Just wondering how many people got their **** jacked in the LA-SD area cause ive been seeing other people pst up about their car being jacked and most of them are integras n the socal area why?

reason i ask is cause im semi new to the socal area and im starting to get worried

 

nobody?

 

PM'd you

 

cuz la is mostly ghetto and sd = mexico

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blacknbean &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cuz la is mostly ghetto and sd = mexico </TD></TR></TABLE>

Um, no, not really. I would argue that the Castro district of SF and the shitty parts of Oakland are more ghetto than anything LA has to offer (except for South Central and Compton). People cars get stolen from the nice areas - Glendale, Burbank, South Bay, and college campuses because people know there is money and nice cars there.

 

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Um, no, not really. I would argue that the Castro district of SF and the shitty parts of Oakland are more ghetto than anything LA has to offer (except for South Central and Compton). People cars get stolen from the nice areas - Glendale, Burbank, South Bay, and college campuses because people know there is money and nice cars there. </TD></TR></TABLE>

well ive lived in la 21 yrs of my life and norcal the last 2yrs..id say la is 10x worse than nor cal in terms of ghettoness. yes there are shitty places up here but far and few compared to la..but your right doesnt matter what kind of area you are in your **** can still get jacked

edit: i see pasadena is area code 951, when did that happen? im fron 818/213



Modified by blacknbean at 11:22 AM 11/16/2004

 

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edit: i see pasadena is area code 951, when did that happen? im fron 818/213

Modified by blacknbean at 11:22 AM 11/16/2004</TD></TR></TABLE>

Pasadena is still 626, but Riverside changed from 909 to 951. San Bern got to keep 909, and my cell phone was in Riverside County.

I commute from the 626 to the 310.

As for ghettoness, maybe it's because I don't know norcal as much, so when I am in a shitty area, I really notice because I don't know my way out. In LA, I don't mind driving through downtown/ktown/inglewood/echo park, etc. because I know my way to the freeway! I do notice that cars get jacked from the nice areas more - I never had problems when I lived in koreatown, but I have problems when I am in Westwood/Pasadena/Glendale.

 

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I never had problems when I lived in koreatown, but I have problems when I am in Westwood/Pasadena/Glendale.</TD></TR></TABLE>

see, thats what worries me. i live in the westwood area and work in the glendale area. and yah i got an alarm but everybody knows theres no point cause people dont even care if a car alarm is blaring. they just look the other way.

 

san diego is 9th in the country for number of stolen vehicles in 2003. damn thieves.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DopeSilver_97 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">san diego is 9th in the country for number of stolen vehicles in 2003. damn thieves. </TD></TR></TABLE> Its because mexico is a short drive away. Westwood area is definitely a problem area.

 

I live in L.A. almost half my life. If the potholes don't kill you, the thieves will.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xprohx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I live in L.A. almost half my life. If the potholes don't kill you, the thieves will.</TD></TR></TABLE> potholes in LA are weaksauce compared to the potholes in Utah. Your whole car could get stuck in one of those.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Threatcon13 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Its because mexico is a short drive away. Westwood area is definitely a problem area. </TD></TR></TABLE>

and here i thought it was gonna be cool cause its a nice well off area not like K-town or anything. is westwood really a problem area? how people got their **** takin in either westwood area or the glendale area?

 

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hey castro district isn't that bad.. it's just a little, gay oakland on the other hand...

but yeah, your car isn't really safe anywhere in cali.. my friends had their cars broken into or stolen from all different parts of LA, and i'm just as paranoid about parking my **** for an excessive amount of time (movie, mall) in nor cal

 

are integras relly that easy to steal?? or is just a target because its nice? or what

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DOHC-ter AMIEL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are integras relly that easy to steal?? or is just a target because its nice? or what</TD></TR></TABLE> easy to steal, huge market for stolen integra parts. Yes they are nice, but there are way nicer cars. It's the market for their motors and such that warrant the high number of thefts.

 

Fellow Bruin here
Since Westwood is known to have many nice cars, it may attract theifs.. and on the other hand, Westwood I havent heard much around here, only when you stray into Culver City, etc.

 

SD native here. Integ got stolen 2 times in 2 different locations. sisters integ got stolen once. and my friends integ was almost stolen if it wasnt for his blown clutch : thumbsdown :

 

so... i got the startedr disable chip but it wnt really do anything cause i found out if you have the starter disable chip and got a 5 spd all you gotta do is push start it and itll work

 

 

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I agree! Mexico had invaded and took over!


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Um, no, not really. I would argue that the Castro district of SF and the shitty parts of Oakland are more ghetto than anything LA has to offer (except for South Central and Compton). People cars get stolen from the nice areas - Glendale, Burbank, South Bay, and college campuses because people know there is money and nice cars there. </TD></TR></TABLE>


This place aint ghetto! The east coast has ghettos!

 

ummm really come on guys gettho or not, anyplace you are at if your car is on a theif eyes trust me they will take it no matter where...
Malls etc.. are the worse I would say. Whenever I drive my car I make sure I keep my eyes on it I usually drive it only where the car can be seen.
I have a second car to go the the market, mall, work etc.
When I can't see my car I make sure it can't be turn on, if someone does take it they will have to work hard for it and will take time
I have no computer, no stearing, pedal luck, alarm, gas swicth more..
I try my best so far is still working, people tried to break into it but so far did not work maybe took cd's that's it not even the head unit




Modified by POWERINTEGRA at 7:32 AM 11/24/2004

 

I would be very careful in Westwood, especially if you don't have "gated" parking (though that doesn't stop thieves). I know somone who had their ITR stolen in underground gated parking with their roommates cars parked behind him.

When I was going to school at UCLA and lived in westwood my last year...I'd make sure no one was following me, take different routes home here and there, etc. If I parked on campus, definitely autolocked it and pulled the ecu.

Never had any problems in Santa Monica, probably because our apartment was hidden.

 

i live in baldwin hills and no one would prolly bother my car here

 

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This place aint ghetto! The east coast has ghettos! </TD></TR></TABLE>

I lived in DC and LA, and I would say that LA's ghettos may look nicer, but are more dangerous. In DC, the ghettos are mostly just homeless people and working class people - except for Anacostia, where it's crackheads, dealers, and working class people. I never felt unsafe in DC, anywhere I went - Southeast, New York Ave, Shaw, Columbia Heights, etc. But in LA, if you go down the wrong street, you can find yourself in a very bad place. And by the way, San Bernardino is now ahead of Compton in the 'most dangerous place to live' department.

As for UCLA, you guys may be happy to know that UCPD just caught someone who had been breaking into cars in campus lots. He usually used a screwdriver to gain entry - and stole various things. If any of the UCLA people had stuff stolen within the last year, you might want to call Detective Brown at UCPD, they have a lot of items that were recovered. Car theft on campus is worst in the dorm lots and on the streets in Westwood - if you complain enough maybe they will station some CSOs and have more patrols in those areas.