• Docandersonn
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      They were briefly recalled into service during the great Korean Car Theft of 2023.

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      The garbage bin. If someone wants your car and that’s on the wheel they’ll cut through the wheel and remove it in less than 30 seconds. It was stupid from the start.

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        It’s a deterrent. It reduces the odds of your window getting smashed and your ignition switch mangled. Your car should have an immobilizer anyway, and if it somehow doesn’t, you can get a kill switch installed

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        If wasn’t stupid for most people. If there’s your car with The Club on it, and an identical car a few spots down without The Club, which car do you think the thief will steal?