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serwin
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Wow,
Thanks guys. I will take the Jeep for sure. I'm not a meek person, it's just that you hear so many bad things. I haven't been for 15 years and I now
live in Central California.
Good advise from all and I have picked up some good tips here. One thing tho,
The Insurance company listed above (I don't want to mention names because they were real nice) would not insure me. Not like my Jeep is that valuable
(6-7k or so) but a little bit to much risk for them. I will be trying a few more over the next week.
I will plan on not making a target out of myself and keep my alarm and kill switchs in order. I am planning on staying south of La Bufadora.
I am so looking forward to some great tacos.
Cheers. It's just a jeep thing!
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slimshady
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I installed a GPS in my landcruisr which I leave in Baja. It is from live view gps and enables you to locate your stolen car and can diable the
starter from your computer. You can set up a perimeter around your car and should anyone drive off with it, you can recieve a text.
You can log on and see your vehicle on a ggogle type map. Its about 24 dollars a month and the bad guys have no idea its there.
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Hook
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Thefts of F-250s and F-350s (4x4) is epidemic in northern Sonora and northern Baja. One fisherman who I correspond with told me his F350 got stolen
while parked right next to the 24 hour security guard shack at a major hotel in Puerto Penasco. That same night, 3 other Ford diesels were stolen in
PP. This was about a month ago.
We have had them stolen here in sleepy San Carlos, where crime is almost non-existent outside of petty theft, of course.
Apparently the 99-06 models, with their plastic encased steering columns, are very easy to hotwire. A SlimJim to get in, breaking the plastic away to
expose wiring and it can literally be gone in less than 5 minutes. Ford finally acknowledged this and have beefed up the steering columns in the newer
Super Dutys.
The vehicles are favored by criminal interests for their ability to carry human or drugs across the border in remote areas where there is no fencing.
I use a pedal restraint and another electronic disabling that I wont reveal here but is very simple. So far, so good. My life would be hell if I lost
my diesel truck.
Slimslady, I am sure that method can be very effective in the States but how much will it cost you to get a Mexican police force to retrieve it for
you?
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MitchMan
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Is a good club type device on the steering wheel an effective deterrent to theft?
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bajaguy
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Mitch.....it's a start, but I have seen them cut the steering wheel and slide the club off.
I would use a device that locks the steering wheel to the brake pedal, an alarm with a starter kill and a covert fuel pump shut off
switch..........can't be too careful.................oh, and a BIG, MEAN,,UGLY dog in the vehicle
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Cypress
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They can also slaughter you, your whole family and drive away in your vehicle. Plus, they could make you a slave. And ....
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
oh, and a BIG, MEAN,,UGLY dog in the vehicle |
Oh, yeah....you mean like yours?? 
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gnukid
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Wessongroup and I were discussing the setup which I relate here (correct me if you see an error).
My security setup:
Most ignition switches have two power wires to the coil. One is for power on known as the acc on. The second ignition wire sends ignition on to the
other coil terminal when the key is turned all the way on which turns the starter over with spark to the plugs.
By putting a switch in the ignition start on wire, you can confuse the would be thief because the power seems on the car turns over but there is no
spark, the attempt to start will kill the battery in a matter of 2 minutes of less as the power is eaten up by the starter turning the motor over
without spark. The thief will breakin, turn over the motor and kill the battery and flee, one would hope.
If alternatively you cut all power, the thief will acknowledge this and understand they need to go direct from the battery to hot wire the car while
battery exists.
The other simple thing is to carry a long chain and just chain your car to something, this will send a message that you are an inconvenient target and
they will move one. Another tactic would include chaining the hood shut.
A good solution I like is to sleep in the car and or leave your dog in the car.
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Cypress
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They could put you in chains, drive away in your vehicle and laugh at you. They could cut your toes off one by one. In reality? There's a lot of good, helpful folks down there in Baja.
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Bajahowodd
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I like it. Wrap yourself in chains and sleep in your Jeep!
And have a wonderful time. Geez. Sometimes there's just too much well intentioned help.
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bajafam
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Our main deterrents are our mutts. They sleep in the back and are quite scary when they get to barking at someone they don't know.
That being said, we've never had a problem with our vehicles, but we are at least as careful in Baja as we are here (though actually probably less).
We don't hesitate to give the security guard some extra pesos to keep an eye on our stuff, and we always try to keep it parked in more "secure"
locations, mainly because we usually also have a trailer full of stuff. Our vehicles are by no means new, but they are popular in Baja. Bottom line,
don't worry so much...it gives off a bad vibe and could be your worst enemy ~ self-fulling prophecy and all that.
Go, eat, have fun.
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capt. mike
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i've never met a mean dog i couldn't befriend with beef jerky or a slim jim...
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
........oh, and a BIG, MEAN,,UGLY dog in the vehicle |
I'm gonna tell Captain what you think of her (him?).
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bajaguy
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OK, OK........
When I posted that comment about a BIG, UGLY, MEAN dog, I was specifically NOT referring to my two Yellow Labrador Retrivers...............and the
Captain is a guy!!!
Captain on the left, Libbie on the right.
[Edited on 6-5-2010 by bajaguy]
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bajafam
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capt. mike ~ yes, they'll eat your slim jim...as an appetizer 
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castaway$
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Thefts of F-250s and F-350s (4x4) is epidemic in northern Sonora and northern Baja. One fisherman who I correspond with told me his F350 got stolen
while parked right next to the 24 hour security guard shack at a major hotel in Puerto Penasco. That same night, 3 other Ford diesels were stolen in
PP. This was about a month ago.
We have had them stolen here in sleepy San Carlos, where crime is almost non-existent outside of petty theft, of course.
Apparently the 99-06 models, with their plastic encased steering columns, are very easy to hotwire. A SlimJim to get in, breaking the plastic away to
expose wiring and it can literally be gone in less than 5 minutes. Ford finally acknowledged this and have beefed up the steering columns in the newer
Super Dutys.
The vehicles are favored by criminal interests for their ability to carry human or drugs across the border in remote areas where there is no fencing.
I use a pedal restraint and another electronic disabling that I wont reveal here but is very simple. So far, so good. My life would be hell if I lost
my diesel truck.
Slimslady, I am sure that method can be very effective in the States but how much will it cost you to get a Mexican police force to retrieve it for
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I never really see the general mexican population driving diesel trucks, we had problems last winter
and needed a diesel mechanic so we went to the dealership in La Paz and they told us that the diesels were only used for commercial purposes and that
citizens weren't allowed to own them for personal use, is that true?
Live Indubiously!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by castaway$
I never really see the general mexican population driving diesel trucks, we had problems last winter and needed a diesel mechanic so we went to the
dealership in La Paz and they told us that the diesels were only used for commercial purposes and that citizens weren't allowed to own them for
personal use, is that true? |
That's the way it used to be, but I think it's changed. I see quite a few diesel trucks here, mostly newer, with Mex plates. You're right. It doesn't
seem to be the average working stiff who drives them.
If the law hasn't changed, then it's just one of those "Money Talks" type of things.
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wessongroup
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Say hi to Bob
[Edited on 6-5-2010 by wessongroup]
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rpleger
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Hi Bob!!!
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | | He said that he reads in the paper about Toyota trucks being more frequently stolen than other vehicles because of the particular ease of
starting a Toyota with a key from another Toyota. |
Back when I had a Pathfinder, that is the exact same thing a few of my Mexican friends told me. I thought I had escaped that curse, now that I drive a
Toyota. Did you have to tell me?
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