Thread: what do you guys do for security ??

my security precautions?

1: live in a small town where you can get away with not only leaving your keys in the ignition when you duck into the cafe for a snack, but leave the engine running too
(you have NO idea how tempting its been to hop in one of the running cars and park it around the corner tho! lol)
2: live a literal stones throw away from the local police station
3: develop a reputation as having a psychotic personality with a token gesture for a fuse
(VZ commodore running around with a maglite sized dent in its A pillar after he pulled out in front of me when i was on a roundabout, owner complained to me, i told him that if he pulled out in front of me like that, he wanted me to hit him, then told him to **** off or i'd put a dent in his skull )

Originally Posted by Sprint

my security precautions?

1: live in a small town where you can get away with not only leaving your keys in the ignition when you duck into the cafe for a snack, but leave the engine running too
(you have NO idea how tempting its been to hop in one of the running cars and park it around the corner tho! lol)
2: live a literal stones throw away from the local police station
3: develop a reputation as having a psychotic personality with a token gesture for a fuse
(VZ commodore running around with a maglite sized dent in its A pillar after he pulled out in front of me when i was on a roundabout, owner complained to me, i told him that if he pulled out in front of me like that, he wanted me to hit him, then told him to **** off or i'd put a dent in his skull )

So would you say neighbourlyness is A, a priority
B, not so much a priority
C, what is neighbourlyness anyway ???????????
I think you may have issues if politically correct rudd catches up with ya he will say "hang ya head in shame" hahaha

Hi guys further to an email convo with the company that makes the claw they have offered us 10 percent off.
which is great, anyone in Perth interested i am going to order one in the next couple of weeks,so maybe if you want to bung a decent deposit as a sign of good will and pop round to watch me order them, that'll save a bit of shipping, $160 for a land rover there in the morning works for me.


Hi Grant thanks for your prompt response, and very kind offer i am sure you will be hearing from myself and some of the other members over the coming weeks.
Kind regards Andy


2009/6/11 Grant Bithell <grant@centinel.org.uk>

Hi Andy

Thank you for showing interest in our company.

The clutch claw costs £89.95 which includes VAT and therefore £78.22 not incl VAT to Australia.

Shipping would be approx £60 for 1off, £124 for 5off and £200 for 10off.

Unfortunately I don't have any outlets/distributors in Oz. But to yourself and any club members I could also offer 10% discount on the product price but nothing on the shipping as that's how much they will charge me. If you mention it to your members get them to quote "LILLY" when ordering to receive the 10% discount.

Any further questions/queries please don't hesitate to contact me on the details below.

Have a great day!

Regards

Grant

Company Director
NoiseKiller Acoustics (UK) Ltd,
NK Thermal
and Centinel Security Systems
Unit 7 Parkside Ind. Est.
Edge Lane Street
Royton, Oldham
Gt. Manchester
OL2 6DS

Originally Posted by lardy

So would you say neighbourlyness is A, a priority
B, not so much a priority
C, what is neighbourlyness anyway ???????????
I think you may have issues if politically correct rudd catches up with ya he will say "hang ya head in shame" hahaha

A, though go figure, the old bat next door has a pot smoking, layabout of a son, and in all the time they've lived there, her son and i have been good friends, and i'm probably one of a VERY small group of people who havent gotten him into trouble or sold him drugs

and she hates my guts........

Originally Posted by lardy

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Is landy theft as rife in Australia do you think or is it just the high spec bogan mobiles that get lifted in your opinion?
.......

Theft of Series/Defender Landrovers in Australia would be quite rare. In fact, large four wheel drives are at the bottom of the list for car theft in Australia, and people wanting to steal one (e.g. for a ramraid, ATM wrecking etc) will usually prefer one they are familiar with - and the rarity of Landrovers means that fewer potential thieves are familiar.

Of course, this does not mean you are immune from theft. But because relatively few people are familiar with them, simple precautions like leaving the transfer case in neutral are quite effective. And for bad areas, there is probably little to beat crawling underneath and tightening up the handbrake adjuster.

John

A concealed fuel tap is a real good stopper. Diesel and fuel injected petrol vehicles won't start, and carburetted vehicles will be found within a hundred metres. Did this to my late mother's LJ Torana after it was stolen from her garage and fortunately recovered undamaged. She soon learned to turn on the tap before starting.

Years ago I saw a General Motors training film on vehicle security and car theft. They interviewed a former? professional car thief who admitted to exporting more than 3000 vehicles to the Middle East and South America out of New York before he was caught. His opinion was that most anti-theft systems and devices will deter the amateur thieves and joy-riders who will move on to another and easier vehicle when yours proves difficult. He opined that if a true professional wants that car, then it is gone, no matter what is fitted. He also said that the GM factory fitted system available as an option on Corvettes was about the best. He said it takes a good five minutes to get around it.

There used to be a Sydney firm who fitted immobilisers and alarms. They publicised their product by radio programmes issuing an invitation to anybody who thought they could get around their system to go to a shopping mall where they would have car available for hopefuls to test their skills. Success brought a prize of about a week's wages then. They ended up barring a Clovelly auto electrician from the contest. I don't remember his business name but he was known locally as "George the Greek". George thought this was money for jam and took a good bit off them before they banned him.

Smokey is parked outside the garage...as ours is converted.....this is my security:



He'll hear you fart if you step onto our property..and we live on acreage. If he remotely senses that you are "foe" his demeanour changes in an instant. He has the bark and the bite and the weight behind it. If he barks..I know its something...not nothing...not like the useless at tits Golden Retriever of my partners.....

That aside....average thief is more likely to go a commodore or ford...based in statistics,

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by stevo68

...not like the useless as tits...

Mate - tits ain't useless, far from it!