How to disable an E30? So it can't get stolen.

[Vivek]

Easiest option:

Literally 5 seconds +


Stolen.

[Grant318is]

Move outa the hood.

[canadiankid]

No matter where you live NO ONE is going to try and steal an e30 by driving it away.
Now if they want it because its an e30 they may tow it but once again NO ONE will be driving off in an e30 without the keys.

If however you still feel like somehow you live in an alternate universe and there is a legitimate risk to getting your car stolen then do as suggested by pulling the fuel pump fuse or fuel pump relay or you could even unplug the CPS.

Honestly all that is a waste of time though.

Why is this? Forgive my ignorance, but if I was a thief, it would seem quicker to hotwire and go.

[nando]

canada has really high property crime - cars are stolen like crazy up there. My wife is always worried about cars being stolen, or having the house robbed, etc. (she's canadian). probably because both have happened to her and lots of people she knows..

I wouldn't be surprised if they'd steal almost anything with wheels. most likely, it's for drugs, so they won't care about what car it is, or what condition it's in.

[fronton]

Buy quick release , then take wheel and put it in the trunk they will never think to look in the trunk

yeah, except when they see you put the wheel in the trunk

[Exodus_2pt0]

Tigers are expensive, cheaper route would be a cougar named Karen

She's a sweet heart as long as you stay calm. No good.

A Lion is the only plausible option I see here. No one fucks with a lion.

[canadiankid]

Once I start working on the car, im probably going to add some sort of tracking device(lojack or homemade). Rather than end up with a torn out ignition system, I want to find the guy and "let him know how I feel." Ive already had one car stolen from my driveway. Natives dont care if its an e30, a cavalier, or a buick. If they can hotwire it consider it gone.

[jeffnhiscars]

Same problem we had in Moscow. if they couldn't steal your car they'd take the headlight and wiper blades, so we'd remove those as well as the distributor cap to discourage theft. Where thieves here carry slimjims there they carry a range of distributor caps..lol. There were probably only 4 different one to cover every car on the road.

Sometimes we even hid our electric meter since those were in demand too and it really blows to come home in the dead of winter and have no power:evil:

[M-technik-3]

IF they want IT consider it Stolen. Ever see those Repo shows? Pick ups with tow setup drag the sucker down the street very easy by picking up the rear end.

Sorry to say it but if a thief wants the car, they will take it some way shape or form.

[e30vert]

^ YUP ^
This is YOUR worst enemy

[nando]

honestly though - people like that don't tend to have money or make good decisions. how likely is it they'll have a flatbed truck if they're so strung out on drugs/broke that they have to steal E30s to survive? if they did own a tow truck, wouldn't they use it to uhm, make money towing cars? and if they were a really pro outfit - would they really target $1500 cars from 25 years ago?

[Kvasi]

OP got an IX so i guess towing wont work anyway.

[Kershaw]

towing will work. it'll just kill the transfercase.

[M-technik-3]

honestly though - people like that don't tend to have money or make good decisions. how likely is it they'll have a flatbed truck if they're so strung out on drugs/broke that they have to steal E30s to survive? if they did own a tow truck, wouldn't they use it to uhm, make money towing cars? and if they were a really pro outfit - would they really target $1500 cars from 25 years ago?

I used that as an example that's all.

[Bearmw]

I've had a 79 Corolla and an 87 Sentra stolen and an 84 Mustang and an 01 Saturn broken into. Not the greatest of cars so I share your concern. I guess I would have good comprehensive and don't get too emotionally attached...as well a good visual deterrent and kill switch.