My garage door remote died years ago, not even sure where it is. This brings back memories of my childhood...I was the garage door opener. If my parents had gone out, they would roll into the driveway, and honk the horn. I damn well better come running and open the door, then help them unload the groceries, or whatever they had bought.

My garage is locked, the door to the house is steel, and it is deadbolted and locked, to at least keep amateurs out. MY MATCO rolling tool cabinet is blocked in by a car, with padlocks through several wheels to make it impossible to roll anyway. If someone wants my lawnmower or somesuch, they can have it, I'm just trying to protect the big stuff.

If someone had the misfortune of getting in the house, their day would take a turn for the worse once the beasties got involved. We have 2 sets of dogs, a pair of Boston Terrier lap dogs, and a pair of bigger, more ferocious dogs to keep intruders out.

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

Old skool!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

My garage doesn't have an entry door into the house, which makes it pretty secure.

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Jonathan

2011 Mazda2
2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1994 C280 (retired)

True...but I sure wouldn't want someone walking off with the tools that are in the garage....

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

No garage. I do all my work (including turbo swaps and axle swaps) in the parking lot

The tools stay locked in the cellar though

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Ha-ha! Don't feel bad, me too! It's great exercise!

One day I'll invite you over and you'll see that everything around here is old school.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I'd fit right in!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Not very secure, haha... I live in LA and have to park my car on the street. I've only had 1 break-in before though, and it wasn't in my neighborhood thankfully.

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I'm working with BBC Video.

Its not very secure but there is a carriage house living quarter above.

I have quiet a few tools but they are so scattered out I can't find what I need most of the time. How could a thief?

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

If a thief really wants something, they are going to get it... One way or another.



If a thief really wants to take one of the cars, fine with me.... Just make sure the insurance company cannot find it, or that if they do, they total it right on out!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

So if someone was stealing the wagon right in front of you...... you would stand still and just let it happen

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

The DIY is on the Net, just make sure to create a new code that isn't 11111 or 12345, etc, cuz they check those with a program.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Maybe.... Depends on how far away the guy is from me (I am pretty lazy lol), and how big he is. I am not going to mess with some of the big @$$ crack addicts.



Its got a stated value insurance policy of 10k....

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Until 1998, our 1956 build home had the original garage doors which you had to open manually. Like you, I was the garage door opener too, lol.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.