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do you hide your keys?

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  1. Purch23

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    #1 Purch23, Oct 26, 2022
    Just watched a video of a NJ home burglary. 3 perps cased the kitchen searching for the key fob to the BMW in the driveway. That's the only thing they took. My town has a very low burglary/car theft rate but my 430 is quite eye catching and I would think would be a trophy steal to some career criminal. I've seen UPS drivers and such take pictures of it in the garage. I also had an unscrupulous looking fellow pull over on a back road when he saw me in his rear view only to then pull directly in back of me after I passed him. I wonder if he wanted my plate #. My car is alarmed, my garage is alarmed and the car alarm is always on. But I leave my keys out in the open on the kitchen counter. If I'm going to hide them I'd have to do better than in a cabinet, which is exactly where the thieves in the video found the beamer fob.

    Wondering others' thoughts.
     
  2. Extreme1

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    #2 Extreme1, Oct 26, 2022
    I keep both sets of keys to my 430 in the safe.


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  3. audi_328

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    #3 audi_328, Oct 28, 2022
    Ya know, not a bad idea to keep keys in the safe…

    While on the one hand I could see a Ferrari being a trophy steal, on the other hand I’d think most thieves would want to zoom off in something less noticeable.

    Of concern to me would be a thief thinking if someone has a Ferrari they likely have more valuables/cash/etc. in the house than the average home.
     
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  4. addict

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    #4 addict, Oct 29, 2022
    I wasn't in the car so I can't judge but when I was younger [and occasionally to this day], if I see something exciting in the rear view mirror, I pull over and let it pass just so I can watch it move down the road. At the core of it, we're all car nuts, some of us can just afford more expensive toys.

    Since you live in a safe zip code and everything is locked up, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I try not to at least. I'm sure you've got great insurance, worst case you'll have to use the policy.

    +1 to the safe idea assuming your safe is big, heavy, and bolted down.
     
  5. Shorn355

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    #5 Shorn355, Oct 29, 2022
    I keep primary keys with me in my laptop bag at all times and secondary/backups in the safe-

    Cheers
     
  6. Nospinzone

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    #6 Nospinzone, Oct 30, 2022
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    This.
     
  7. ronfrohock

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    #7 ronfrohock, Nov 1, 2022
    I know someone that never locks his home. He was burglarized once. Came home to a jacked up door that needed replacing.
    He now leaves his alarm on and door unlocked. No need to come home to a jacked up door…..


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  8. Xrayv8

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    #8 Xrayv8, Nov 1, 2022
    Was this Moorestown? Its where my folks live. Would you mind posting a link to the video?
     
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    #9 johnk..., Nov 1, 2022
    Re-tittle for thread.

    Just how paranoid are you? :eek::rolleyes:
     
  10. Purch23

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    #10 Purch23, Nov 1, 2022
     
  11. Purch23

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    #11 Purch23, Nov 1, 2022
    Move it along.
     
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  12. Purch23

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    #12 Purch23, Nov 1, 2022
    I did that with my mailbox. The post is not secured into the ground so when it gets knocked down on mischief night I put it right back up, unbroken.
     
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  13. Purch23

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    #13 Purch23, Nov 1, 2022
    The gentlemen was unscrupulous of an urban variety. I won't go into detail because it will sound racist.
     
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  14. addict

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    #14 addict, Nov 1, 2022
    I would hope to give people the benefit of the doubt and just assume they're a car person but obviously I wasn't there. I probably wouldn't drive home until I was sure they weren't hanging around anymore. That said, it's basically impossible to convert a license plate into a physical address -- trust me, I've tried with an abandoned car.
     

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