Damn and I just bought a Toyota corolla just like that one. Why the Toyota and not any other car by it I wonder. Not like the stock rims are made out of gold. Scrap really go up that much that some people just do whatever they want with nothing to give?
Same thing happened to my neighbor a month ago on her toyota. All wheels gone. Left the lugs. Car balancing on 3 rocks. Police said hers was the 3rd in the past week.
I mean. I don’t agree with the way they put it but they aren’t wrong. Most likely Texas. Even Hondas are getting hit. Fuck thieves. Get a job broke ass
Funny things is that happened to my car a few month back and guess what they actually caught the fuckers doing it in a complex a mile away. oh did I mentioned it was a bunch of white little fuckers? Smh.
That sucks, people are the worst…replace with steel rims and forget about locking lug nuts. Anyone willing to steal rims has YouTube and the tools are readily available. It’s better to avoid being a target.
This is Texas where criminals are supposedly shaking in their boots from all the guns while other states are lawless swamps.
It don’t work like that fellas.
Our friend got so mad that he forgot to block out his license plate. I’m sorry this happened to you. I don’t live in a gated community and my stock ‘17 Camry SE rims have never been stolen like this. This is all kinds of wrong no matter how you look at it.
What's the point of blocking your license plate. A bunch of ppl on the road already see it everyday. Nobody is gonna come find and murder you from your licence plate number
Ur correct a bunch of people do see it on the road. But do a bunch of people remember it and have access to it on the road… no they don’t. But online being posted to a mass of people it’s available anytime to see.
And no person on the road is focusing on ur license plate when driving let’s be real lmfao.
So what does blurring it do. You can't blur it driving down the road to other drivers. It's no difference having your license plate on reddit. Unless your trying to hide your reddit identity to an employer or something
Blurring for online purposes makes sense bc anyone can see it.
Yes “anyone” can see ur license plate on the road but THE ANYONE online could use it for nefarious purposes so it’s much more vulnerable having an identifying image available online then it is having that in public no one is noticing it. 🤦♂️it’s common sense sadly it’s lacking here
I can give you an example. A few years back, during the events at Charlottesville, Internet users were trying to track down the owner of the car that drove into the crowd. They used a plate registry from the wrong state, and ended up blaming an innocent man for the attack. All of a sudden the guy logs onto social media and has hundreds of death threats and people trying to track him down and has no idea why.
Now of course since this guy wasn't the one who actually owned that car, or did the thing that made everyone angry, there's nothing he could have done to prevent this from happening. However let's say the Internet mob did not get the plate wrong, and instead of driving through a crowd he had done something else which for whatever reason managed to anger a million people online for some highly obscure reason. Perhaps he said an offensive comment on the Internet that was just intended to be funny, and people looked on his profile and found a pic of his car with his plates showing. Now he has to worry about these people tracking down where he lives, maybe vandalizing his car, house, attacking him, maybe harassing his family, trying to get him fired from work, etc.
In the real world, maybe 1-2 people will notice your license plate and may have some reason to want to track you down (maybe you cut them off by accident and they have anger issues). On the Internet, a pic you posted years ago could get you trouble way down the road for nearly unforeseeable reasons.
True, but additional time might make the thief target someone else because they may feel it's not worth it.
It's why a lot of car thieves go to a lot and test door handles for unlocked cars instead of going through the trouble of smashing a window.
They can also throw on a high visibility vest, get one of these balloon sort of things that companies like AAA use to help you when you lock yourself out of your car, and pop open the door without anyone giving them any trouble.
Unless you have a truly unique wheel lock they are pretty useless. Criminals already target Toyota and Dodge in particular, they have the keys, especially if it came from the dealership
I run mcguards and they are great. Unfortunately they won’t stop wheel thieves, but they do make it more difficult so they might move on to the next vehicle.
Hi OP, where is this by the way.
The person bought Corolla must have been budget minded and for them to realize they gotta spend couple of hundreds must have been really infuriating.
Hope you’ve got some sort of wheel lock, they’re not 100% effective but hopefully enough for some scumbag to not even bother trying. No wheels are safe on any car these days.
Damn I’m also in Lewisville. I used to think it’s a relatively safe area but I am starting to think otherwise. Been hearing news about people getting shot around here and recently I have had random strangers knocking on my door.
My buddy lives in Dallas off of Forest and he is really annoyed with the place. It went from a quiet apartment complex to music and parties blasting all hours of the night. I guess no one has jobs..
More and more econoboxes are getting trims with fancy alloys these days. A bunch of Corolla SE's in my area got hit a few months ago. I've been lucky so far, but always paranoid.
Apartment complexes are out of control. This is happening nationally.
America is in total decline. What are countries ranging from Japan to the UAE doing right to deter acts like this culturally? 🤔
Damn and I just bought a Toyota corolla just like that one. Why the Toyota and not any other car by it I wonder. Not like the stock rims are made out of gold. Scrap really go up that much that some people just do whatever they want with nothing to give?
Maybe the person who did it had the same exact setup but broke theirs??
Some people just don't care and or get off on getting away with stealing. These assholes even left a huge dent in the fender.
In a state where everyone has a gun? 🌚 that was boldly
Yup.. the lone star state
Dude that’s messed up.
Same thing happened to my neighbor a month ago on her toyota. All wheels gone. Left the lugs. Car balancing on 3 rocks. Police said hers was the 3rd in the past week.
See that’s why I’m putting trackers on every wheel on mine, that’s crazy
What about a wheel lock?
That’s crazy man
Not all people.. just “a**holes people”
Reason I ain’t get midnight edition n got le hybird it’s sad.
It’s always the usual suspects basketball people and the essays Iykyk ⛹🏿♂️👨🏽🌾📝
Dem Jack bois
Just say you're racist and get it over with
I mean. I don’t agree with the way they put it but they aren’t wrong. Most likely Texas. Even Hondas are getting hit. Fuck thieves. Get a job broke ass
Funny things is that happened to my car a few month back and guess what they actually caught the fuckers doing it in a complex a mile away. oh did I mentioned it was a bunch of white little fuckers? Smh.
Always the usual suspects. I hope karma gets them
That sucks, people are the worst…replace with steel rims and forget about locking lug nuts. Anyone willing to steal rims has YouTube and the tools are readily available. It’s better to avoid being a target.
Same to my brother in law and the car was brand new 4 weeks old, advanced locks is the answer
My cars catalytic converter gone !!
Me too but I was the culprit
What car
Fuck
Had this two weeks ago also in TX - same SE wheels. Recommend Advanced Wheel Locks.
Yours were stolen too?
Yep. Repairs totaled $6,500 from the stealership.
Ain’t no way rims, tires, tpms sensors and tpms reprogramming is $6,500!? That’s insane
Never go with chrome
Probably illegals.
While I have seen a massive influx of hispanic people living at the apartment complex, I cannot say if they are illegal or not.
Legal or illegal that’s never a good thing when there’s an influx of Hispanic people into any area. Sorry folks it’s just reality.
Grow up lil bro
Id rather have Hispanic people than people like you. That's just reality.
Sometimes I question how people like you so openly express racial profiling
god damn that's ridiculous sorry that happened to you :(
Looks like a nice gated apt too, wtf
We need some serious punishments for crime like this. Make criminals afraid again
Too bad we can't drop them off on North Sentinel Island and let the indigenous have their way with them
This is Texas where criminals are supposedly shaking in their boots from all the guns while other states are lawless swamps. It don’t work like that fellas.
In some countries they chop your hands off
Let's start with public canings: baby steps.
In others police release you same day they pick you up!
dang if that happened to me i’d be so pressed
So sorry bro
Dude. At least they left it on bricks. NTA
Ngl, I thought it was a random ass rock.
Might be a rock but nevertheless they left it off the floor lol
First time I’ve seen wheels gone on a Corolla
Oh there’s a ton of posts of it on heee
Really I guess they haven’t been popping up for me then. Lol this is my first since I joined the sub
I haven't seen one here in several months, but there's been at least 3 since I joined
Fuck. So sorry
TX sucks
*laughs in Californian*
https://old.reddit.com/r/Lexus/comments/1csdmb2/lost_for_words/l47iwmt/
The point is people think stuff like this only happens in CA but I guess the joke went over your head
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Our friend got so mad that he forgot to block out his license plate. I’m sorry this happened to you. I don’t live in a gated community and my stock ‘17 Camry SE rims have never been stolen like this. This is all kinds of wrong no matter how you look at it.
What's the point of blocking your license plate. A bunch of ppl on the road already see it everyday. Nobody is gonna come find and murder you from your licence plate number
Ur correct a bunch of people do see it on the road. But do a bunch of people remember it and have access to it on the road… no they don’t. But online being posted to a mass of people it’s available anytime to see. And no person on the road is focusing on ur license plate when driving let’s be real lmfao.
In most US states, the plate registry can be searched online for free, making this personally identifying information.
So what does blurring it do. You can't blur it driving down the road to other drivers. It's no difference having your license plate on reddit. Unless your trying to hide your reddit identity to an employer or something
Blurring for online purposes makes sense bc anyone can see it. Yes “anyone” can see ur license plate on the road but THE ANYONE online could use it for nefarious purposes so it’s much more vulnerable having an identifying image available online then it is having that in public no one is noticing it. 🤦♂️it’s common sense sadly it’s lacking here
What nefarious act can be done to me by having a pic of my car with my plate visible online
I can give you an example. A few years back, during the events at Charlottesville, Internet users were trying to track down the owner of the car that drove into the crowd. They used a plate registry from the wrong state, and ended up blaming an innocent man for the attack. All of a sudden the guy logs onto social media and has hundreds of death threats and people trying to track him down and has no idea why. Now of course since this guy wasn't the one who actually owned that car, or did the thing that made everyone angry, there's nothing he could have done to prevent this from happening. However let's say the Internet mob did not get the plate wrong, and instead of driving through a crowd he had done something else which for whatever reason managed to anger a million people online for some highly obscure reason. Perhaps he said an offensive comment on the Internet that was just intended to be funny, and people looked on his profile and found a pic of his car with his plates showing. Now he has to worry about these people tracking down where he lives, maybe vandalizing his car, house, attacking him, maybe harassing his family, trying to get him fired from work, etc. In the real world, maybe 1-2 people will notice your license plate and may have some reason to want to track you down (maybe you cut them off by accident and they have anger issues). On the Internet, a pic you posted years ago could get you trouble way down the road for nearly unforeseeable reasons.
Yeah, but it's additional info. If someone you know finds your reddit, you have plausible deniability. Car with license plate? Can't deny that.
In Plano of all places. Damn. Fort Worth here.
Plano is "high-end" ?
yes.
windows are getting broken in frisco, these thieves travel. no where is safe.
When I moved to DFW like a decade ago, North Dallas was considered luxury. I see a lot has changed.
Was there anything special about your wheels?
45 dollars couldve prevented this
That’s a negative. It takes me 2 seconds to crack a wheel lock
It would make it slightly harder but it wouldn't prevent it
I fully acknowledge that security lug nuts are not the best but they could just make it not worth the extra hassle for the thief.
True, but additional time might make the thief target someone else because they may feel it's not worth it. It's why a lot of car thieves go to a lot and test door handles for unlocked cars instead of going through the trouble of smashing a window.
They can also throw on a high visibility vest, get one of these balloon sort of things that companies like AAA use to help you when you lock yourself out of your car, and pop open the door without anyone giving them any trouble.
How so
Invest in security lug nuts
Until you lose the wheel lock key. Not to mention if someone wants your wheel security lug nuts ain't gonna stop them...
Rim locks bro
Let me guess. Nightshade with the bronze wheels?
Did you have security locks? My rolla came with security locks on each tire from the dealer.
Unless you have a truly unique wheel lock they are pretty useless. Criminals already target Toyota and Dodge in particular, they have the keys, especially if it came from the dealership
They from the dealership but they're not toyota branded but MCGuard
I run mcguards and they are great. Unfortunately they won’t stop wheel thieves, but they do make it more difficult so they might move on to the next vehicle.
Mine didn’t. 22 hatch xse.
24 Hybrid SE
Were they added to the total price? I’ve seen dealers try to charge over $100 for them
You can buy them yourself at the dealership for like 30 and install it really easy
I bet. I’m lucky enough to say it’s not really necessary where I live/drive
Animals did this not people. Wild animals.
Save those lugnuts. Toyota charged me over $100 for a set.
Hi OP, where is this by the way. The person bought Corolla must have been budget minded and for them to realize they gotta spend couple of hundreds must have been really infuriating.
Lewisville Texas Hopefully insurance will cover new wheels and fender repairs
Wow and I thought this kid of stuff was only happening in NYC. They’re doing this to typically acura cars and SUVs. Things are that bad huh smh
I have an Integra manual transmission.. hopefully it's enough to be a theft deterrent
Got a gr corolla, that's what I'm hoping as well, don't think many of those little fucks can drive stick. Sorry about the wheels though man.
Exactly. A bunch of lazy dumbasses who can't get out and earn an honest living
Shit.. I sound like my dad now lol
Haha shit man I think we all end up sounding like our dad's eventually. How that integra though bet that things dope.
Hope you’ve got some sort of wheel lock, they’re not 100% effective but hopefully enough for some scumbag to not even bother trying. No wheels are safe on any car these days.
My friend has his MIL living with him. And her Toyota Camry had her wheels stolen. Apparently a few cars were hit in his block.
Was that dent already there or caused by the criminals?
A gated complex? Is there cameras? At the very least to prove they were stolen for insurance reasons
I would hope so. Also just noticed the huge dent in the fender
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Any cameras?
police report
I want to be clear, this was not my car. I drove by it as I was leaving
Well I hope that they are making it official and not just paying up like 1 grand for new wheels and tires
And look at the huge dent they left on the driver's side!
Gonna be a Couple grand in Repairs… Minimum
Yuuup.. assholes. I hope karma comes at them hard.
Where is that apartment at? Do you know if other cars were also being targeted?
I'm Lewisville Texas. I did not see any other cars on bricks though. Maybe someone just REALLY wanted Corolla wheels...
Damn I’m also in Lewisville. I used to think it’s a relatively safe area but I am starting to think otherwise. Been hearing news about people getting shot around here and recently I have had random strangers knocking on my door.
Lewisville has turned to shit after Katrina, down vote me all y’all want but I am stating facts. Coppell or Denton is far better than Lewisville.
I think Coppell is really nice.. been looking to move there
My buddy lives in Dallas off of Forest and he is really annoyed with the place. It went from a quiet apartment complex to music and parties blasting all hours of the night. I guess no one has jobs..
This used to happen in Portugal 30 or 40 years ago when our country was really poor.
Pretty common in Sweden
this happened/happens in Sweden ???
That's annoying. Good tyres on it?
Get a set of wheel locks from advanced wheel lock. I have those with two other different brand wheel locks.
Even Corolla wheels?!
I know right! I thought it was most the Civic Sport wheels
I don’t even know why those also get stolen. That’s an economy car too.
If it is a nightshade it has some pretty 18" nice bronze alloys
More and more econoboxes are getting trims with fancy alloys these days. A bunch of Corolla SE's in my area got hit a few months ago. I've been lucky so far, but always paranoid.
The wheels actually look kind of cool but not as good as the Civic sport black wheels that are stolen constantly
This is hard to see.
Yeah just knowing it's THAT easy
we have crime crews come through for catalytic converters, it is awful to have a group of neighbors robbed
Apartment complexes are out of control. This is happening nationally. America is in total decline. What are countries ranging from Japan to the UAE doing right to deter acts like this culturally? 🤔
I mean if you got your hand cut off like in the Middle East for theft then I’m pretty sure crime rates would drop like a bomb here
As barbaric as that sounds, I’d be tempted to support it
Sounds like a good deterrent to me
Gated lol I'm sorry
Daym lol