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This is not CSI. Nobody cares about a stolen car.

We had a car stolen last weekend, filed the report over the phone and when we asked if somebody would come to take a look at the “crime scene” were told they are usually too busy for stuff like that. Wednesday night they called to tell us they found the car somewhere in the hood and had it towed to a city tow lot. My wife asked if they arrested any suspects and they told her that’s not going to happen. Also couldn’t say what condition the car is in. Case closed, don’t bother us again.

We had a car stolen a month ago and my wife had the same reaction. My take on it is this: it isn't the worst thing that the police act this way. Car theft is a property crime, and while in a perfect world property crimes wouldn't happen either, in the real world the crime lab has some godawful backlog of untested rape kits and evidence from other crimes where people were hurt. I'm fine settling our property with the company we've been paying to insure our property.

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10-08-2018 , 01:15 PM

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Gzesh

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Originally Posted by drbeechwood

Vans have trunks?

My Vans have laces.

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10-08-2018 , 01:59 PM

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DC2LV

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Originally Posted by foatie

Or Roadside assistance from your cellular carrier. I have Verizon which gives you 75miles of towing per incident for $3/month and if you have multiple lines, anyone on your account can use it. All major us carriers even Metro PCS, cricket and other prepaid carriers have this. It's been a godsend when I've had to use it.

Not that $3/month is expensive, but it is even significantly cheaper to get it through your auto insurance carrier. When I lived in Vegas I was paying $3.70 semiannually (roughly 62 cents/month) for roadside assistance coverage through State Farm. I am currently paying 3.60 semiannually in Miami for the same coverage.

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10-08-2018 , 04:39 PM

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madlex

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Originally Posted by drbeechwood

Vans have trunks?

After thinking about if for a moment, I still can't come up with the proper name for that door. Blame my high school English teacher for not teaching that.

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Originally Posted by callipygian

I agree 100%, they have more important things to do. It's just pretty sad it is that way because that tells criminals there's a very low risk for them attached to property crime.

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10-08-2018 , 08:13 PM

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Nozsr

old hand

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Hatch?

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10-08-2018 , 08:19 PM

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Gzesh

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Originally Posted by Nozsr

Hatch?

Boot ?

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10-12-2018 , 09:00 AM

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Garick

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Back door?

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10-15-2018 , 08:41 PM

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Gzesh

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Originally Posted by Garick

Back door?

Gipsy is not on the Strip

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10-16-2018 , 07:49 PM

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sixfour

should be called sevenfour

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Originally Posted by callipygian

It's capitalism-lite because of a caveat: drivers are required by law to carry insurance, so the market can't be 100% efficient. And there's good reason to require insurance, as otherwise the insured would end up paying for the uninsured.

Over here, part of your insurance premiums go into a central pot to pay out claims for people who get wrecked by uninsured morans, so yes, part of the reason premiums are so lolhigh is because you do pay for the uninsured