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| If You Don't Want Your Car Stolen, Make It Pink |
| 2010-07-29 |
"A study in the Netherlands illustrates car thieves' preferences. From 2004-2008, the most commonly colored vehicle stolen was black. This may be because black vehicles look more luxurious. Following close behind black were gray/silver automobiles. Of the 109 pink cars in the study, not one was stolen. A bright and uncommon color, like pink, may be as effective deterrent as an expensive security system. Ben Vollaard, who conducted the research, wrote, 'If the aversion to driving a car in an offbeat color is not too high -- or if someone actually enjoys it -- then buying deterrence through an uncommon car color may be at least as good a deal as buying deterrence through an expensive car security device.'" |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Go to your room! |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-07-29 22:54 |
| #10 pink car nation Oh brother. Pappy! |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-07-29 21:24 |
| #9 One word...Bondo! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-07-29 17:12 |
| #8 I knew a guy whose car was theft proof in his bad neighborhood, because he had decorated it inside and out with "bad juju", voodoo variety. All the doors had small voodoo symbols painted on with Testor's paint, and there were several fetishes displayed inside, featuring a particularly nasty Loa. There were several times when obviously someone had entered his vehicle, then departed without taking anything. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-07-29 17:08 |
| #7 ...but if we all did it, we'd be living in a pink car nation. |
| Posted by: Mike 2010-07-29 16:33 |
| #6 Swamp Barbie? :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-07-29 15:28 |
| #5 I believe it. Never had any of my pink scuba gear stolen, although I did have to put up with the occasional Barbie joke. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2010-07-29 12:24 |
| #4 Slap a black auto-bra on it and you can look like you're driving a flamingo. |
| Posted by: Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2010-07-29 12:21 |
| #3 An acquaintance and her husband took a sabbatical to bicycle round the world. They had their really expensive tri-athlete bikes repainted baby pink, exactly to prevent them from being stolen. It worked, although two years into it they ran out of money and had to resume the corporate grind. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-07-29 11:45 |
| #2 ..or something reliable but so common that speaks mediocrity that no self respecting person even drunk would think its worth the effort. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-07-29 11:31 |
| #1 My solution is just to drive a piece of $hit. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-07-29 10:42 |