What a shame!!!
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What a shame!!!
Got a call earlier today from my dad's friend who lives in Jersey and said that he got home around 4am yesterday from the firehouse and noticed that his 03 TL-s was sitting on blocks. they took everthing. Wheels,headlights,taillights,navi,stearo,seats,doo r panels, airbags,gadge cluster,fog lights. he works at the firehouse and works late sometimes. felt really bad for him specially since he owns the car and only has libality insurance. BTW same guys hit another car the same night up the block from him.
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damn that sucks...i thougth that kinda stuff only happened in movies. you'd think somebody would see that group of goons completely stripping the car and say something.
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Wow...that's terrible.
Hope the cops catch those bastards...
Hope the cops catch those bastards...
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Is he in Newark?
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
yup NEWARK. i don;t know much bout jerzy but is that a really bad area or what.
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Ouch... no theft insurance and he lives in Newark
I believe the great city of Phoenix holds that title.
Originally Posted by Whiskers
Its the car theft capital of NJ if not the nation..
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
Ouch... no theft insurance and he lives in Newark
I believe the great city of Phoenix holds that title.
I believe the great city of Phoenix holds that title.
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Damn...that sucks so bad. I couldn't even imagine that. It seems like Cali is a terrible place to live if you're worried about car theft. Check out this article from MSN. The three columns on the left rank the city out of 366 so you can check out where you're city ranks. http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/...ar/P127134.asp
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well asked him details and he said that his wife went some where in the day and when she came back she didn't park in the garage and left it in the driveway. i mean it wasen't even on the street. how can they be so quite about it. the funny thing is that he said everthing looked like it was taken out very nicely. no scratches or broken parts anywhere. they left the front bumper in the driveway cuz they had to take out the headlights.
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Originally Posted by jz-97-c7
damn that sucks...i thougth that kinda stuff only happened in movies. you'd think somebody would see that group of goons completely stripping the car and say something.
you really thought this stuff only happens in movies? What rock do you live under?
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Originally Posted by CLpower
you really thought this stuff only happens in movies? What rock do you live under?
On a serious note, I go to school in a quiet part of Queens, NY. The other night I parked right next to a brand new 3 series bimmer to attend a 1.5 hr class. Upon my return I noticed both front windows of the bimmer were smashed, the glove box door was open and the air bag was stolen out of the steering wheel. I feel bad for whoever the owner of that ride is....
#20
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Originally Posted by phipark
I don't feel too sorry for him because he doesn't have full coverage.
In todays world, why would one have an Acura and not have full coverage on it. It sucks that he lost all that, but come on. Why would one not have a pretty new car and not have full coverage?
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
maybe not everyone can afford full coverage. i mean i am paying $2200 for a year for liablity, do u think i even wana ask my insurance company how much full covrage is.
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
maybe not everyone can afford full coverage. i mean i am paying $2200 for a year for liablity, do u think i even wana ask my insurance company how much full covrage is.
then you don't buy an expensive car, doesn't take a genious to figure that out; esp in an area like that
#24
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I guess next time he'll make the smart move and fully insure his car.
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
well asked him details and he said that his wife went some where in the day and when she came back she didn't park in the garage and left it in the driveway. i mean it wasen't even on the street. how can they be so quite about it. the funny thing is that he said everthing looked like it was taken out very nicely. no scratches or broken parts anywhere. they left the front bumper in the driveway cuz they had to take out the headlights.
Originally Posted by BEETROOT
I believe the great city of Phoenix holds that title.
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
I would never drive an Acura/ Honda in Newark I refused job offers because of that issue
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While not everyone can afford full coverage I don't understand how someone can afford to own outright a 2003 TLS and not keep it fully insured. It sucks but you have to wonder what he was thinking by having liability coverage only on that type of car.
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the other week, my buddy who has an 07 yukon, was at his girlfriends overnight and came out to his truck to find it sitting on bricks and his 24s were gone. the same guys also went into the buildings parking garage and stole stuff off of a 300c
#29
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i called and got my car fully insured 2 days before i picked up my TL. i knew that i was buying a car that gets hit alot aruond this area and i wasnt gonna take any chances. the time when i bought my TL, was when the headlamps were being stolen from dealer lots because of the HID's in them.. plus TL and maxima's has the worst brackets that hold the headlamps in place. it breaks off in two snaps, plus the tabs that hold the headlamps are made of cheap plastic.
i live in jersey city (10 minutes from newark), BUT i live in a fully gated community. full 24 hour gatehouse security, two security patrols, and cameras at every corner.. plus i park inside an underground parking garage. the thing is, once i leave my home and drive out to work i know there's always disaster around the corner. i hate the areas im around too. Newark, Paterson, and Jersey City.. i hear about car theft every where..
im 20 and i pay for my full coverage. if i dont mind working my ass off to secure my car, i dont see why anyone else cant. especially if you live in this area..
i live in jersey city (10 minutes from newark), BUT i live in a fully gated community. full 24 hour gatehouse security, two security patrols, and cameras at every corner.. plus i park inside an underground parking garage. the thing is, once i leave my home and drive out to work i know there's always disaster around the corner. i hate the areas im around too. Newark, Paterson, and Jersey City.. i hear about car theft every where..
im 20 and i pay for my full coverage. if i dont mind working my ass off to secure my car, i dont see why anyone else cant. especially if you live in this area..
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I would never purchase a car and not put full coverage on it. Period. Sucks for him. Makes me happier that i live in a quiet low crime area
#31
ummm... like i said before NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD FULL COVERAGE. i myself just upgraded to a 02 TL-s and paid straight cash for it. and no i am not planing on spending 4k a year for full covrage. i will just take my chances with bad shit that has been happing.
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
ummm... like i said before NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD FULL COVERAGE. i myself just upgraded to a 02 TL-s and paid straight cash for it. and no i am not planing on spending 4k a year for full covrage. i will just take my chances with bad shit that has been happing.
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
Not for nothing, but if you have a car in Newark, you should expect theft....
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
ummm... like i said before NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD FULL COVERAGE. i myself just upgraded to a 02 TL-s and paid straight cash for it. and no i am not planing on spending 4k a year for full covrage. i will just take my chances with bad shit that has been happing.
that's retarded
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
ummm... like i said before NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD FULL COVERAGE. i myself just upgraded to a 02 TL-s and paid straight cash for it. and no i am not planing on spending 4k a year for full covrage. i will just take my chances with bad shit that has been happing.
However, I will say that your insurance payment is insane. Must be because of the area.
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Originally Posted by INSPIRE 32V
ummm... like i said before NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD FULL COVERAGE. i myself just upgraded to a 02 TL-s and paid straight cash for it. and no i am not planing on spending 4k a year for full covrage. i will just take my chances with bad shit that has been happing.
Being able to buy the car and being able to afford the car are two different things. There's a lot more included in the "can i afford the car" equation.
As an example you can buy an older used 911 porsche for cheap. But would you be able to afford the al of the required maintenance? Afford the insurance? probably not...
Paying $2k+ a year in insurance for a $12k car is insane. Do you have a bad driving or credit record?
People tend to live past their means in this country... just because you can afford to purchase something doesn't mean you have the ability to properly maintain it. Hence you shouldn't have it if you can't afford it... but some people think image is more important that financial security...
I on the other hand can NOT comprehend the logic behind the risk of losing your car completely to save a few dollars a month in insurance. So lets say you save what $30 a month. Your risking your $12,000 car to save yourself $340 a year? That doesn't seem like a good bet to me... if that $340 breaks you, then you can't afford the car.
Saving $340 a year it would take you 35 years to get your $12k back, and if I calculate that with inflation it'd take even longer.
#39
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Originally Posted by SiGGy
Paying $2k+ a year in insurance for a $12k car is insane. Do you have a bad driving or credit record?
#40
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Originally Posted by mclarenf3387
Welcome to NY/NJ car insurance. Add being under 25 and you'll pay out your ass for full coverage on anything but a tricycle.
ya I travel to NJ every month for a week. NJ people drive like idiots and 70% of the cars I see on the road are fucked up in one way or another. And I'm also aware some insurance companies will not insure people out here because of the asshat drivers.
Adding comprehensive can't be that much more. Or he should drop to a car he can afford full coverage on. The real problem here is he wants something he can't obviously afford. Read my last two paragraghs above.
I flew into Newark this week, I'm out in Bedminster now... leaving here in a bit to get food in Jersey City.