If your going to a sporting event at any large city be careful what hotel you stay at about security inside and for your vehicle.Last year a Doc our daughter works for went to Columbus for a track meet his son was in and next morning they find the wheels stolen from his Escelade. Yesterday our other daughter went to Columbus for the womens basketball champion games and this morning they seen their car had been broken into.The management said they hire a company to park cars and for security. Don't keep anything of value in your vehicles.In both cases I believe that people working there were responsible for this seeing out of town plates.
Most hotels have that sign that says don't leave valuables in your car and that they are not responsible for any thefts.
I'd be pissed off too if it happened to me, though.
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Posts: 20312 | Location: The Free State of Arizona - Ditat Deus | Registered: March 24, 2011
I skip this by renting a vehicle at my destination so I have in state plates. When it’s a Fiesta (rented one last week), a Corolla, Altima, etc, they don’t tend to give them a second glance. In my home state I will drive but I usually rent a vehicle if leaving my metro.
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Posts: 13219 | Location: Down South | Registered: January 16, 2010
Originally posted by Prefontaine: I skip this by renting a vehicle at my destination so I have in state plates. When it’s a Fiesta (rented one last week), a Corolla, Altima, etc, they don’t tend to give them a second glance. In my home state I will drive but I usually rent a vehicle if leaving my metro.
The last rental car i rented in Philadelphia had Texas license plates...
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The rental car thing works for me. I am always concerned that my personal vehicle will be stolen, damaged or wrecked. Then how would I get it home? Lots of $$$ would be involved. Rental car trashed? Call for another one!
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Posts: 16623 | Location: Marquette MI | Registered: July 08, 2014
It happens. One of my buddies and his wife were moving and parked their moving truck at their hotel for the night. Truck was gone when they went out in the morning.
Posts: 2997 | Location: FL | Registered: March 08, 2007
In-state plates are no protection. They're happy to steal your in-state wheels, valuables and cars as well.
We were in NYC one year visiting my wife's family. They have fenced-in parking. With someone driving in to drop off some gifts they moved their Toyota Camry out onto street parking... fifteen minutes later when we went back out- the Camry was gone, never to be seen again.
Posts: 1513 | Location: PA | Registered: March 15, 2009
Originally posted by BRL: Nobody messes with the piece of shit I drive.
That's kind of where I am too.
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Posts: 7506 | Location: Dallas | Registered: August 04, 2011
