I'm out guys...
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
No, the '03 just used a regular key. I heard that they pull the column off, bypass the ignition wires, and they're gone. It takes an experienced thief about 90 seconds to steal one. My new truck has the chipped key, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before the turds find a way around that too.
Cross-Country
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Anyway, sorry for the bastages stealing your baby. I hate thieves.
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I hate thieves. The worst part is the truck will probably be loaded in a container and shipped to the middle east. This last time I was in Iraq while out on patrol we kept seeing US plates especially Texas plates on US vehicles. Finally out of curiosity we copied a plate # and VIN and called it in to a Houston police station and found out it had been stolen from a mall parking lot 6 months prior. They told us it was most likely shipped out of Beaumont, TX or possibly Mexico. US trucks and SUVs are a hot ticket over there and they don't need the title or paperwork proving it's theirs. B@$ards don't even bother to take the US plates off and laugh about it when you ask them why its on there.
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I hate thieves. The worst part is the truck will probably be loaded in a container and shipped to the middle east. This last time I was in Iraq while out on patrol we kept seeing US plates especially Texas plates on US vehicles. Finally out of curiosity we copied a plate # and VIN and called it in to a Houston police station and found out it had been stolen from a mall parking lot 6 months prior. They told us it was most likely shipped out of Beaumont, TX or possibly Mexico. US trucks and SUVs are a hot ticket over there and they don't need the title or paperwork proving it's theirs. B@$ards don't even bother to take the US plates off and laugh about it when you ask them why its on there.
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