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Dec 14, 2003 | 07:21 AM

#16

IB Tim

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From: 3rd Rock

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Originally posted by bob-63-292
I feel your pain, Oceanwave. Pay a lawyer $50 to write a letter to your insurance agent. They'll often move off the dime when you wave the legal guns (hope you kept your receipts).

Bob

very good advise

Dec 14, 2003 | 09:48 AM

#17

carpe_diem

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Indeed , insurance is the biggest scam around. Think about it, how many cars/trucks in the country * 500 to 3000/year in payments, works out to a billion dollar industry.

A few years ago, I had a vehicle mostly sitting in my driveway, which I drove maybe 20 miles / week in a rural region without any traffic and an extremely low probability of collision. Still had to pay the fee. I feel sory for old peple who rarely drive but pay.

Dec 14, 2003 | 10:05 AM

#18

rebel_ford4x4

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From: Illinois

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Originally posted by drunkenmonk
I've toyed with the idea of building an alarm with air horns IN the cab. bet that'd chase them away

oh yeah, get some of them locomotive air horns they sell at truck stops and put that in the cab. im sure a criminal wouldnt sit in it very long with that going off.

Dec 14, 2003 | 10:08 AM

#19

TLD

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I leave nothing in my truck. NOTHING. These days a thief will break a $500 window and rip up the interior to steal a $5.00 item. Part of the problem is the open door policy we have that allows too may pepole to enter this country.
When I was a kid a thief had PRIDE they could open your truck and take some stuff and even lock the truck back when they were done. Time sure have changed.
Catch somone breaking into the truck and maybe not hurt them but make them understand that you are one crazy SOB that is not to be messed with and the word gets around.

As for the insurance companies the necessary evil of this world that costs us all too much we could go on and on all day about that issue. Look out for your stuff and your neighbors and put an end to the thieves easy pickn's.

Dec 14, 2003 | 10:23 AM

#20

BigMattXXL

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From: Annapolis, Maryland

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Originally posted by rebel_ford4x4
im against insurance too. its stupid that im paying 1600 bucks a year for almost 2 years now yet ive never had to use it. there should be some sort of refund deal after the period if i dont get any tickets or in any wrecks.

I hear you - it bothers me that I'm shelling out all this cash every year, and maybe, just maybe, I'll have a $600 fender bender 20 years from now. By then, they've gotten $30,000 or so from me.

What a scam.

XXL

Dec 14, 2003 | 11:42 AM

#21

BeSee

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From: miami

When in Rome, do as the Romans do:
Insure your truck to the hilt, put it in the canal, collect blue-book value.

Bill in Miami.

PS. I`ve never done it, but I hear it works.

Dec 14, 2003 | 12:03 PM

#22

christaylor

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From: Forest Hill MD

Try Useing you homeowners ins. three times due to theft from my truck then they want to canel you or double the payment RIPOFF CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dec 14, 2003 | 05:30 PM

#23

pancake

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From: utica n.y., u.s.a.

hey sorry to hear about youre truck..... damn thieves

anyway if i were you i would take youre spare money and get one of those nickel and dime surveilance systems you should be able to pick up a cheap setup with a camera monitor and you rig it in with a vcr if you want and just mount the camera where it can watch the hehicles in youre driveway and you can catch the next sonofabizkit in the ac and TAKE THE TAPE TO THE COPS

http://www.x10.com/home/offer.cgi?!GLP,../overturekw12.htm?>videosurvsys:1.60

heres one way to go

good luck

Last edited by pancake; Dec 14, 2003 at 05:38 PM.