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Sometimes you just gotta wonder...

68gt390

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My question would be for the Ford Dealer. If you've got those kinds of cars sitting on a showroom floor, what kind of security systems were installed on the building? If the thieves had that much time to pry open double door's and then break into several offices plus use another car to push several others out of the way. Any kind of security system (even Barney Fife) would have given the police time to get there. Even though you've got insurance you would think they would want to protect their inventory. I bet that was the fastest 3 miles those thieves ever traveled. :rofl:

Don
 

jk89cat

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ill tell ya, the dealerships i have worked at, no alarm, although the last one had a cop that patroled the lot at night , you would think with that much money in cars and inventory that theyd have some kind of system
 

Diesel Donna

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I got to sit in a Ford GT at my cousins' Ford Dealership in October,but at least it was secured out of sight inside the garage. I know she did have alarms on the building and she also lives right next door.

I guess if somebody wants a car bad enough they'll get it....
so it looks like those thieves DID 'drive it like they stole it'.
 

68gt390

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Myself, if I'd of had that much time to steal that kind of car I would of used a flatbed or enclosed hauler. At least that way once you've got the car, you've still got something worth selling instead of running it into a ditch. Besides, even if they'd of gotten a few more miles away, driving at the speed they were traveling you'd think they would draw some type of attention to themselves. Not the smartest thing in the world to do. Seems to me they weren't the sharpest tool in the shed. :rolleyes:

Don
 

Mustanglvr

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Maybe it was a spur of the moment type of crime. They were probably petty criminals with an opportunity and did`nt take the time to do it right.
 

68gt390

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Mustanglvr said:
Maybe it was a spur of the moment type of crime. They were probably petty criminals with an opportunity and did`nt take the time to do it right.

Since they knew were to look for the keys, I would assume they had some inside help with this one. I'm sure that's the avenue the investigation will take.

Don
 
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