheels.

>Interesting how this varies from country to country: most of our
>stolen cars are sold in East Germany, Poland and Russia.

East Germany? That hasn't been possible for a long time.

>I knew someone who worked at a car-alarm shop. He and his mates sometimes
>had "competitions" at cracking car-alarms. Most cars were "unlocked" (and
>silenced) within 15 seconds. Porsches took about 30 seconds. Hard to
>imagine, for a layman like me, but then they are the professionals.

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